Operating Manual
Thank you for purchasing this Pentax Digital Camera
To users of this camera
Using Your Camera Safely
About the Camera
About the Battery Charger and the AC Adapter
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About the Battery
About the Battery and Charger
Before Using Your Camera
Precautions on Carrying and Using Your Camera
Care to be Taken During Handling
Cleaning Your Camera
Other Precautions
Storing Your Camera
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Contents
Taking Pictures
Playing Back and Deleting Images
Setting the Green Button 123
Editing and Printing Images
Printing a Single Image 178 Printing All Images 180
Connecting to a Computer
Settings
Recording and Playing Back Sound
Recording a Voice Memo 186 Playing Back a Voice Memo 187
Appendix 227
Mode
2or 4or 5or 3or
Memo
Appendix
Composition of the Operating Manual
Easy-to-Navigate Capture and Playback Functions
Camera Features
Add Various Frames to Your Pictures
Perfect for Portrait Shots
Display Images and Sound Files in Calendar Format
For decorating your pictures with a frame
Advanced Movie Recording Functions
Checking the Contents of the Package
Front
Names of Parts
Names of Operating Parts
Power switch
Back
Zoom lever
Monitor Indications
Display in a Mode
09/09/2011 F3.5 +1.0 1425
Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode
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Display in Q Mode
Edit 1425 A12
Normal Display/Histogram + Info Display in Playback Mode
Using the Histogram
Setting the Exposure EV Compensation 1p.110
Guide Indications
Understanding Contrast
Understanding Brightness
Memo
Getting Started
Attaching the Strap
Charging the Battery
Powering the Camera
Open the battery/card cover
Installing the Battery
Removing the Battery
Close the battery/card cover
At 23C with the display on and the battery fully charged
Battery Level Indicator
Extract the DC coupler cord
Using the AC Adapter
Getting
Confirm the DC coupler is locked in place
GettingStarted
Backing Up Data
Installing the SD Memory Card
To Remove the SD Memory Card
Push the card into the SD Memory Card socket to eject it
Cover lock lever
SD Memory Card socket
Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels 1p.108
Number of Images Recordable on an SD Memory Card
Press the power switch again
Press the power switch
Turning the Camera On and Off
Checking the SD Memory Card
Press the power switch while holding down the Q button
Starting-up in the Playback Mode
Initial Settings
Setting the Display Language
Four-way controller 4 button Button
Daylight saving time
Press the 4 button
A Rec. Mode menu appears
Initial Setting screen appears in the selected language
Press the 3 button
Language/ screen appears
Use the four-way controller 45 to choose a city
Press the four-way controller
To Set Hometown and DST
Started
Use the four-way controller
Setting the Date and Time
To choose the date format
To select 24h 24-hour display or
Press the four-way controller 3 to select Settings complete
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the month
Frame moves to the month
GettingStarted
Common Operations
Mode
Understanding the Button Functions
Four-way controller
Displays the a Rec. Mode menu p.57
W button
Green button
Switches to a mode p.56
Green/i button
Switching Between a Mode and Q Mode
Press the Q button
Press the Q button or the shutter release button halfway
Operating the Menus
Setting the Camera Functions
During playback
During recording
Ex. To set the Focusing Area on the a Rec. Mode menu
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the setting
To Cancel the Changes and Continue with Menu Operations
To Save the Setting and Start Playback of Images
Press the 4 button or the four-way controller
Press the shutter release button halfway
Menu List
Rec. Mode Menu
Operations Rec. Mode Menu
Setting Menu
Setting 3/3 Reset Delete All Pixel Mapping Format
Taking Pictures
Taking Pictures
Taking Still Pictures
Confirm the subject and shooting information on the display
Face detection frame
Pictures
Press the shutter release button fully
Poor focusing conditions
Using the Shutter Release Button
Press halfway
Press fully
Press the four-way controller 3 in a mode
Setting the Shooting Mode
Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a shooting mode
Instant Review and Blink Detection
Bright skin tone Night Scene
Panoramic photograph
To Switch the Face Detection Function
Using the Face Detection Function
Face detection frame When the multiple faces Are detected
Main frame White frame
Face Detection On Smile Capture
When the camera detects the pet’s full face
Taking Pictures Automatically Auto Picture Mode
Shutter release button Four-way controller 4 button
Portrait×Backlight Sunset
Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings Program Mode
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode Green Mode
Set the functions you want to change
Picture is taken
Press the Green button in a Mode
Camera switches to 9 mode
Shutter release button Green button
Using the Zoom
Turn the zoom lever in a mode
Zoom lever Four-way controller Button
Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
To Set the Digital Zoom
To select O or P
Fireworks
Shutter release
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select cor d
Taking Pictures of People Portrait/Natural Skin Tone Mode
Taking Pictures of Children Kids Mode
Status screen in ePet mode
Taking Pictures of Your Pet Pet Mode
Press the Ibutton on the capture
To Register the Pet
Press the I button again
Pet registration screen
Capture status screen
To Switch the Pet You Want to Shoot
Press the Ibutton on the capture status screen in ePet mode
To Delete the Pet from the Entry
Pet registration screen appears
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select \or Q
Taking Pictures Indoors Party Mode
Taking Pictures of Text Text Mode
C mode selection screen appears
Use the four-way controller 23 to select c, d, c or d
9-frame display of the frame selection screen appears
Framing Your Pictures Frame Composite Mode
Turn the zoom lever to the right
Press the four-way controller 2 in a mode
Using the Self-timer
Drive Mode screen appears
Optional Frames
Longer the interval between shots
Camera is ready to take a series of pictures
Taking Pictures Using the Remote Control Unit Optional
TakingPictures
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select
Using the Digital Wide Function Digital Wide Mode
Take the second image
To Cancel after Taking the First Shot
Taking Panoramic Pictures Digital Panorama Mode
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select F
Confirmation dialog appears
Take the second frame
Screen for taking the first frame is
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To Cancel after Taking the First or Second Frame
Take the third frame
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Setting the Shooting Functions
Selecting the Flash Mode
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Setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status
Press the four-way controller 4 in a mode
About the red-eye phenomenon
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Selecting the Focus Mode
Press the four-way controller 5 in a mode
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Focus Mode screen appears
Use the four-way controller 23 to adjust the focus
\ indicator
To Set the Focus Manually Manual Focus
Use the four-way controller 23 to select AF Setting
Press the 3 button in a mode
To change the focusing area
Setting
Press the 3 button twice
Setting the =Assist Light Focus Assist
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Focus Assist
Use the four-way controller 45 to select O On/P Off
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Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels
109
Press the 4 button. The setting is saved
110
Setting the Exposure EV Compensation
To select Highlight Correction or
Correcting the Brightness D-Range Setting
Shadow Correction
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Adjusting the White Balance
White Balance screen appears
112
White balance is automatically adjusted
To Set the White Balance Manually
113
Setting is saved and the a Rec. Mode menu reappears
Setting the AE Metering
Pull-down menu appears
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Setting the Sensitivity
Setting the Auto ISO Range
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the sensitivity
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Setting the Blink Detection Function
Camera returns to capture status Blink Detection 1p.69
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Setting the Shake Reduction Function
Setting the Instant Review
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Instant Review
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Use the four-way controller 45 to select O or P
Setting the Image Sharpness Sharpness
Instant Review is displayed Instant Review is not displayed
Soft Normal Sharp
Setting the Image Contrast Contrast
Setting the Color Saturation Saturation
Use the four-way controller To change the contrast level
Low Normal High
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Setting the Date Imprint Function
Setting the IQ Enhancer Processing
Setting the Green Button
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select Green Button
Camera returns to capture mode
When Fn Setting is Selected
Following functions can be registered
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Press the 9 button in a mode
To Use Fn Setting
126
Recording Movies
Camera enters the C mode and returns to capture status
Recording a Movie
To select C Movie
128
Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed
Frame rate fps indicates the number of frames per second
Selecting the Recorded Pixels and Frame Rate for Movies
Movie screen appears
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Setting the Movie SR Movie Shake Reduction Function
131
Saving the Settings Memory
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose an item
Memory screen appears
132
Playing Back and Deleting Images
Playing Back Still Pictures
Playing Back Images
Press the Q button after taking a picture
Images To Play Back the Previous or Next Image
Deleting
Playing Back a Movie
Images
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Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f
Multi-Image Display
Four-Image Display/Nine-Image Display
Back and Deleting Images
Folder Display/Calendar Display
Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f three times
Folder display
Deleting Images
Press the four-way controller 3 in Q mode
Using the Playback Functions
Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a playback mode
Calendar display
Palette and goes to a mode
Closes the Playback Mode
Press halfway
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Deleting Images Playback Mode Palette
To select u Slideshow
Slideshow
To select Start
Press any button other than the 4 button
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Sound Effect
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Screen Effect
To Set the Slideshow Conditions
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Button Four-way controller 4 button
Rotating the Image
Image appears on the display
143
Rotation
Rotated image is saved
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Zoom lever Button Four-way controller 4 button
Zoom Playback
Guide
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Zoom lever Button I button
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Available operations during the Face close-up playback mode
Deleting a Single Image
Deleting Images and Sound Files
Use the four-way controller To select Delete
Image or sound file is deleted
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Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f once or twice
Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files
Four-image display or nine-image display appears
Appears on the images and sound files
Appears on the selected images Sound files
Selected images and sound files are deleted
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Deleting All Images and Sound Files
Press the 3 button in Q mode
To select Delete All
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To select Z Protect
Protecting Images and Sound Files from Deletion Protect
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image/Sound
All the images and sound files are deleted
Select All Images/Sounds in Step On p.153
Use the four-way controller To select Protect
To Protect All Images and Sound Files
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Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment
Turn the AV device on
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Turn the camera on
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About printing
Editing and Printing Images
Changing the Image Size Resize
Editing Images
To select nResize
Printing Images
To select oCropping
Cropping Images
Resized image is saved
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Choose the cropping area
Processing Images to Make Faces Look Smaller
Q mode, use the four-way controller 45 to
Choose the image you want to edit
Green frame indicates the face that is to be processed
Approx %
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Using the Digital Filters
Use the four-way controller To select PDigital Filter
Subsequent steps vary depending on your selection
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Use the four-way controller 45 to choose the color
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose a filter
To Select a B&W, Sepia or Soft Filter
Editing and Printing
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To adjust the effect
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Compensating for an Unwanted Red-eye Effect
To select ZRed-eye Compensation
Adding a Frame Frame Composite
Processed image is saved
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Use the four-way controller 2345 to select NFrame Composite
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Printing Images Optional Frames
Remove the SD Memory Card from the camera
To Copy Frames
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Editing
Editing Movies
To Use a New Frame
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To choose the frame you
Screen Press the 4 button
Want to save
Select Divide Movies on the movie edit selection
Copying Images and Sound Files
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Divide
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select Press the 4 button
Use the four-way controller 23 to select
To select the image/sound file you Want to copy
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Printing a Single Image
Setting the Printing Service Dpof
Q mode, press the four-way controller
To select rDPOF
Message Applies Dpof settings to this image appears
Press the Green button to switch Or P for Date setting
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image
Use the four-way controller 45 to select an image
Printing All Images
Message Applies Dpof settings to all images appears
Select All Images in on p.179 Press the 4 button
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Recording and Playing Back Sound
Recording Sound Voice Recording
Setting the Voice Recording Function
Back Sound
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Recording Sound
Press the Green button Mode
Press the shutter release button
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Playing Back Sound
Playing Back Sound
Playback starts Total file recording time Playback time
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Recording a Voice Memo
Adding a Voice Memo to Images
Memo
186
Appears on images with voice memos in single-image display
Playing Back a Voice Memo
Playback starts
Playback stops To Delete the Sound from an Image 1p.149
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Settings
Formatting the Memory
Camera Settings
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Format
Format screen appears
Change Playback Volume in the same way as in Steps 4
Changing the Sound Settings
To Change the Operation Volume/Playback Volume
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select the sound type
Changing the Date and Time
To Change the Sound Type
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Use the four-way controller 23 to choose the date format
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Change the time in the same way as in Steps 8 to
Use the four-way controller 23 to select X Destination
Setting the World Time
To Set the Destination
World Time screen appears
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Select Time
Use the four-way controller 45 to select O On or P Off
To Display the Time of the Destination Select Time
196
Are displayed in a mode
Setting the Text Size on the Menu
Use the four-way controller 23 to select X or W
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select the text size
Changing the Display Language
Select from Standard or Large
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Changing the Naming System of the Folder
Menus and messages are displayed in the selected language
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Changing the Video Output Format
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Eye-Fi
Setting Eye-Fi Communication
To select O or P
201
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display
Dark Normal Bright
202
Using the Power Saving Function
Choose from 2min., 1min., 30sec., 15sec., 5sec. or Off
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Setting the Auto Power Off Function
Changing the Start-up Screen
To choose the image for the start Up screen
205
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Pixel Mapping
Correcting Defective Pixels in the CCD Sensor Pixel Mapping
Pixel Mapping screen appears
206
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Reset
Resetting to Default Settings Reset
Reset screen appears
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Connecting to a Computer
Provided Software
Setting Up Your Computer
System Requirements
Computer
CPU
211
If the installation screen appears, go to Step
Installing the Software
Installation screen appears
212
Select the file format to use and click Next
Installation is complete Reboot your computer
Click Finish
Click MediaImpression 2.1 for
Click Close
Click Exit on the installation screen
Product Registration on the Internet
214
Setting the USB Connection Mode
Turn your camera on Press the 3 button in Q mode
215
MSC Mass Storage Class and PTP Picture Transfer Protocol
PTP Picture Transfer Protocol
216
Connecting the Camera and Your Computer
Connecting to Your Computer
Connect your camera to the computer using the USB cable
Turn your camera on
Transferring Images
When the AutoPlay screen does not appear
Double-click the MediaImpression icon on the desktop
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Select an image to import
Click Import media files to local disk
Click Import
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Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task bar
Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer
Click Eject the device connected
Drag no Name on the desktop to the trash
Click PhotoImpression
Starting MediaImpression
Select and double-click an image you wish to view
Images are displayed
Click the desired topic
Details on How to Use MediaImpression
Help screen appears in the web browser
Explanation is displayed
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Transferring Images Using an Eye-Fi Card
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Appendix
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Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode
C Q
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Messages
Data being processed
231
Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Remedy
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Last Memory Setting
Default Settings
Reset Setting
Rec. Mode Menu Items
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Setting Menu Items
237
Playback Mode Palette Items
238
Key Operation
239
List of World Time Cities
ST81 Waterproof strap Remote Control
Optional Accessories
AC adapter kit K-AC117
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Main Specifications
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Faces Shooting Modes
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Digital Filters
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245
Procedure During 12-month Warranty Period
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For customers in Canada
For customers in USA
Pour les utilisateurs au Canada
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Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals
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Index
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Memo
Memo
Memo
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