Operating Manual
Thank you for purchasing this Pentax Digital Camera
Using Your Camera Safely
To users of this camera
About the Battery Charger and the AC Adapter
About the Camera
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About the Battery
Before Using Your Camera
About the Battery and Charger
Precautions on Carrying and Using Your Camera
Care to be Taken During Handling
Storing Your Camera
Cleaning Your Camera
Other Precautions
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Contents
Taking Pictures
Setting the Green Button 123
Playing Back and Deleting Images
Editing and Printing Images
Printing a Single Image 178 Printing All Images 180
Settings
Connecting to a Computer
Recording and Playing Back Sound
Recording a Voice Memo 186 Playing Back a Voice Memo 187
Appendix 227
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Mode
Memo
Composition of the Operating Manual
Appendix
Camera Features
Easy-to-Navigate Capture and Playback Functions
Perfect for Portrait Shots
Add Various Frames to Your Pictures
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
Names of Parts
Front
Power switch
Names of Operating Parts
Back
Zoom lever
Display in a Mode
Monitor Indications
Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode
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Display in Q Mode
Normal Display/Histogram + Info Display in Playback Mode
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Guide Indications
Using the Histogram
Setting the Exposure EV Compensation 1p.110
Understanding Brightness
Understanding Contrast
Memo
Getting Started
Attaching the Strap
Powering the Camera
Charging the Battery
Installing the Battery
Open the battery/card cover
Close the battery/card cover
Removing the Battery
Battery Level Indicator
At 23C with the display on and the battery fully charged
Using the AC Adapter
Extract the DC coupler cord
Getting
Confirm the DC coupler is locked in place
GettingStarted
Installing the SD Memory Card
Backing Up Data
Push the card into the SD Memory Card socket to eject it
To Remove the SD Memory Card
Cover lock lever
SD Memory Card socket
Number of Images Recordable on an SD Memory Card
Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels 1p.108
Press the power switch
Press the power switch again
Turning the Camera On and Off
Checking the SD Memory Card
Starting-up in the Playback Mode
Press the power switch while holding down the Q button
Four-way controller 4 button Button
Initial Settings
Setting the Display Language
Press the 4 button
Daylight saving time
Initial Setting screen appears in the selected language
A Rec. Mode menu appears
Press the 3 button
Language/ screen appears
Press the four-way controller
Use the four-way controller 45 to choose a city
To Set Hometown and DST
Started
Setting the Date and Time
Use the four-way controller
To choose the date format
To select 24h 24-hour display or
Frame moves to the month
Press the four-way controller 3 to select Settings complete
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the month
GettingStarted
Common Operations
Understanding the Button Functions
Mode
Displays the a Rec. Mode menu p.57
Four-way controller
W button
Green button
Switches to a mode p.56
Green/i button
Press the Q button or the shutter release button halfway
Switching Between a Mode and Q Mode
Press the Q button
Setting the Camera Functions
Operating the Menus
During recording
During playback
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the setting
Ex. To set the Focusing Area on the a Rec. Mode menu
To Save the Setting and Start Playback of Images
To Cancel the Changes and Continue with Menu Operations
Press the 4 button or the four-way controller
Press the shutter release button halfway
Rec. Mode Menu
Menu List
Operations Rec. Mode Menu
Setting Menu
Setting 3/3 Reset Delete All Pixel Mapping Format
Taking Pictures
Taking Still Pictures
Taking Pictures
Confirm the subject and shooting information on the display
Face detection frame
Press the shutter release button fully
Pictures
Using the Shutter Release Button
Poor focusing conditions
Press halfway
Press fully
Setting the Shooting Mode
Press the four-way controller 3 in a mode
Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a shooting mode
Instant Review and Blink Detection
Bright skin tone Night Scene
Panoramic photograph
Using the Face Detection Function
To Switch the Face Detection Function
Face detection frame When the multiple faces Are detected
Main frame White frame
Face Detection On Smile Capture
Taking Pictures Automatically Auto Picture Mode
When the camera detects the pet’s full face
Shutter release button Four-way controller 4 button
Portrait×Backlight Sunset
Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings Program Mode
Picture is taken
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode Green Mode
Set the functions you want to change
Shutter release button Green button
Press the Green button in a Mode
Camera switches to 9 mode
Zoom lever Four-way controller Button
Using the Zoom
Turn the zoom lever in a mode
Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
To select O or P
To Set the Digital Zoom
Shutter release
Fireworks
Taking Pictures of People Portrait/Natural Skin Tone Mode
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select cor d
Taking Pictures of Children Kids Mode
Taking Pictures of Your Pet Pet Mode
Status screen in ePet mode
Press the Ibutton on the capture
To Register the Pet
Capture status screen
Press the I button again
Pet registration screen
Press the Ibutton on the capture status screen in ePet mode
To Switch the Pet You Want to Shoot
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
Use the four-way controller 23 to select c, d, c or d
Taking Pictures of Text Text Mode
C mode selection screen appears
Framing Your Pictures Frame Composite Mode
9-frame display of the frame selection screen appears
Turn the zoom lever to the right
Using the Self-timer
Press the four-way controller 2 in a mode
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
Using the Digital Wide Function Digital Wide Mode
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select
Take the second image
Taking Panoramic Pictures Digital Panorama Mode
To Cancel after Taking the First Shot
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select F
Confirmation dialog appears
100
Take the second frame
Screen for taking the first frame is
101
To Cancel after Taking the First or Second Frame
Take the third frame
102
Setting the Shooting Functions
Selecting the Flash Mode
Press the four-way controller 4 in a mode
Setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status
About the red-eye phenomenon
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Selecting the Focus Mode
Press the four-way controller 5 in a mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to adjust the focus
Focus Mode screen appears
\ indicator
To Set the Focus Manually Manual Focus
Press the 3 button in a mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to select AF Setting
To change the focusing area
Setting
Setting the =Assist Light Focus Assist
Press the 3 button twice
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Focus Assist
Use the four-way controller 45 to select O On/P Off
Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels
108
Press the 4 button. The setting is saved
109
Setting the Exposure EV Compensation
110
Correcting the Brightness D-Range Setting
To select Highlight Correction or
Shadow Correction
111
112
Adjusting the White Balance
White Balance screen appears
113
White balance is automatically adjusted
To Set the White Balance Manually
Setting the AE Metering
Setting is saved and the a Rec. Mode menu reappears
Pull-down menu appears
114
Setting the Sensitivity
115
116
Setting the Auto ISO Range
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the sensitivity
117
Setting the Blink Detection Function
Camera returns to capture status Blink Detection 1p.69
Setting the Shake Reduction Function
118
119
Setting the Instant Review
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Instant Review
Setting the Image Sharpness Sharpness
Use the four-way controller 45 to select O or P
Instant Review is displayed Instant Review is not displayed
Soft Normal Sharp
Setting the Color Saturation Saturation
Setting the Image Contrast Contrast
Use the four-way controller To change the contrast level
Low Normal High
Setting the Date Imprint Function
122
123
Setting the IQ Enhancer Processing
Setting the Green Button
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Green Button
124
When Fn Setting is Selected
Camera returns to capture mode
Following functions can be registered
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126
Press the 9 button in a mode
To Use Fn Setting
Camera enters the C mode and returns to capture status
Recording Movies
Recording a Movie
To select C Movie
Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed
128
Selecting the Recorded Pixels and Frame Rate for Movies
Frame rate fps indicates the number of frames per second
Movie screen appears
129
Setting the Movie SR Movie Shake Reduction Function
130
Saving the Settings Memory
131
132
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose an item
Memory screen appears
Playing Back and Deleting Images
Playing Back Images
Playing Back Still Pictures
Press the Q button after taking a picture
Images To Play Back the Previous or Next Image
Playing Back a Movie
Deleting
Images
135
Multi-Image Display
Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f
Four-Image Display/Nine-Image Display
Back and Deleting Images
Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f three times
Folder Display/Calendar Display
Folder display
Deleting Images
Using the Playback Functions
Press the four-way controller 3 in Q mode
Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a playback mode
Calendar display
Closes the Playback Mode
Palette and goes to a mode
Press halfway
139
Deleting Images Playback Mode Palette
140
Slideshow
To select u Slideshow
To select Start
Press any button other than the 4 button
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Screen Effect
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Sound Effect
To Set the Slideshow Conditions
142
Rotating the Image
Button Four-way controller 4 button
Image appears on the display
143
144
Rotation
Rotated image is saved
Zoom Playback
Zoom lever Button Four-way controller 4 button
Guide
145
Zoom lever Button I button
146
Available operations during the Face close-up playback mode
147
Deleting Images and Sound Files
Deleting a Single Image
Use the four-way controller To select Delete
Image or sound file is deleted
149
Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files
Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f once or twice
Four-image display or nine-image display appears
Appears on the images and sound files
151
Appears on the selected images Sound files
Selected images and sound files are deleted
Press the 3 button in Q mode
Deleting All Images and Sound Files
To select Delete All
152
Protecting Images and Sound Files from Deletion Protect
To select Z Protect
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image/Sound
All the images and sound files are deleted
Use the four-way controller To select Protect
Select All Images/Sounds in Step On p.153
To Protect All Images and Sound Files
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Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment
Turn the AV device on
Turn the camera on
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Editing and Printing Images
About printing
Editing Images
Changing the Image Size Resize
To select nResize
Printing Images
Cropping Images
To select oCropping
Resized image is saved
161
Processing Images to Make Faces Look Smaller
Choose the cropping area
Q mode, use the four-way controller 45 to
Choose the image you want to edit
163
Green frame indicates the face that is to be processed
Approx %
Using the Digital Filters
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165
Use the four-way controller To select PDigital Filter
Subsequent steps vary depending on your selection
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose a filter
Use the four-way controller 45 to choose the color
To Select a B&W, Sepia or Soft Filter
Editing and Printing
To adjust the effect
167
Compensating for an Unwanted Red-eye Effect
168
Adding a Frame Frame Composite
To select ZRed-eye Compensation
Processed image is saved
169
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select NFrame Composite
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171
Remove the SD Memory Card from the camera
Printing Images Optional Frames
To Copy Frames
172
Editing Movies
Editing
To Use a New Frame
173
Screen Press the 4 button
To choose the frame you
Want to save
Select Divide Movies on the movie edit selection
175
Copying Images and Sound Files
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Divide
Use the four-way controller 23 to select
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Press the 4 button
To select the image/sound file you Want to copy
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Setting the Printing Service Dpof
Printing a Single Image
Q mode, press the four-way controller
To select rDPOF
Press the Green button to switch Or P for Date setting
Message Applies Dpof settings to this image appears
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image
Use the four-way controller 45 to select an image
Message Applies Dpof settings to all images appears
Printing All Images
Select All Images in on p.179 Press the 4 button
180
Recording and Playing Back Sound
Setting the Voice Recording Function
Recording Sound Voice Recording
Back Sound
182
Press the Green button Mode
Recording Sound
Press the shutter release button
183
Playing Back Sound
Playing Back Sound
Playback starts Total file recording time Playback time
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185
Adding a Voice Memo to Images
Recording a Voice Memo
Memo
186
Playing Back a Voice Memo
Appears on images with voice memos in single-image display
Playback starts
Playback stops To Delete the Sound from an Image 1p.149
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Settings
Camera Settings
Formatting the Memory
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Format
Format screen appears
Changing the Sound Settings
Change Playback Volume in the same way as in Steps 4
To Change the Operation Volume/Playback Volume
191
Changing the Date and Time
Use the four-way controller 23 to select the sound type
To Change the Sound Type
192
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose the date format
193
Change the time in the same way as in Steps 8 to
194
Setting the World Time
Use the four-way controller 23 to select X Destination
To Set the Destination
World Time screen appears
Use the four-way controller 45 to select O On or P Off
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Select Time
To Display the Time of the Destination Select Time
196
Setting the Text Size on the Menu
Are displayed in a mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to select X or W
197
Changing the Display Language
Use the four-way controller 23 to select the text size
Select from Standard or Large
198
199
Changing the Naming System of the Folder
Menus and messages are displayed in the selected language
Changing the Video Output Format
200
Setting Eye-Fi Communication
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Eye-Fi
To select O or P
201
202
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display
Dark Normal Bright
203
Using the Power Saving Function
Choose from 2min., 1min., 30sec., 15sec., 5sec. or Off
Setting the Auto Power Off Function
204
205
Changing the Start-up Screen
To choose the image for the start Up screen
Correcting Defective Pixels in the CCD Sensor Pixel Mapping
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Pixel Mapping
Pixel Mapping screen appears
206
Resetting to Default Settings Reset
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Reset
Reset screen appears
207
208
Connecting to a Computer
Setting Up Your Computer
Provided Software
System Requirements
Computer
211
CPU
Installing the Software
If the installation screen appears, go to Step
Installation screen appears
212
Installation is complete Reboot your computer
Select the file format to use and click Next
Click Finish
Click MediaImpression 2.1 for
Click Exit on the installation screen
Click Close
Product Registration on the Internet
214
215
Setting the USB Connection Mode
Turn your camera on Press the 3 button in Q mode
216
MSC Mass Storage Class and PTP Picture Transfer Protocol
PTP Picture Transfer Protocol
Connecting to Your Computer
Connecting the Camera and Your Computer
Connect your camera to the computer using the USB cable
Turn your camera on
When the AutoPlay screen does not appear
Transferring Images
Double-click the MediaImpression icon on the desktop
218
Click Import media files to local disk
Select an image to import
Click Import
219
220
Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer
Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task bar
Click Eject the device connected
Drag no Name on the desktop to the trash
Starting MediaImpression
Click PhotoImpression
Select and double-click an image you wish to view
Images are displayed
Details on How to Use MediaImpression
Click the desired topic
Help screen appears in the web browser
Explanation is displayed
Transferring Images Using an Eye-Fi Card
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Appendix
Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode
228
229
C Q
Messages
230
231
Data being processed
232
Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Remedy
233
Default Settings
Last Memory Setting
Reset Setting
Rec. Mode Menu Items
235
Setting Menu Items
236
Playback Mode Palette Items
237
Key Operation
238
List of World Time Cities
239
Optional Accessories
ST81 Waterproof strap Remote Control
AC adapter kit K-AC117
240
Main Specifications
241
242
243
Faces Shooting Modes
244
Digital Filters
Procedure During 12-month Warranty Period
245
246
For customers in USA
For customers in Canada
Pour les utilisateurs au Canada
247
Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals
248
249
Index
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252
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Memo
Memo
Memo
Pentax Ricoh Imaging
] screen or [Date Adjustment] screen appears when you turn the camera on, follow the procedure on p.44 to set the display language and/or current date and time.