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
Precautions on Carrying and Using Your Camera
Before Using Your Camera
About the Battery and Charger
Care to be Taken During Handling
Cleaning Your Camera
Other Precautions
Storing Your Camera
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Contents
Taking Pictures
Editing and Printing Images
Setting the Green Button 123
Playing Back and Deleting Images
Printing a Single Image 178 Printing All Images 180
Recording and Playing Back Sound
Settings
Connecting to a Computer
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
Display Images and Sound Files in Calendar Format
Perfect for Portrait Shots
Add Various Frames to Your Pictures
For decorating your pictures with a frame
Advanced Movie Recording Functions
Checking the Contents of the Package
Names of Parts
Front
Back
Power switch
Names of Operating Parts
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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Using the Histogram
Setting the Exposure EV Compensation 1p.110
Guide Indications
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
Getting
Using the AC Adapter
Extract the DC coupler cord
Confirm the DC coupler is locked in place
GettingStarted
Installing the SD Memory Card
Backing Up Data
Cover lock lever
Push the card into the SD Memory Card socket to eject it
To Remove the SD Memory Card
SD Memory Card socket
Number of Images Recordable on an SD Memory Card
Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels 1p.108
Turning the Camera On and Off
Press the power switch
Press the power switch again
Checking the SD Memory Card
Starting-up in the Playback Mode
Press the power switch while holding down the Q button
Initial Settings
Setting the Display Language
Four-way controller 4 button Button
Press the 4 button
Daylight saving time
Press the 3 button
Initial Setting screen appears in the selected language
A Rec. Mode menu appears
Language/ screen appears
To Set Hometown and DST
Press the four-way controller
Use the four-way controller 45 to choose a city
Started
To choose the date format
Setting the Date and Time
Use the four-way controller
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
Understanding the Button Functions
Mode
W button
Displays the a Rec. Mode menu p.57
Four-way controller
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
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
Press the 4 button or the four-way controller
To Save the Setting and Start Playback of Images
To Cancel the Changes and Continue with Menu Operations
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
Confirm the subject and shooting information on the display
Taking Still Pictures
Taking Pictures
Face detection frame
Press the shutter release button fully
Pictures
Press halfway
Using the Shutter Release Button
Poor focusing conditions
Press fully
Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a shooting mode
Setting the Shooting Mode
Press the four-way controller 3 in a mode
Instant Review and Blink Detection
Bright skin tone Night Scene
Panoramic photograph
Face detection frame When the multiple faces Are detected
Using the Face Detection Function
To Switch the Face Detection Function
Main frame White frame
Face Detection On Smile Capture
Shutter release button Four-way controller 4 button
Taking Pictures Automatically Auto Picture Mode
When the camera detects the pet’s full face
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 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
Press the Ibutton on the capture
Taking Pictures of Your Pet Pet Mode
Status screen in ePet mode
To Register the Pet
Press the I button again
Pet registration screen
Capture status screen
To Delete the Pet from the Entry
Press the Ibutton on the capture status screen in ePet mode
To Switch the Pet You Want to Shoot
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
Framing Your Pictures Frame Composite Mode
9-frame display of the frame selection screen appears
Turn the zoom lever to the right
Drive Mode screen appears
Using the Self-timer
Press the four-way controller 2 in a mode
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
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select F
Taking Panoramic Pictures Digital Panorama Mode
To Cancel after Taking the First Shot
Confirmation dialog appears
Take the second frame
Screen for taking the first frame is
100
To Cancel after Taking the First or Second Frame
Take the third frame
101
Setting the Shooting Functions
Selecting the Flash Mode
102
About the red-eye phenomenon
Press the four-way controller 4 in a mode
Setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status
103
Selecting the Focus Mode
Press the four-way controller 5 in a mode
104
\ indicator
Use the four-way controller 23 to adjust the focus
Focus Mode screen appears
To Set the Focus Manually Manual Focus
To change the focusing area
Press the 3 button in a mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to select AF Setting
Setting
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Focus Assist
Setting the =Assist Light Focus Assist
Press the 3 button twice
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
Shadow Correction
Correcting the Brightness D-Range Setting
To select Highlight Correction or
111
Adjusting the White Balance
White Balance screen appears
112
White balance is automatically adjusted
To Set the White Balance Manually
113
Pull-down menu appears
Setting the AE Metering
Setting is saved and the a Rec. Mode menu reappears
114
Setting the Sensitivity
115
Setting the Auto ISO Range
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the sensitivity
116
Setting the Blink Detection Function
Camera returns to capture status Blink Detection 1p.69
117
Setting the Shake Reduction Function
118
Setting the Instant Review
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Instant Review
119
Instant Review is displayed Instant Review is not displayed
Setting the Image Sharpness Sharpness
Use the four-way controller 45 to select O or P
Soft Normal Sharp
Use the four-way controller To change the contrast level
Setting the Color Saturation Saturation
Setting the Image Contrast Contrast
Low Normal High
Setting the Date Imprint Function
122
Setting the IQ Enhancer Processing
Setting the Green Button
123
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Green Button
124
Following functions can be registered
When Fn Setting is Selected
Camera returns to capture mode
125
Press the 9 button in a mode
To Use Fn Setting
126
Recording a Movie
Camera enters the C mode and returns to capture status
Recording Movies
To select C Movie
Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed
128
Movie screen appears
Selecting the Recorded Pixels and Frame Rate for Movies
Frame rate fps indicates the number of frames per second
129
Setting the Movie SR Movie Shake Reduction Function
130
Saving the Settings Memory
131
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose an item
Memory screen appears
132
Playing Back and Deleting Images
Press the Q button after taking a picture
Playing Back Images
Playing Back Still Pictures
Images To Play Back the Previous or Next Image
Images
Playing Back a Movie
Deleting
135
Four-Image Display/Nine-Image Display
Multi-Image Display
Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f
Back and Deleting Images
Folder display
Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f three times
Folder Display/Calendar Display
Deleting Images
Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a playback mode
Using the Playback Functions
Press the four-way controller 3 in Q mode
Calendar display
Press halfway
Closes the Playback Mode
Palette and goes to a mode
139
Deleting Images Playback Mode Palette
140
To select Start
Slideshow
To select u Slideshow
Press any button other than the 4 button
To Set the Slideshow Conditions
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Screen Effect
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Sound Effect
142
Image appears on the display
Rotating the Image
Button Four-way controller 4 button
143
Rotation
Rotated image is saved
144
Guide
Zoom Playback
Zoom lever Button Four-way controller 4 button
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Zoom lever Button I button
146
Available operations during the Face close-up playback mode
147
Use the four-way controller To select Delete
Deleting Images and Sound Files
Deleting a Single Image
Image or sound file is deleted
149
Four-image display or nine-image display appears
Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files
Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f once or twice
Appears on the images and sound files
Appears on the selected images Sound files
Selected images and sound files are deleted
151
To select Delete All
Press the 3 button in Q mode
Deleting All Images and Sound Files
152
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image/Sound
Protecting Images and Sound Files from Deletion Protect
To select Z Protect
All the images and sound files are deleted
To Protect All Images and Sound Files
Use the four-way controller To select Protect
Select All Images/Sounds in Step On p.153
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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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Editing and Printing Images
About printing
To select nResize
Editing Images
Changing the Image Size Resize
Printing Images
Resized image is saved
Cropping Images
To select oCropping
161
Q mode, use the four-way controller 45 to
Processing Images to Make Faces Look Smaller
Choose the cropping area
Choose the image you want to edit
Green frame indicates the face that is to be processed
Approx %
163
Using the Digital Filters
164
Use the four-way controller To select PDigital Filter
Subsequent steps vary depending on your selection
165
To Select a B&W, Sepia or Soft Filter
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose a filter
Use the four-way controller 45 to choose the color
Editing and Printing
To adjust the effect
167
Compensating for an Unwanted Red-eye Effect
168
Processed image is saved
Adding a Frame Frame Composite
To select ZRed-eye Compensation
169
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select NFrame Composite
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To Copy Frames
Remove the SD Memory Card from the camera
Printing Images Optional Frames
172
To Use a New Frame
Editing Movies
Editing
173
Want to save
Screen Press the 4 button
To choose the frame you
Select Divide Movies on the movie edit selection
Copying Images and Sound Files
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Divide
175
To select the image/sound file you Want to copy
Use the four-way controller 23 to select
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Press the 4 button
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Q mode, press the four-way controller
Setting the Printing Service Dpof
Printing a Single Image
To select rDPOF
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image
Press the Green button to switch Or P for Date setting
Message Applies Dpof settings to this image appears
Use the four-way controller 45 to select an image
Select All Images in on p.179 Press the 4 button
Message Applies Dpof settings to all images appears
Printing All Images
180
Recording and Playing Back Sound
Back Sound
Setting the Voice Recording Function
Recording Sound Voice Recording
182
Press the shutter release button
Press the Green button Mode
Recording Sound
183
Playback starts Total file recording time Playback time
Playing Back Sound
Playing Back Sound
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Memo
Adding a Voice Memo to Images
Recording a Voice Memo
186
Playback starts
Playing Back a Voice Memo
Appears on images with voice memos in single-image display
Playback stops To Delete the Sound from an Image 1p.149
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Settings
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Format
Camera Settings
Formatting the Memory
Format screen appears
To Change the Operation Volume/Playback Volume
Changing the Sound Settings
Change Playback Volume in the same way as in Steps 4
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To Change the Sound Type
Changing the Date and Time
Use the four-way controller 23 to select 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
To Set the Destination
Setting the World Time
Use the four-way controller 23 to select X Destination
World Time screen appears
To Display the Time of the Destination Select Time
Use the four-way controller 45 to select O On or P Off
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Select Time
196
Use the four-way controller 23 to select X or W
Setting the Text Size on the Menu
Are displayed in a mode
197
Select from Standard or Large
Changing the Display Language
Use the four-way controller 23 to select the text size
198
Changing the Naming System of the Folder
Menus and messages are displayed in the selected language
199
Changing the Video Output Format
200
To select O or P
Setting Eye-Fi Communication
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Eye-Fi
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
203
Setting the Auto Power Off Function
204
Changing the Start-up Screen
To choose the image for the start Up screen
205
Pixel Mapping screen appears
Correcting Defective Pixels in the CCD Sensor Pixel Mapping
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Pixel Mapping
206
Reset screen appears
Resetting to Default Settings Reset
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Reset
207
208
Connecting to a Computer
System Requirements
Setting Up Your Computer
Provided Software
Computer
211
CPU
Installation screen appears
Installing the Software
If the installation screen appears, go to Step
212
Click Finish
Installation is complete Reboot your computer
Select the file format to use and click Next
Click MediaImpression 2.1 for
Product Registration on the Internet
Click Exit on the installation screen
Click Close
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
Connect your camera to the computer using the USB cable
Connecting to Your Computer
Connecting the Camera and Your Computer
Turn your camera on
Double-click the MediaImpression icon on the desktop
When the AutoPlay screen does not appear
Transferring Images
218
Click Import
Click Import media files to local disk
Select an image to import
219
220
Click Eject the device connected
Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer
Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task bar
Drag no Name on the desktop to the trash
Select and double-click an image you wish to view
Starting MediaImpression
Click PhotoImpression
Images are displayed
Help screen appears in the web browser
Details on How to Use MediaImpression
Click the desired topic
Explanation is displayed
Transferring Images Using an Eye-Fi Card
224
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Appendix
Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode
228
229
C Q
Messages
230
231
Data being processed
Troubleshooting
Problem Cause Remedy
232
233
Reset Setting
Default Settings
Last Memory Setting
Rec. Mode Menu Items
235
Setting Menu Items
236
Playback Mode Palette Items
237
Key Operation
238
List of World Time Cities
239
AC adapter kit K-AC117
Optional Accessories
ST81 Waterproof strap Remote Control
240
Main Specifications
241
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Faces Shooting Modes
244
Digital Filters
Procedure During 12-month Warranty Period
245
246
Pour les utilisateurs au Canada
For customers in USA
For customers in Canada
247
Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals
248
249
Index
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Memo
Memo
Memo
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