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  • Pentax A30E - page 1

    • Specific ations and externa l dimensio ns are subject to chan ge without not ice. 57873 Copyright © PENTAX Corporatio n 2007 01-20070 1 Prin ted i n Phili ppines PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9, Maeno- cho, Ita bashi-ku, Tokyo 174- 8639, J APAN (http:/ /www.pentax.co. jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European Headquarters) Julius-V osseler -Strasse , 104, 2 ...

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    Thank y ou for buy ing this PE NTAX Digita l Camera . Please rea d this ma nual be fore us ing the camera in order to g et the mos t out of al l the features and functions . Keep this manual s afe, as it can be a valuab le tool in helpin g you to underst and all the c amera’ s capabil ities . Reg ard ing co pyri ght s Images t aken using the PE N ...

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

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    2 Caution • Never try to disa ssemble or short the ba ttery. Also , do not disp ose of the battery in f ire, as it ma y expl ode. • Do not charge any batteries other than rechargeable lit hium-ion battery D-LI8. The battery could explode or catch fire . • Do not place you r finger on the flash when it is dischar ging as th ere is a risk of bu ...

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    3 • If thund erstor m shou ld be pr esent d uring use of the battery c harger or AC adapt er , unp lu g the pow er co rd a nd di sc onti nu e use. Cont in ui ng to use t he produc t can cause dama ge to the equi pment, fire o r electri cal shock. • Wipe of f the plug of th e power cord if it shou ld become co vered with dust. Thi s ca n ca use ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 6

    4 • Take the W orldwi de Service N etwork listing that is include d in the package with you when tra veling. This will be useful if you experie nce problems abroad . • Whe n the came ra has not been use d for a long time , confirm that it is still worki ng prop erl y, pa rt ic ular ly p rio r to taki ng impo rtan t p ict ures (suc h as a t a we ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 7

    5 • If the cam era is su bjected to rapid tem perature c hange s, conden sation may fo rm on the insi de and outs ide of the ca mera. Theref ore put the ca mera in a bag or plastic ba g, and take th e camera out when the d ifferenc e in temper ature h as subsid ed. • Avoi d contac t with garba ge, dirt, san d, dust, w ater, toxi c gases, sa lt, ...

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    6 Using your camer a safe ly ......... ..... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ...... ........ ...... .... 1 Care to be Taken Durin g Handling . ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ . 4 Contents of t he Operating Manual . .... ...... ..... ...... ....... .... ...... ....... .... ........ 9 Quic k Lesso ns in M aster ...

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    7 Takin g Pictu res Automa tical ly (Auto Pictu re Mod e) ........... ........ ...... ..... 58 Using the E xpos ure M ode and Othe r Fun ctions... ........ ...... ..... ......... ..... 60 Selectin g the Pictu re Mode Accor ding to th e Shooti ng Scene (Pic ture Mode ) ........... ........ ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...

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    8 Dele ting All Im ages .... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ...... ........ ...... ...... ........ ...... 127 Deleting Selec ted Images and Sound Fi les (from Nine -Imag e Disp lay) ........ ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ... 128 Protecti ng Images , Movies and Sounds from Dele tion (Pro tect)........ . 130 View i ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 11

    9 This ope rating manua l cont ains the follow ing cha pters. 1 Getting Sta rted ––––– –––––– –––––––– –––––– –––––– ––––– ––––– This chapter e xplains what you need to do after pu rchasing the ca mera be fore you start taking picture s. Be sur e to read it and fo llo ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 12

    10 Quick Lessons in Mastering the Camer a If you w ish to m aster t he camera soon afte r purch asing the .... Go through all th e basic operati ons fro m preparatio n, pho to-taki ng and reviewing as sh own bel ow. (For th e operating instru ction s, see the pa ges in pa renthes is.) Check the package. (p.12) Prepare the camera. Attach th e strap. ...

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    11 Let’s use th e Mode Palettes. Select icons on the Mode Pal ettes. (p.47-49) Let’s selec t a mode for captu ring image s. Aut o Pict ur e Mod e (p. 58) Picture mo des (p.64 -69) Let’s use s hooting fu nctions. Self-timer (p .76) Zoom (p.8 0) Flash (p. 85) Shake R eduction ( p.54) Let’s enjoy review ing the pi ctures yo u took. Zoom dis pl ...

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    12 Items marke d with an asterisk ( ∗ ) are also available as optional accessories. The Battery charger D-BC8 and t he AC plug cord D- CO2 are not sold separately. They are available as the Battery charger kit K-BC8. For details on the optional access ories, refer to “Optional Accessories ” (p.184). Checking t he Content s of the Pack age Cam ...

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

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

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

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    16 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Ca mera Install the bat tery pro vided with the ca mera. 1 Open t he battery /card co ver. Slide the battery/ card cover in the direct ion . The cover will automatically open in the direct ion w hen you r elease y our finger s from t he cover. 2 Insert the battery with the 2 symbol facing towar d the LCD monitor w ...

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    17 Getting Started 1 Use the ba ttery c harger to char ge the battery be fore ins talli ng it in th e camera f or the f irst time or after a long period of n on-use , or when the message [ Batte ry deplete d] app ears. Note: AC plug co rd “Liste d, Type S PT-2 or NISPT-2 , 18/2 fl exible cord, rate d 125 V, 7A, minim um 6ft (1.8m )” 1 Connect t ...

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    18 Getting Started 1 • Approximate O perating Time (when the D-LI8 battery is fully charged) Number of recorda ble images : Approx. 150 (at 23°C with the LCD monitor on and the flas h used for 5 0% of shots) * 1 Playbac k time : Approx. 110 min .* 2 Movie r ecordi ng tim e : Approx . 55 min.* 2 Sound recordi ng time : Approx. 120 min .* 2 * 1 Th ...

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    19 Getting Started 1 If you in tend to use th e LCD monit or for a long ti me or con nect t he camera t o a PC, use of the AC a dapter kit K-AC63 (optio nal) is recomm ended. 1 Make su re that th e camera is turned o ff and op en the terminal co ver. 2 Connect the DC terminal on the AC adapter to the DC input terminal on the camera, being s ure to ...

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    20 Getting Started 1 To avo id t he ri sk of fire or e lectr ic s hoc k when usin g the bat tery char ger or AC adapter, be su re to read the sectio n on “Using your camera safely ” on page 1. Refe r to page 191 for the s pecifi cations o f the bat tery ch arger and AC a dapter. Precaution s When Us ing the Ba ttery Char ger or A C Adapter ...

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    21 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card You can use an SD Memor y Car d with this came ra. Im ages are rec orded on the SD M emory Card or in the b uilt-in memory of the c amera. When shooti ng with an SD Memory Card instal led ? appears in th e upp er right co rner of the LCD mo nitor a nd the image s are record ed on t he car d. When ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 24

    22 Getting Started 1 Data Backup Very occasio nally, dat a stored in t he built-i n memory become s unreadable . As a backup meas ure, we recommen d that you downl oad important data to a PC or sto re the data in a med ium other than t he built- in memory. Precautio ns When Using an SD Memory Card • Make sure that the ca mera is turned off before ...

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

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    24 Getting Started 1 Approximate Number of Reco rdabl e Images b y Size and Qu ality • T he table above indicates t he approximate number of images and recording time when using a 256MB S D Memory Ca rd. • T he table above is based on standard s hooting conditions specified by PENTAX and may var y depending on the subject, shooting conditions, ...

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    25 Getting Started 1 Approximate Recor dable Time by Size (Reco rded Pixel s) and Quality The default setting is C . • The table above indica tes the ap proxim ate recor ding time s whe n using a 25 6 MB SD Memor y Card . • T he table above is based on standard s hooting conditions specified by PENTAX and may var y depending on the subject, sho ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 28

    26 1 Getting Started Initia l Setti ngs (Set ting the Display Language and the Date and Time) If the I nitial Settin g screen or D ate Adjust screen appea rs when you turn the cam era on, follow t he proc edure b elow to set the disp lay lang uage and/or current da te and time. If the Ini tial Set ting s creen appe ars: 1 p.26 - 27 “ Setti ng the ...

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

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

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    29 Getting Started 1 • You ca n ca nce l th e s ett ings f or t he I nit i al Se tt in g by pre ssi ng the MENU button. If you take pi ctures withou t completing t he Init ial Setting, the Init ial Setting screen wil l appear next time you turn on the camera . • You ca n cha nge your settings for the I nitial Set ting late r using the [ H Se t- ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 32

    30 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Taking Still Pictur es The sim plest procedure for tak ing st ill pi ctures is desc ribed b elow. Th e flash di scha rges au tomatica lly d ependi ng on the lig ht condit ions. 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on. 2 Compose the picture on the LCD monitor. The cam era AF will focus on the area w ithin the fo ...

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

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    32 Quick Start 2 Focus lock When you have diffic ulty i n auto focusin g on a sub ject, try the procedure s below. 1 Find alter nate s ubject that is in the same distan ce from the camera as the desired su bject. 2 Focus on the alternat e subject. Locate it in the f ocus f rame on th e LCD monito r. 3 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The ...

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    33 Quick Start 2 By defaul t, the i mage is displ ayed on t he LC D moni tor for 0. 5 second s right afte r shoo ting (In stant R eview). You ca n change the di splay time for the Insta nt Revi ew. ( 1 p.103 ) If you s et it longe r, you can d elete the im age wh ile i t is d isplaye d on t he LCD monitor. 1 Press t he Gree n/ i butto n while the i ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 36

    34 2 Quick Start Quick Star t Playing Back Still Pic tures You can d ispla y the still picture y ou hav e jus t taken. 1 Press t he Q Playba ck butt on after takin g a picture. The i mage ap pea rs on t he LCD moni tor . When y ou p r ess an d ho ld the OK/ Dis play button fo r more than 1 secon d, the LC D Bright Mode is activated . The LCD monito ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 37

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

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    36 3 Common Operati ons Common Operations Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power switch. The pow er indicator lights up in gr een. The len s extends and the camer a turns on i n the “Cap ture mode ”. The ca mera is re ady for taking picture s by pressi ng the shu tter releas e button . You can sw itch to othe r modes by pressing t he ...

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

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    38 3 Common Operati ons Using the Button Functions Shake Reduction previ ew button Displays the compens ated image on the LCD monitor while y ou are pressing the bu tton. It allows you to preview the co mpensated image before shooting. ( 1 p.54) w / x Zoom button Changes the size of t he subject. ( 1 p .30, p.80) Q Playback button Switches to t he ...

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    39 Common Operati ons 3 w / x Zoom button Press w / f in single-image display to switch to nine-image display. Pres s x / y to return to t he previous display. ( 1 p.121) Press x / y to enlarge the image in single-im age display. Pres s w / f to return to the previous display. ( 1 p.117) Press w / f in ni ne-image display to switch to th e calenda ...

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    40 Common Operati ons 3 For playi ng back voice recording f iles ( 1 p.114) ( 2 ) : Starts playback. When pr essed again, pauses playback. ( 45 ) : Selects a recorded file before playback. P erforms the f ollowing operations during playback. Files with no recorded indexes: ( 4 ) Rewinds five seconds. ( 5 ) Advances five seconds. Files with re corde ...

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    41 Common Operati ons 3 Shutter releas e button When pr essed , starts reco rding. Wh en presse d again, stops recordi ng. When pr essed for more than one seco nd, reco rding con tinues fo r as long as the button is held do wn and s tops wh en the bu tton is r eleased . Q Playback button Switch es to Playbac k mode. ( 1 p.37 ) Whe n pressed again, ...

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    42 3 Common Operati ons Setting the Menus Press the MENU button t o disp lay the m enu o n the L CD monito r. There are two d ifferent me nus, [ A Rec.Mode ] menu and [ H Set-up] menu. The butto n opera tion gu ide ap pears at the b ottom of th e LC D monit or while you are making settin gs for the me nus. 1 Press th e MENU butt on. The [ A Rec .Mo ...

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    43 Common Operati ons 3 6 Press t he Q Playba ck butt on. The setti ng is saved and the cam era enter s the “Playb ack m ode”. 6 Press the OK butt on or the four-way c ontroller ( 4 ). The setti ng is saved and the scree n return s to Step 3. 6 Press th e MENU butt on. The chang es are c anceled and the screen return s to Step 3. The MEN U butt ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 46

    44 Common Operati ons 3 Example of M enu Oper ation OK OK OK OK Rec. Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity AWB 10 M AUTO 800 Set-up MENU Exit Format Sound Date Adjust English World Time Language/ Folder Name Standard Rec. Mode MENU Exit Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE ...

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    45 Common Operati ons 3 [ A Rec.Mod e] Menu Menu List Item Description Pa ge Recorded Pixe ls For selecti ng the number of pixel s p.87 Quality Level For selecti ng the image comp ression rati o p.89 Whi te Ba lanc e For adjus tin g th e co lor ba la nce ac co rding to l ight in g p. 90 AF Setting Focusing Area For changi ng the a rea of the autofo ...

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    46 Common Operati ons 3 [ H Set-up] Me nu Item Description P age Format For fo rmattin g the SD Memor y Card o r built-i n memo ry p.1 62 Soun d For a djusting the oper ation so und vol ume and the playba ck volum e and setting the type and vo lume of start-u p sound , shut ter sound, key operat ion sound, sel f-timer sound . p.163 Date Adjust For ...

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    47 3 Common Operati ons Operating the Mode Palette Pre ss the f our- way co ntro ller ( 3 ) to display the Mode Pale tte on the LCD monitor. There are two di fferent Mode Pale ttes, the “Cap ture Mode Palette” and the “Playb ack M ode Palet te.” You can ac tivat e the Cap ture mo de mo st appropria te for th e shoo ting c ondition s or ed i ...

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    48 Common Operati ons 3 A Night S cene mode Lets y ou take da rk scene s such as nigh t views . p.70 C Movie mo de Lets you ta ke mo vies a nd s ounds. p.72 O Voice Recording mode Records aud io, such as voices. p.112 q Picture m ode Landscape mode Lets you c apture the natural c olors of landscape views. p.64 < Flower mode Lets you take brig ht ...

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    49 Common Operati ons 3 Playback M ode Palette Icon Item Description Page Slideshow For playing rec orded images successively p.1 23 Resize For changing the size and qualit y level of images p.141 Cropping For c ropping imag es and saving them as separ ate images p.143 Image/ Sound Copy For copying file s from the built -in memory to the SD Memory ...

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    50 4 Taking Picture s Taking P ictures Taking Pictures In the “C apture mode”, you can take p ictures. I n the “Pl ayback mode”, you can play bac k or d elete pic tures. To switch from the “ Captur e mode” to the “Pla yback mode ” Press t he Q Play back but ton. To switch from the “ Playbac k mode ” to the “Capture m ode” Pr ...

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    51 Taking Picture s 4 l (Shak e Reduc tion Off): Always displ ayed wh en [Shake Reduction] is se t to [Off]. (Anti-shak e warning) : Appears when camera sha ke ma y occu r due to slo wer shu tter spe ed. Histogr am Disp lay The br ightne ss distri bution of the image is display ed. The horiz ontal ax is show s the brightnes s (dar kest a t the le f ...

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    52 Taking Picture s 4 • If you pres s and hol d the O K/Displ ay butt on for more than 1 second , the LCD Br ight Mode i s acti vated. The L CD monit or tur ns bri ghter for a cer tai n amount of time. ( 1 p. 33) • Under s hoo tin g c ondi ti ons wher e came ra s hak e i s l ike ly t o occ ur, (Anti-shak e warnin g) will be dis played. Ta ke pi ...

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

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

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    55 Taking Picture s 4 When [Shake R educti on] in [ A Rec.M ode] menu is s et to [ O (On)], the camera a lways co mpens ates for camera shake. ( [ O (On)] is selected by defau lt.) Foll ow th e proc edu res be low i f you wish to pre vie w the compen sat ed image o n the L CD monito r before taking th e pic ture. 1 Press t he Shak e Red uction p re ...

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    56 Taking Picture s 4 In the G reen Mo de, yo u can enjoy easy pi cture t aking just b y pres sing the shut ter relea se button . 1 Press the Green but ton in Capture mode. The came ra enters t he Gree n Mode. Press the Gr een button a gain to return to the previous statu s. 2 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The focu s frame on the LC D ...

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    57 Taking Picture s 4 The list below show s the sett ings f or the G reen Mod e. You can as sign oth er functions to the Gree n button. ( p.104) Flas h mod e The default is , (Auto). a (Flash Off) can be selected. Drive mo de The default is P (Standard). g (Self-timer) can be selected. Focus mode The def aul t i s = ( Standard ). q (Macro mod e) ca ...

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    58 Taking Picture s 4 In (Auto Picture m ode), th e camera selects the m ost approp riate capture m ode fr om - (Norma l mode) , A (Night Sce ne mode), q (Landsc ape mo de) and (Portrait m ode) just by pres sing the shutt er release butt on. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Captur e mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way con ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 61

    59 Taking Picture s 4 • In Auto Pictur e mode, the exp osure is fi xed to ±0.0 . ( 1 p.98 ) • When the ca mera sel ects Port rait mo de, “Face Recogniti on AF” and “ Fa ce Re cogn it io n AE” ar e ac tiv ate d. When you po int the camer a at your subject’s fa ce, the ca mera au tomatical ly reco gniz es i t, ad just in g foc us a nd ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 62

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

  • Pentax A30E - page 63

    61 Taking Picture s 4 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Captur e mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select R (Progr am mode). If you have s electe d an expo sure mod e other tha n R (Progr am mode ), the icon of the selec ted mo de is disp layed on the Mo de Palette. 3 Press t he OK but ton. The scr ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 64

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

  • Pentax A30E - page 65

    63 Taking Picture s 4 7 Press t he OK but ton. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ures . Set other fun ctions when nece ssary. “Setting the Shooting Functions” 1 p.82~p.109 • Onl y the i con of t he se le cted ex posu re mo de i s disp la yed on t he Mode Pa lette. Whe n you swi tch to anot her expos ure mode , the icon of th e newl ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 66

    64 Taking Picture s 4 You can sele ct the Pict ure mode according to the shooti ng scene. The re are nine avail able mod es in Picture mo de. 1 Press the fou r-way co ntroller ( 3 ) in Capture m ode. The Mode Palette app ears. Selecting the Pi cture Mode Accor ding to the Shooting Scene (Picture Mode) q Landscape Lets you captur e the natural color ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 67

    65 Taking Picture s 4 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select a desired mode. For exam ple, select q (Lands cape mode) . 3 Press the OK button. 4 Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on th e LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus. 5 Press th e shut ter releas e butt on fu lly. The pictur e is taken. I ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 68

    66 Taking Picture s 4 In (Portrait mode) and (Kids mo de), “Face R eco gnitio n AF” and “Face Reco gnitio n AE” are ac tivated. Wh en you point the ca mera at your subjec t’s fac e, the camera a utomat icall y reco gnize s it, a djusti ng bot h focu s and exposu re. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Captur e mode. The Mode Palet ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 69

    67 Taking Picture s 4 5 Press t he OK but ton. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ures in the select ed mode . When th e camer a recogni zes the su bject’s face, a yel low fo cus fr ame a ppears on it . The posi tion and the size of the fram e change w hile the c amera co ntinues t o adjust th e focus on the moving subje ct. 6 Press t h ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 70

    68 Taking Picture s 4 In E (Pet m ode), y ou can ta ke pi ctures that show natu ral hair c olor of your pet. Select the ap propria te icon de pendi ng on wh at col or your pet is (clos er to blac k or wh ite or in b etween). 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Captur e mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use t he four- way cont rolle r ( 234 ...

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    69 Taking Picture s 4 This mo de all ows you to take c lear pic tures of writ ten tex t. This is conven ient fo r captu ring a d igital c opy of an importa nt doc ument or enhanci ng leg ibili ty of s mall prin t. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Captur e mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 72

    70 Taking Picture s 4 You can t ake pi ctures of dark s cenes , such a s nights capes , with th e appropria te sett ings. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Captur e mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use th e four -way cont roller ( 2345 ) to select A (Night Scene mode). 3 Press t he OK but ton. 4 Press t he shutt er release button halfwa ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 73

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

  • Pentax A30E - page 74

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

  • Pentax A30E - page 75

    73 Taking Picture s 4 If you ke ep the shutte r releas e butto n pres sed for mo re than one se cond, the mov ie will be tak en for a s long as you keep t he butt on presse d. Shooting s tops whe n you tak e your finge r off the sh utter rele ase but ton. Keeping th e Shutter Re lease But ton Pre ssed • The f ollowing s are not avai lable in Mov ...

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

  • Pentax A30E - page 77

    75 Taking Picture s 4 7 Press t he shutt er release button fully. The pictur e is taken. To switch to the scree n for regis tering a frame, pre ss the G reen bu tton in Step 3. You can regi ster fram es which y ou hav e downlo aded from the internet, etc. Wh en you register a new frame, it r eplac es one of the existin g frames in th e bui lt-in me ...

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

  • Pentax A30E - page 79

    77 Taking Picture s 4 You can sw itch the Dr ive mo de to [Con tinuou s Shooti ng] mo de. Pictu res are taken conti nuous ly whil e the s hutter release b utton i s pres sed. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) in Captur e mode. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 45 ) to select j (Continuous Shooting). 3 Press t he OK but ton. The cam era is ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 80

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

  • Pentax A30E - page 81

    79 Taking Picture s 4 You can no t only shoot i mages w ith the sh utter rel ease b utton, b ut also change the zo om magni ficati on with the zoom button using the remote control u nit E (o ptional). 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) in Captur e mode. 2 Press t he four-way contro ller ( 45 ) to select i (Remote control) or h (0 sec remo te ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 82

    80 Taking Picture s 4 The cam era all ows yo u to zoom in th e subj ect at di stanc e or zoom out to capture t he exp ansiv e scene ry. 1 Press the zoom but ton in Capture mode. Zoom butt on ( w ) : Diminishe s the sub ject (Wid e). Zoom butt on ( x ) : Enlarge s the subjec t (Tele). W hen you press and hold the button, the camera autom atically sw ...

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    81 Taking Picture s 4 Recorded pix els and the max imum zoom ratio *3 The ratio of 3× optical zoom included. The [Digit al Zoom ] is set to [ O (On)] b y default. To tak e pictures using only the optic al zo om, set th e [Digit al Zoom ] to [ P (Off)]. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way c ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 84

    82 4 Taking Picture s Setting the Shooting F unctions Focus Mode Selecting the Focus Mode = Standard (Autof ocus mo de) The came ra foc uses on the o bject in the autofoc us area when the sh utter relea se butto n is presse d halfway. Use thi s mode when t he distan ce to th e subje ct is more than appr ox. 35 cm (16 in.). q Macro mo de This mode i ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 85

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

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

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    85 Taking Picture s 4 Flash Mode Selecting the Fla sh Mode Auto The fl ash d ischarge s automa tically depending on the light conditi ons. a Flash Of f The flash will n ot dischar ge, regardl ess of the br ightne ss. Use this mode to t ake pictures at dusk or in museu ms etc. where flas h photograph y is prohibit ed. b Flash On The flash dischar ge ...

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    86 Taking Picture s 4 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 4 ) in Capture mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the flas h mode. 3 Press t he OK but ton. The came ra is ready f or taking pictures i n the select ed flash m ode. Saving the Flash Mode 1 p.110 • Usi ng the flash in Macro m ode may ca use the i mage to be overex posed . ...

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    87 Taking Picture s 4 Select th e numb er of th e reco rded pixel s for s till ima ges ac cording to how the images will be used. The large r the nu mber o f record ed pixel s, the higher the qua lity o f images , but th e file size becomes large r. The s elect ed Qu ality Level also affects the si ze of the image fil e ( 1 p.89). Number of Reco rd ...

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    88 Taking Picture s 4 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change t he recording pixels. The num ber o f shot s for the selected record ing pixels appears . 5 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ures . • Selecti ng a large s ize produces a c lear pict ure when it i s printed out. • The Rec ...

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    89 Taking Picture s 4 Select th e qual ity (data c ompre ssion rat io) for s till ima ges acc ording to how the images will be used. The more E ’s, the high er the q uality of the image, b ut the f ile si ze becom es la rger. The se lecte d Rec orded P ixe ls also affe cts th e siz e of the imag e file ( 1 p.87). Quality L evels 1 Press the MENU ...

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    90 Taking Picture s 4 The light co ndition o f the shoo ting loca tion affect s the overall c olor tone o f pictures. Ad just the w hite balanc e to repro duce the n atural co lor of the s ubject. White Balanc e 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [White Balance ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 93

    91 Taking Picture s 4 Plac e a w hite m ate rial such as a pi ece of wh ite paper in fr ont of you r camer a to adjus t whi te b alanc e. 1 Sele ct K (Manual) on th e White Balance scr een. 2 Point the came ra at the white material so that it fills the screen. 3 Press the Gr een button. The whit e balance is automatica lly adjusted . [Com plete ] a ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 94

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

  • Pentax A30E - page 95

    93 Taking Picture s 4 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appe ars. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o change the Focusing Area. 6 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ures . You can l imit t he focus ing ran ge of th e lens in acco rdance w ith th e shootin g cond ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 96

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

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    95 Taking Picture s 4 You can select whi ch p art of th e sc reen to us e to mea sure th e bri ghtne ss and dete rmine t he exp osure. AE Metering Mode s 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [AE Met ering ]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pul l-dow ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 98

    96 Taking Picture s 4 Sensitivity (ISO sens itivity) is a value indica ting how much the CCD senses light . Low va lue eq uals l ow sen sitiv ity, an d high valu e equal s high se nsitiv ity. Se nsiti vity can be adj usted accordin g to th e shoo ting situ ation s. Sensitivity 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ea ...

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    97 Taking Picture s 4 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appe ars. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the sen sitivity. To show [160 0] ([160 0] and [3200] in Dig ital SR mode) on the pull-do wn men u, press the fou r-way control ler ( 3 ) wh en [800] is highlig hted. 5 Press t he shutt er release button halfw ...

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    98 Taking Picture s 4 The overa ll bri ghtness o f pict ures can be cha nged b y adjust ing the EV compensation value (amount of light that the CCD receives ). This changes the e xposure a utomat icall y dete rmined by the c amera when you wa nt to a djust the brightn ess o f pictu res to suite yo ur taste . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 101

    99 Taking Picture s 4 You can s elec t the record ed pix els a nd qua lity l evel for ta king movi es. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Movi e]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Movie setting m enu appear s. You can s elect the num ber of re cor ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 102

    100 Taking Picture s 4 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pul l-down menu appe ars. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Recor ded Pixel s]. The recor dable time for the sele cted Recorde d Pixels appe ars. 6 Press t he shutt er release button halfway. The c am era i s r ead y fo r t akin g pi ct ures . You ca n sele ct th e q ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 103

    101 Taking Picture s 4 When you set [Mov ie SR] to [ O (On) ], the mov ie-anti sh ake fu nctio n is activat ed. It automat ica lly co mpen sates fo r image blur to all ow yo u to take smoot h movie s. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Movie S R]. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select [ O (On)] or [ P (Off)]. Compensating for ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 104

    102 Taking Picture s 4 Set [Sha ke Redu ction ] in [ A R ec.Mo de] menu to [ O (On)] to use the Shake Reduc tion fun ction for stil l image s. For deta ils on the func tion, se e p.54. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Shake Re duction ]. 3 Use the four-way c ...

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    103 Taking Picture s 4 You can sele ct the Inst ant Review time from [Off (no displ ay)], [0.5 sec.], [1 sec.] , [2 se c.], [3 sec.] a nd [5 s ec.]. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Instant Review]. 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pul l-down men ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 106

    104 Taking Picture s 4 You ca n assign one o f the f ollow ing fu ncti ons to t he Gree n bu tton; [Green Mode] (p.5 6), [Sha ke Red uctio n] (p.5 4), and [Fn Settin g] (p.1 05). You can acti vate the ass igned fu ncti on by just p ressi ng th e Green button. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Press t he f ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 107

    105 Taking Picture s 4 You can re giste r freque ntly used funct ions on th e four-wa y con troller. Using thi s func tion, you can d irectly s et the functions by pr essing th e four-way controll er withou t disp layin g the men u in Cap ture m ode. In [Fn Setting] , still pi cture mo de and Mo vie mod e have di fferent s ettings . To exec ute [Fn ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 108

    106 Taking Picture s 4 The initial settings for Fn Setting Functions th at can b e registere d on Fn S etting still picture mode Movie mo de Initial settings ( 2 ) Sh ak e Re duc tion ( 2 ) Mov ie SR ( 3 ) EV Compensati on ( 3 ) EV Comp ens atio n ( 4 ) Recorded Pixels ( 4 ) Reco r ded Pi xel s ( 5 ) Quality Level ( 5 ) Qu ality Level still picture ...

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    107 Taking Picture s 4 You can s elect w hether you wan t the i mage t o have s harp or s oft outlines . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sharp ness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to ad jus t sh arp ness . – : Softens th e con tours. + : Sharpe ns t ...

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    108 Taking Picture s 4 You can s et the color saturat ion. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Satur ation]. 3 Use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to adjust saturation. – : Reduces the sa turation . + : Increase s the saturat ion. 4 Press t he shutt er releas ...

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    109 Taking Picture s 4 You can s et the image c ontrast . 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Use the four-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [Contrast ]. 3 Use the four-way cont roller ( 45 ) to adjust contra st. – : Reduc es the contra st. + : Increase s the contras t. 4 Press t he shutt er release button ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 112

    110 4 Taking Picture s Saving the Set tings You can s ave the s etting s for the m enus aft er turnin g off th e camera (Memory fun ction). Select [ O On] to save the se tting f or the men u item s after turning off the camera . Select [ P Off] to res et the set ting fo r the m enu items to the default a fter turning o ff the c amera. You can s et ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 113

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

  • Pentax A30E - page 114

    112 5 Recording an d Playba ck of Soun d Recording and Play back of Sound Recordi ng Sound ( Voice Recordin g Mode) You can r ecord s ound. The record able t ime ap pears on the LC D monitor accordi ng to h ow much s pace i s avail able o n the SD Mem ory Card . 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Captur e mode. The Mode Palette app ears. 2 ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 115

    113 5 Recording an d Playba ck of Soun d 5 Press t he shutt er release button . Recording stop s. The remainin g recordable time appears . 6 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) to display Mode Palette and change to a nother mode. You c an e xi t t he Vo ic e Rec or ding mo de. • Soun d is saved i n WAVE m onau ral files. • The m icrophon e i ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 116

    114 5 Recording an d Playba ck of Soun d Playing Back Sound You can p lay b ack th e recordin g you made in Voic e Reco rding m ode. 1 Press t he Q Playba ck butt on in the Vo ice Reco rding mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select the recordin g to pl ay back . 3 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. Four-way co nt ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 117

    115 5 Recording an d Playba ck of Soun d Adding a Voice Mem o You can a dd a v oice memo to a ca ptured image. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to select the image to which y ou want to add a v oice memo. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 118

    116 5 Recording an d Playba ck of Soun d 1 Ente r the Pl ayback mode and use the fou r-way contr oller ( 45 ) to select the sti ll p ictur e with th e voice memo th at you want t o play back. If U appears on th e displaye d image, a voice memo has b een recorde d. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. Zoom butt on ( x ) : Incr ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 119

    117 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Playbac k/Deletin g/Editing Playing Back Images You can e njoy playb ack of im ages saved on the SD Memory Card and the buil t-in me mory. Press t he Q Play back but ton. When an SD M emory Card is installed ? appears in th e upp er right co rner of the LCD mo nitor a nd the image s recorded on the SD Memo ry Ca rd ...

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    118 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 3 Press th e MENU butt on. Zoom play back en ds. You ca n display the im age at maxi mum m agnifica tion si mply by pre ssing x / y on the zoom butto n on ce dur ing zo om pl ayb ack. 1 Press th e MENU butt on. The [ A Rec .Mode] m enu app ears. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way controlle ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 121

    119 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can p lay b ack mov ies. A gui de to o peratio n appe ars on the LCD monitor d uring playback . Ope rations i nclud e play back, fram e by fram e playbac k (forwa rd or rev erse), p ause and volu me adj ustment. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to sel ect the movi e t o play ...

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    120 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng In the Play back m ode, pr ess the OK/ Disp lay button to switc h the “di splay modes”. There a re 3 dis play mo des fo r the Pla yback mod e. Normal Display Shooting inform ation i s displ ayed. 1 Voice Memo ic on 2 Card/B uilt-in memo ry ico n 3 Folde r na me 4 File name 5 Protect i con 6 Battery indicator 7 ...

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    121 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can d ispla y nin e imag es at the same time. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to select an image. 2 Press w / f on the zoom button. Nine t humbnail s of im ages a re displa yed a t a time. The t humbna ils change nin e at a time, page by page. Four-way co ntroller : Move s t ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 124

    122 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng In calen dar dis play , the record ed im ages a nd so und fil es are di splay ed by date in cal endar form at. You c an se lect ima ges b y date of s hooting/ recording . 1 In Playba ck mode , press w / f on the zoom butto n. Nine t humbna ils of images appe ar. 2 Press w / f on the zoom button. The nine -image dis ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 125

    123 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can p lay b ack all t he im ages o n the SD M emory Car d or in the built -in memo ry contin uousl y. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to select the image with which to start the slid eshow. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-w ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 126

    124 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the ef fect. 8 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 3 ) to select [Sound Effect]. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select [ O (O n) / P (Off)]. 10 Press t he OK but ton. [Start] ap pears on the LCD monito r and p layback star ts at the set in terval . OK bu tton : P ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 127

    125 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Deleting Images, Movie s and Sounds You can d elete a sing le image , mov ie or soun d. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to select the image , movie or sound to delete. 2 Press t he Green / i button. The Delet e screen appears. 3 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to select [D e ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 128

    126 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng If an ima ge has a vo ice m emo, you can d elete t he voi ce me mo with out delet ing the im age. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to select an image w ith a voice memo to delete. 2 Press the Gr een button. The Delet e screen appears. 3 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to sele ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 129

    127 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can d elete all the imag es, movi es an d soun ds at onc e. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and press th e Gr een butt on twice. The Delete All scre en appears. 2 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to select [D elete All ]. 3 Press t he OK but ton. All the images and sounds will b e deleted. Deleting All Image s O ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 130

    128 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can de lete s everal image s/sound fi les s electe d from t he nine -image display at on ce. 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode and press w / f on the zoom button. Nine thu mbnail im ages appe ar. 2 Press the Gr een button. [ P ] appea rs on the im ages and so und file s. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to move ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 131

    129 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 4 Press the Gr een button. A confirmat ion dial og appears . 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Select & Delete]. 6 Press t he OK but ton. The sele cted imag es and so und files are deleted . You canno t delete pr otecte d images, movies or s ounds. ( 1 p.13 0) ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 132

    130 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can p rotect image s, mo vies and sound s from being acci dental ly delet ed. 1 Ente r the Pl ayback mode an d use the fo ur-way con trol ler ( 45 ) to select the image, m ovie or sound to protect. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to sel ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 133

    131 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protect]. 8 Press t he OK but ton. You can p rotect all the images , movi es and s ounds . 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [All Im ages/So unds] . 6 Press t he OK but ton. The [Pro tect all image s/soun ds] mess age appears . 7 Use the four-way controll ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 134

    132 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Viewing Images on AV Equipment By using th e AV cable, y ou can ca pture, play back and d ub images on a TV o r othe r equipment with a video IN j ack. M ake sure t hat both the AV equipm ent and the came ra are turne d off before conn ecting the cable. 1 Open th e termin al cover and connect the A V cable supplied ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 135

    133 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng When the AV cabl e is c onnected to the camera , the ima ge can be display ed us ing the rem ote c ontrol unit E or F (o ptiona l). 1 Press t he Q Playba ck butt on. 2 Press th e shutter release button or the zoom butt on on the remote control unit. Shutter r elease button : Di splays the next image . Zoom bu tton ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 136

    134 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Setting the Pri nting Service (DPOF) You can print the ima ges on t he SD Memory C ard usi ng a DPOF (Di gital Print Orde r Forma t) compati ble pri nter or at a printin g service. Set the fol lowing items for eac h image . [Copie s]: Sele ct the number of copie s up t o a ma ximum o f 99. [Date ] : Sp ecify whethe ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 137

    135 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the num ber of co pies. 7 Use the G reen bu tton to sel ect [ O (On) / P (Off)]of [Date]. O (On) : The date wil l be imprinte d. P (Off) : The date will not b e imprinted. 8 Press t he OK but ton. Prints can be made ac cording to the setting s. • If DP OF settings ha ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 138

    136 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 1 Enter th e Playba ck mode an d press th e four-w ay controlle r ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select (DPOF). 3 Press t he OK but ton. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 3 ) to select [All Image s]. 5 Press t he OK but ton. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 139

    137 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Direct Printing Using PictBridge By connec ting the ca mera to a printer th at supports PictBrid ge using th e USB cable (I -USB7) s upplied with the camer a, you can p rint im ages directly from the c amera without using a PC . Sele ct the images y ou want to print a nd the numbe r of copie s on th e camera after ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 140

    138 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Prin t One]. 2 Press t he OK but ton. The Print this i mage scree n appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the imag e to print. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the num ber of co pies. You can prin t up to 99 cop ies. 5 Use the G reen ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 141

    139 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 9 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select the pa per size . You can sel ect only t he paper size s available w ith the pri nter you are using. 10 Press t he OK but ton. 11 Repeat St ep 8 to 10 to set [Paper Type ] [Quality] and [Borde r Stat us]. When th e Paper Siz e is set to [ Setting], im ages are pr int ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 142

    140 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [DPOF setting]. 2 Press t he OK but ton. The DPOF setting scr een appea rs. Use t he fo ur- way co ntr oll er ( 45 ) to check the imag es and the pr int settin gs. 3 Confirm the number of copies, the setting of the date, and th e print setting, an d then start printin ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 143

    141 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Edit ing Im ages By changi ng the si ze and qu ality of a selected image , you can make th e file smal ler than the original . You can use this func tion to co ntinue taking pictur es whe n the card o r me mory is full, by ma king the im ages smaller and over writin g the o rigina l images to mak e more s pace a va ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 144

    142 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the size. 6 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The fr ame mo ves to [Qu ality L evel]. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the qualit y. 8 Press t he OK but ton. 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Ov erwr ite ] or [Save as]. 10 Press t he ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 145

    143 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can c rop a p art of a pictu re and sav e it a s a se parate image. 1 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a n image to c rop. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select (Cropping). 4 Press t he OK but ton. The ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 146

    144 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can ro tate a display ed ima ge on the LCD m onitor. 1 In Playback mode, use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) to select th e image t o be rota ted. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Pl ayback mod e. The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select s (Im age R ota ti on). 4 Pr ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 147

    145 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng This fun ction enables y ou to edit stil l pict ures wit h colo r filters. You can selec t from thirteen filter s: [B&W] , [Sepi a], [Ei ght col ors], [B&W + Red], [B&W + Green ], and [B&W + Blue]. 1 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a n image to e dit. 2 Press t he four ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 148

    146 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select (Eight colors). The colo r bar appea rs. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select a desir ed color. 7 Press t he OK but ton. The O ver wri te conf irm ati on s cr een appears . 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Over write] o r [Save as] . 9 Press t ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 149

    147 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng This func tion en ables you to apply spec ial effects to stil l pictu res with th e digital fi lter. You c an sele ct from five filter s: [Soft], [Illust ration], [Spec ial Effect 1], [Specia l Effec t 2] and [Slim]. 1 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a n image to e dit. 2 Press t he f ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 150

    148 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Over write] or [Save as]. 8 Press t he OK but ton. The edited image is sa ved with t he same nu mber of re corded pixe ls and qual ity level as t he origina l. 5 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 23 ) to select (Slim Filter). 6 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 45 ) ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 151

    149 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng This f unc tio n enab les you to adj ust th e br ight ness of sti ll p ict ures w ith t he brightnes s filter. 1 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a n image to e dit. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select &a ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 152

    150 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 6 Press t he OK but ton. The overw rite con firmation s creen appe ars. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Ov erwr ite ] or [Save as]. 8 Press t he OK but ton. The edited image is sa ved with t he same nu mber of re corded pixe ls and qual ity level as t he origina l. ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 153

    151 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can s elec t a fram e from a re cor ded movi e to sa ve as a sti ll pict ure or divid e a mo vie in to two. 1 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) in Playback mode to select a movie to ed it. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select (Mo ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 154

    152 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 7 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) to play back a movie . Press ( 2 ) again to p ause the mo vie at th e point you want to save. The f ol lowi ng opera ti ons are avai la bl e during p ause. Four-wa y contro ller ( 4 ): Reverses the movie fram e by fram e. Four-wa y contro ller ( 5 ): Adv ances t he movi e fr ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 155

    153 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 5 Select [ Extra ct] on t he Movie Ed it scre en. 6 Press t he OK but ton. The Extract screen ap pears. 7 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2 ) to play back the movie and p ress it again to s elect the desired s tart point. The movie is paused. The f ol lowi ng opera ti ons are avai la bl e during p ause. Four-wa ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 156

    154 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng You can re move red-ey e (a phe nomen on that oc curs when the flash reflects from the s ubject’s eyes ) from you r pictu res. 1 In Playba ck mode , press th e four-way contro ller ( 45 ) to select the imag e you want to correc t. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use the four ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 157

    155 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng If the ca mer a does no t detec t the re d-eye, rem ove it manuall y. 5 Press t he OK but ton. The mess age [Sel ect the area to compens ate] and the screen fo r specifyi ng the area f or comp ensation ap pear s. 6 Specify th e area f or compens ation. Four-wa y contro ller : Moves th e area. ( 2345 ) Zoom butt on ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 158

    156 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng This func tion l ets you ad d a dec orative frame t o still pictur es. The re are three fram es al ready stor ed in t he cam era. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) in Playba ck mode to select the image to which you want to add a frame. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The Mode Palette app ears. 3 Use th ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 159

    157 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 8 Press t he OK but ton. The edited image is sa ved with the r ecorded pixels of 3M . To switch to the scree n for regis tering a frame, pre ss the G reen bu tton in Step 5. You can regi ster fram es which y ou hav e downlo aded from the internet, etc. Wh en you register a new frame, it r eplac es one of the existi ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 160

    158 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng Copying File s You can co py ima ge and s ound files from the b uilt-in memory to th e SD Memory Card and vi ce ve rsa. Thi s funct ion can only be selected when a card has been inserted i n the cam era. When file s are co pied from the built-i n memory to the SD Me mory C ard, all the f iles a re cop ied at once. ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 161

    159 6 Playback/Del eting/Editi ng 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [  ] and pre ss the OK button. All the files ar e c opied to the S D Me mory Card. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [  ] and pr ess the OK bu tton. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the file to copy. 6 Press t he OK but ton. The sele c ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 162

    160 7 Settings Settings Camera Set ting s You can d isplay a n ima ge recorde d with th e camera as the st art-up screen wh en the came ra is tu rned on. 1 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) in Playback mode. The Mod e Palette appears. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 2345 ) to select (Start-u p Scree n). 3 Press t he OK but ton. The screen ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 163

    161 7 Settings 4 Press the Green but ton, while displaying [USER] in the upper- right cor ner of the screen, an d use the fou r-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to select a n image for the start -up screen, and pre ss the OK butto n. To change a captured image set as a start-up screen to another image, press the Green button once to delete the image and pres ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 164

    162 7 Settings Formattin g will d elete all the fi les on the SD Memory Card if you are using a card, a nd all the fi les in the built -in me mory i f there is no SD Memory Card inserted. 1 Select [Format] on the [ H Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Format screen appears. 3 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to select [F ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 165

    163 7 Settings You can a djust the pl aybac k volum e and t he vol ume of op eration sounds , such as th e start- up sound, shutte r soun d and o peratio n sou nd. You can a lso c hange the operati on so unds. 1 Select [Soun d] on the [ H Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The screen for setting sounds app ears. [Ope rat ion V ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 166

    164 7 Settings 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2 3 ) to select [Sta rt-up Soun d]. 4 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pull-down menu appears. 5 Use the f our-way cont roller ( 23 ) to select [1], [2], [3] or [Off]. 6 Press t he OK but ton. 7 Change [Shutter So und], [Operat ion Sound] and [Self- timer Sound] in the same mannar. 8 Press t ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 167

    165 7 Settings You can us e the s ound record ed on th e camera fo r sound settin gs. The first two s econds o f the s elect ed sound file wil l be play ed as [USER] sound. 1 Select [USER] in Step 5 in “Changing th e Sound”. 2 Press t he OK but ton. The playback screen for the recorded sound files appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 168

    166 7 Settings You can c hange the in itial date and ti me se ttings. Yo u can also set the style i n which the date a ppears on the came ra. Sele ct [mm/dd /yy], [dd/mm/yy ] or [yy /mm/dd]. 1 Sele ct [Dat e Adj ust ] on t he [ H S et-up] me nu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Date Adj ust screen appears. 3 Press t he four- way contr ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 169

    167 7 Settings 8 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Date]. 9 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to mon th. 10 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the month. Chan ge t he d ay an d y ear in t he s ame manner. Next, change the time . If you select [12h] in Step 6, the setti ng switches between ? ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 170

    168 7 Settings The da te an d tim e sele cted in “Ini tial Se tting s (Se tting the D isplay Langua ge and the Date an d Time )” (p.26) serve as the Ho me Time settin g. You can d ispla y the t ime in a city o ther tha n the Hom e Tim e city (Wo rld Time). Th is is useful w hen t aking pictur es abroad. 1 Select [World Time] on the [ H Set-up] ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 171

    169 7 Settings 7 Use the four-way controller ( 3 ) to select [DST]. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o select [ O (On) / P (Off)]. Sele ct [ O (On) ] if th e D estin ation ci ty u ses d ayl ight s avi ng t ime. 9 Press t he OK but ton. The W orld Time setting is saved. 10 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 3 ) to se lec t [ W (Hometown)]. Set ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 172

    170 7 Settings You can chan ge the lang uage in whi ch the menus , error mess ages, etc. are disp layed . You can s elect fro m [Engl ish], [Fren ch], [Germ an], [Sp anish], [Portugues e], [Ita lian], [Dutch], [Danish], [S wedi sh], [Finni sh], [P olish ], [Czech], [ Hungaria n], [Tur kish] , [Russian ], [Thai ], [Korean ], [Chin ese (tradit ional ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 173

    171 7 Settings You can s elect the folde r name style fro m [Stand ard] or [ Date] . When you sele ct [Dat e], pict ures and so und fil es are sa ved in separat e folders of the sh ooting /record ing da te. Folder Name Example : 1 Select [Folder Name] on the [ H Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pull-down menu appears. 3 U ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 174

    172 7 Settings You can c hange the USB Con nection mode d epend ing on whether t he USB cable i s to b e connec ted to a pri nter (Pic tBridge) or a compute r. 1 Select [USB Connection] on the [ H Set-up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pull-down menu appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [PC] or [PictBridge]. ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 175

    173 7 Settings You can s elect the output fo rmat (NTSC o r PAL) for ta king or playin g back im ages on a TV . 1 Select [Video Out] on the [ H Set-up] men u. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pull-down menu appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [NTSC] or [PAL]. Select the video output format to match the ou tput form ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 176

    174 7 Settings You can a djust the bri ghtness o f the L CD mo nitor by seven level s. 1 Select [Bright ness Level] on the [ H Set- up] menu. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o adjust the brightness. Slide leftwards : Darkens the LCD monitor. Slide rightwards : Bright ens the LCD monitor. 3 Press t he Q Playba ck butt on. The came ra is ready ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 177

    175 7 Settings By settin g the L CD mo nitor to dim a utoma tically when you l eave the camera wit hout perfo rming any operatio ns for a ce rtain pe riod, yo u can lessen battery drain. When Pow er Saving t akes effect and the LCD monitor d ims, pre ss any b utton to return t o the ordin ary bri ghtnes s. 1 Select [Pow er Saving] on the [ H Set-up ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 178

    176 7 Settings You can s et the came ra to tur n off au tomatica lly whe n no opera tion is performed after a fix ed time. 1 Select [Auto Po wer Off] on the [ H Set- up] menu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The pull-down menu appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [5 min], [3 min] or [Off]. 4 Press t he Q Playba ck butt ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 179

    177 7 Settings You can ret urn all th e setti ngs other th an the d ate and t ime, world ti me, Languag e/ , and v ideo out to the de fault s etting s. 1 Select [Reset] on th e [ H Set-up] me nu. 2 Press t he four- way contr oller ( 5 ). The Reset screen appears. 3 Use the fou r-way cont roller ( 2 ) to select [R eset]. 4 Press t he OK but ton. The ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 180

    178 8 Appendix Appendix List of City This is a list of citie s which you can sele ct for th e World Time. Region City R egion City North Amer ica Honolulu Africa/West Asia Nairobi Anchora ge Jeddah Vancouv er Tehran San Francis co Dubai Los Angele s Karachi Calgary Kabul Denv er Ma le Chicago Delhi Miami Col ombo Toront o Kathmand u New York Dacca ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 181

    179 8 Appendix Default Settings The table below l ists the factory default settin gs. Last Memory Se tting Yes : The current s etting (la st memo ry) is s aved when the came ra is turned off. No : The setting returns to the d efault settin g when the camera is turned off. ∗ : The s etting depend s on t he Memory s etting ( 1 p.110). Reset Setting ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 182

    180 8 Appendix z [ H Set-up] Menu Item Defaul t Sett ing Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Memory Flash Mode On - Yes p.85 Drive Mode Off - Yes p.76 to p.79 Focus Mode Off - Yes p.82 Zoom Posit ion Off - Yes p.80 MF Posi tion Off - Yes p.83 Whi te B alan ce Off - Yes p.90 AE Meteri ng Off - Yes p.95 Sens iti vity Off - Y es p.96 EV Compens a ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 183

    181 8 Appendix z Playback M ode Pale tte Items Item Def aul t Sett ing Last Memory Sett ing Reset Settin g Page Language/ According to initial setting Yes No p.26 Folder Name Standard Yes Yes p.171 USB Connecti on PC Yes Yes p.172 Video Out According to initial setting Yes No p.173 Brightnes s Level 4 Yes Yes p.174 Power Sav ing 5 sec Yes Yes p.175 ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 184

    182 8 Appendix z Available func tions for e ach Captu re mode ○ : Ava ilable × : Not ava ilable For the G reen M ode se ttings, s ee p.56 . Flash Mode Auto ○○ × ×○○○○ ○ Flash Off ○○ ○○○○○○ ○ Fla sh On ○○ ○○○○○○ ○ Auto + Red-ey e ○○ × ×○○○○ ○ Fl ash On + R ed-e ye ○○ ○○? ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 185

    183 8 Appendix ○○ ○○ ○○ ○ × – Auto Flash Mode ○○ *8 *8 ○○ ○ ○ – Flash Off ○○ ○○ ○○ ○ × – Flash On ○○ ○○ ○○ ○ × – Auto + Red-eye ○○ ○○ ○○ ○ × – Flash On + Red-ey e ○○ ○○ ○○ ○ × – Soft Fla sh ○○ ○○ ○○ ○ ○ – Self-timer Drive Mode ○○ ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 186

    184 8 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedi cated access ories are a vaila ble fo r this camera . USB cable I-USB7 ( ∗ ) AV cable I-AVC7 ( ∗ ) Camera case O-CC66 Strap O-ST8 Strap O-ST20 ( ∗ ) Leather Strap O-ST24 Sports Strap O- ST30 Remote contro l unit E (z oom function) Remote contro l unit F Rechargeable lithium- ion battery D-L ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 187

    185 8 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the foll owing m ay appear on the LCD m onitor du ring camera o perati on. Shake Reduction is OFF The Shake Reduction pre view button is pr essed when [Shake Redu ction] is set to Of f on the [ A Rec.Mode] menu. Set i t to O n. (p .102) Compression error Compression o f the imag e you capt ured h as failed. ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 188

    186 8 Appendix Messag es such as the fol lowing ma y appear on the LCD monit or when using th e PictBr idge fu nction. Camera canno t play this image and so und You are tr ying to play back an image or sound in a fo rmat not suppor ted by this ca mera. You may be able to play it back on anothe r brand of c amera or PC. Batte ry depleted The bat ter ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 189

    187 8 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Remedy Camera will not turn on Battery is not install ed Check if a battery is ins talled. If not, ins tall a battery . (p.16) Battery is installed incorrectly Check ori entation of the batte ry and reinsert it. (p. 16) The battery is exhausted Charge the battery. (p.17) The bat tery per formanc e has t ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 190

    188 8 Appendix Very occ asionall y, sta tic elec tricity may ca use malf unctio n of th e camera. In this case, re move the bat tery an d inst all it aga in. If t he camera work s properl y, the camera is in its normal condition an d you can continu e to use i t. Subject is not in focus Subject diff icult to f ocus on The camera may ha ve diffic ul ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 191

    189 8 Appendix Main Specifi cations Camera Image Storage Capacity and Recording Time (When using a 256 MB SD Memory Card) Still Pictures Movie * The above table indicates the approximate number of images and recording time. The number of images and recording time may vary depending on a SD Memory Card and sub ject. Type Fully automatic compact digi ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 192

    190 8 Appendix Whi te B ala nc e Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten Light, Fl uorescent Light, Manual Lens Focal Length 7.9 mm - 23.7 mm (equivalent to 38 mm - 114 mm in 35 mm format) Maximum Aperture f/2.8 - f/5.4 Lens Composition 7 elements in 5 groups (two dual-sided aspherical elements, one single-sided aspherical element) Zoom Type Electrically d ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 193

    191 8 Appendix Battery Charger D-BC8 Exposure Mechanism AE Metering TTL metering by sensor (multi-seg ment, center- weighted, spot) Exposure Modes Pictu re modes, Program , Shutte r Priori ty, Manual Exposure EV Compensation ±2 EV (can be set in 1/3 EV steps) Capture Modes G reen , Mo de Pal ett e (Au to Pict ure, Prog ram ( Tv, M sel ecta ble) , ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 194

    192 8 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PENTAX cam eras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against def ects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from dat e of purchase. Service will be rendered, and defective parts will be replaced without cost to you within that period, provided ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 195

    193 8 Appendix • T his warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • T he local warranty policies available from PE NTAX distributo rs in some countries can supersed e this warranty policy. T herefore, we recommend that yo u rev iew the warr anty card s upplie d with you r produc t a t the t ime of purchase, or con tact t ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 196

    194 8 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice compli es w ith Part 1 5 of the FC C Rules . Op eration is subje ct to the fol lowing two con dition s: (1) This device m ay not c ause harm ful interferen ce, and (2 ) this dev ice must ac cept an y interfer ence recei ved, includi ng interfe rence that ma y cause und esi ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 197

    Declar atio n of Co nform ity According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 a nd 15 for Class B P ersonal Co mpute rs and P eriph eral s We: PENTA X IMAGI NG COMPAN Y A Division of PE NTAX of Americ a, Inc. Located at: 600 12 Street, Suite 300 Golde n, Colo rado 8040 1 U.S.A . Phone: 303-799-80 00 FAX: 303-7 90-1131 Declar e unde r sole res ponsi bility th at the ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 198

    196 8 Appendix Information on disposa l for users 1. In the European Union If your product is marked with this symbol, it means that used electrical/electronic product s should not be mixed with general household waste. There exists a separate c ollection system for these products. Used electric/electronic equipment must be treated separately and i ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 199

    197 8 Appendix Index Symbols [ A Rec.Mode] menu . . . . . . . . . . 42 [ H Set- up ] men u . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Q Playback but ton . . . . . 38 , 39 , 41 Q (Playback m ode) . . . . . . . . . . 34 x (Tele) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 w (Wide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 y (Zoom display/Zoom) . . . 80 , 117 f (Nine-im ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 200

    198 8 Appendix E Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 F Face recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Flash Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Fn S ett ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 05 Focus frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Focus Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Pentax A30E - page 201

    199 8 Appendix Power indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Power S aving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Power switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Program Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Q Quick Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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Documents that we receive from a manufacturer of a Pentax A30E can be divided into several groups. They are, among others:
- Pentax technical drawings
- A30E manuals
- Pentax product data sheets
- information booklets
- or energy labels Pentax A30E
All of them are important, but the most important information from the point of view of use of the device are in the user manual Pentax A30E.

A group of documents referred to as user manuals is also divided into more specific types, such as: Installation manuals Pentax A30E, service manual, brief instructions and user manuals Pentax A30E. Depending on your needs, you should look for the document you need. In our website you can view the most popular manual of the product Pentax A30E.

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A complete manual for the device Pentax A30E, how should it look like?
A manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply "instructions" is a technical document designed to assist in the use Pentax A30E by users. Manuals are usually written by a technical writer, but in a language understandable to all users of Pentax A30E.

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.

1. Preface and tips on how to use the manual Pentax A30E - At the beginning of each manual we should find clues about how to use the guidelines. It should include information about the location of the Contents of the Pentax A30E, FAQ or common problems, i.e. places that are most often searched by users in each manual
2. Contents - index of all tips concerning the Pentax A30E, that we can find in the current document
3. Tips how to use the basic functions of the device Pentax A30E - which should help us in our first steps of using Pentax A30E
4. Troubleshooting - systematic sequence of activities that will help us diagnose and subsequently solve the most important problems with Pentax A30E
5. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
6. Contact detailsInformation about where to look for contact to the manufacturer/service of Pentax A30E in a specific country, if it was not possible to solve the problem on our own.

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