Taking Pictures, Taking Still Pictures | Pentax 15921 manual

Taking Pictures	63
Taking Still Pictures	64
Taking Pictures	64
Setting the Shooting Mode	67
Using the Face Detection Function	69
Taking Pictures Automatically (Auto Picture Mode)	70
Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings
(Program Mode)	71
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode)	72
Using the Zoom	73
Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene/Night Scene Portrait/
Digital SR/Fireworks/Candlelight Mode)	75
Taking Pictures of People (Portrait/Natural Skin Tone Mode)	76
Taking Pictures of Children (Kids Mode)	77
Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode)	78
Taking Pictures of Sports and Leisure Activities
(Sport/Surf & Snow Mode)	79
Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode)	80
Taking Pictures Indoors (Party Mode)	81
Taking Pictures of Text (Text Mode)	82
Taking Pictures Using the Miniature/HDR Filter	83
Using the Camera’s Self-timer	84
Taking a Series of Pictures
(Continuous Shooting/Burst Shooting Mode)	85
Taking Pictures Using the Remote Control Unit (Optional)	86
Setting the Shooting Functions	88
Selecting the Flash Mode	88
Selecting the Focus Mode	89
Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels	92
Compensating for Exposure (EV Compensation)	94
Correcting the Brightness (D-Range Setting)	95
Adjusting the White Balance	96
Setting the AE Metering	98
Setting the Sensitivity	99
Switching the Face Detection Function	100
Setting the Shake Reduction Function	102
Setting the Instant Review	103
Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness)	104
Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation)	105
Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)	105
Setting the Date Imprint Function	106
Calling Up a Specific Function	107

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Pentax 15921 manual Taking Pictures, Taking Still Pictures, Setting the Shooting Functions

Contents

ENG Regarding trademarks Regarding copyrightsRegarding Product Registration Using Your Camera Safely To users of this camera About the Power Adapter About the CameraPage About the Battery Precautions on Carrying and Using Your Camera Before Using Your CameraCare to be Taken During Handling Other Precautions Cleaning Your CameraStoring Your Camera Contents Taking Pictures Setting the Shooting FunctionsTaking Still Pictures Playing Back and Deleting Images Editing and Printing Images Connecting to a Computer SettingsRecording and Playing Back Sound Appendix 195 Related operation Composition of the Operating Manual SettingsAppendix Camera Features Easy-to-Navigate Capture and Playback Functions Display Your Data in Calendar Format Perfect for Portrait ShotsAdd Fun 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 Names of Operating Parts Back Normal Display Display in a ModeMonitor Indications No Info Range Setting p.95 Capacity Remaining image storagePage Shooting mode p.67 Display in Q Mode Histogram + Info Normal Display/Histogram + Info Display in Playback Mode B4 200 B5 1/250 B6 F3.5 100-0038 03/03/2011 Edit 1425 A10 Understanding Brightness Using the HistogramGuide Indications Dark image Correct image Bright image Understanding Contrast Memo Getting Started Attaching the Strap Powering the Camera Installing the Battery Close the battery/card cover Getting Started To Remove the Battery Charging the Battery At 23C with the display on and the battery fully charged Battery Level Indicator Installing an SD Memory Card Backing Up Data To Remove the SD Memory Card Precautions When Using an SD Memory Card Number of Recordable Images Turning the Camera On and Off Press the power switchPress 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 Press the 4 button Press the 3 button  When the Wrong Language Has Been Inadvertently Selected When the Screen After Appears in the Wrong Language Use the four-way controller 23 to select Language/ u To Set Hometown and DST Press the four-way controllerUse the four-way controller 45 to choose a city Started To choose the date format Setting the Date and TimeUse the four-way controller To select 24h 24-hour display or Press the four-way controller 3 to select Settings complete Memo Common Operations Understanding the Button Functions Mode W button Four-way controllerGreen button Switches to a mode p.54 Green/i button Press the Q button Switching Between a Mode and Q ModePress the Q button or the shutter release button halfway Setting the Camera Functions Operating the Menus Ex. To set Focusing Area on the a Rec. Mode menu Press the 3 button in a modeUse the four-way controller 23 to change the setting Press the four-way controller 3 twice To Cancel the Changes and Continue with Menu Operations To Save the Setting and Start Taking PicturesTo Save the Setting and Start Playback of Images Press the shutter release button halfway Rec. Mode Menu Menu List  a Rec. Mode Menu Movie Menu Setting Menu  W Setting Menu Memo Taking Pictures Taking Still Pictures Taking Pictures Press the shutter release button fully Press halfway Using the Shutter Release ButtonPoor focusing conditions Press fully Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a shooting mode Setting the Shooting ModePress the four-way controller 3 in a mode Instant Review and Blink Detection Sky and foliage Using the Face Detection Function Pictures Taking Pictures Automatically Auto Picture Mode Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings Program Mode Change the settings as needed Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode Green Mode Press the Green button in a Mode Using the Zoom Press the zoom button in Amode Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio Use the four-way controller 23 to select Digital ZoomTo Set the Digital Zoom Use the four-way controller 45 to select O or P Use the four-way controller 2345 to select A, B, c, S or U 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 Use the four-way controller 23 to select Y, Z, Z, a, b or b Use the four-way controller 2345 to select \or Q Framing Your Pictures Frame Composite Mode Press the zoom button towards the right y Taking Pictures Indoors Party Mode Taking Pictures of Text Text Mode Use the four-way controller 23 to select c, d, c or d Taking Pictures Using the Miniature/HDR Filter Use the four-way controller 45 to select an option Using the Camera’s Self-timer Press the four-way controller 2 in a mode Taking Pictures Using the Remote Control Unit Optional TakingPictures Selecting the Flash Mode Setting the Shooting FunctionsPress the four-way controller 4 in a mode Press the four-way controller 5 in a mode Selecting the Focus ModeAbout the red-eye phenomenon Use the four-way controller 23 to adjust the focus To Set the Focus Manually Manual Focus Setting Use the four-way controller 23 to select FocusingTo change the focusing area To Set the Focusing Area Default setting is g Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels To change the number of recorded Use the four-way controller 23 to select RecordedPixels Press the four-way controller Pixels Use the four-way controller 23 to select EV Compensation Compensating for Exposure EV CompensationTo select the EV value Correcting the Brightness D-Range Setting To change the setting Adjusting the White BalanceWhite Balance screen appears To Set the White Balance Manually Have a blank sheet of white paper or similar material ready Setting the AE Metering Setting the Sensitivity Auto Use the four-way controller 23 to select Face Detection Switching the Face Detection FunctionUse the four-way controller 23 to change the sensitivity 100 To select O or P To set the Blink Detection function, press the four-way101 Setting the Shake Reduction Function 102 Review Use the four-way controller Setting the Instant ReviewUse the four-way controller 23 to select Instant 103 To change the sharpness level Setting the Image Sharpness SharpnessUse the four-way controller 23 to select Sharpness 104 Use the four-way controller 45 to change the contrast level Setting the Color Saturation SaturationSetting the Image Contrast Contrast 105 Imprint Press the four-way controller Setting the Date Imprint FunctionUse the four-way controller 23 to select Date To select the Date Imprint details To Assign a Function to the Green Button Calling Up a Specific Function107 To Use the Green Button To change the setting and press 4 button108 Recording a Movie Point the camera at your subject in a modeRecording Movies Press the C button Keeping the C Button Pressed 110 Selecting the Recorded Pixels and Frame Rate for Movies 111 Setting the Movie SR Movie Shake Reduction Function 112 Saving the Settings Memory 113 Use the four-way controller 23 to choose an item 114 Playing Back and Deleting Images Press the Q button after taking a picture Playing Back ImagesPlaying Back Still Pictures Images Available operations during playback Playing Back a MovieDeleting Images Available operations while playback is paused Four-Image Display/Nine-Image Display Multi-Image DisplayQ mode, press the zoom button towards the left f Deleting Calendar display Folder Display/Calendar DisplayFolder display 119 Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a playback mode Using the Playback FunctionsPress the four-way controller 3 in Q mode Playback Mode Palette To select u Slideshow Playback Mode Palette appearsSlideshow To select Start To Set the Slideshow Conditions Press any button other than the 4 buttonUse the four-way controller To select Interval in on Start 122 123 Image appears on the display Rotating an ImageTo select s Image Rotation Rotated image is saved Available operations while an image is magnified Zoom Playback125 To select Delete Deleting Images and Sound FilesDeleting a Single Image To Delete the Sound from an Image Use the four-way controller 23 to select Delete Sound Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files127 To select Select & Delete Press the 3 button in Q modeDeleting All Images and Sound Files 128 Use the four-way controller 2345 to select Z Protect Protecting Images and Sound Files from Deletion ProtectUse the four-way controller 23 to select Delete All Back and Deleting Images To select Protect Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image/Sound130 To Protect All Images and Sound Files Select All Images/Sounds in Step On p.130131 Turn the AV equipment on Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment132 Turn the camera on 133 134 Editing and Printing Images About printing To select nResize Editing ImagesChanging the Image Size Resize Printing Images Printing Images Cropping ImagesUse the four-way controller 2345 to select oCropping 137 Choose the cropping area Processing Images with the Miniature/HDR Filter138 Editing and Printing 139 Use the four-way controller 2345 to select PDigital Filter Processing Images with the Digital Filters140 To Select a B&W, Sepia or Soft Filter Use the four-way controller 23 to choose a filter141 Editing 142 To Select a Toy Camera or Brightness Filter 143 144 145 146 To Copy Frames Optional Frames147 To Use a New Frame Editing MoviesUse the four-way controller To select Movie Editing 148 Want to save Selection screen Press the 4 buttonTo choose the frame you Select Divide Movies on the movie editing selection To select pImage Sound Copy Copying Images and Sound FilesUse the four-way controller 23 to select Divide 150 To select the image/sound file you Want to copy Use the four-way controller 23 to selectPress the 4 button Use the four-way controller 151 152 Use the four-way controller 2345 to select rDPOF Setting the Printing Service DpofPrinting a Single Image 153 Use the four-way controller 45 to select an image Press the Green button to switch Or P for Date settingUse the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image To choose the number of copies Select All Images in on p.154 Press the 4 button Printing All Images155 156 Recording and Playing Back Sound To select Voice Recording Setting the Voice Recording FunctionRecording Sound Voice Recording Playing Back Sound Playing Back Sound Press the Green button ModeRecording Sound Press the shutter release button 160 To select \Voice Memo Adding a Voice Memo to ImagesRecording a Voice Memo Back Sound Playing Back a Voice Memo 162 Settings Use the four-way controller 23 to select Format Camera SettingsFormatting an SD Memory Card 164 Changing the Sound Settings 165 Use the four-way controller 23 to choose the date format Adjustment Press the four-way controllerChanging the Date and Time 166 Use the four-way controller 23 to change the month 167 To Set the Destination Setting the World TimeChange the time in the same way as in Steps 8 to 168 Use the four-way controller 23 to select X Destination 169 World Time screen appears To select Select TimeTo Display the Time of the Destination Select Time 170 Language Changing the Display LanguageTo select the desired 171 Changing the Naming System of the Folder 172 Changing the Video Output Format 173 To adjust the brightness Adjusting the Brightness of the DisplayPress the 3 button in Q mode Use the four-way controller 174 Enters the power saving mode Using the Power Saving FunctionUse the four-way controller 23 to select Power Saving Press the four-way controller Off Press the four-way controller Setting the Auto Power Off FunctionUse the four-way controller 23 to select Auto Power Turns off automatically To select RStart-up Screen Changing the Start-up ScreenQ mode, press the four-way controller To choose the image for the start- up screen Pixel Mapping screen appears Correcting Defective Pixels in the CCD Sensor Pixel MappingUse the four-way controller 23 to select Pixel Mapping 178 Use the four-way controller 23 to select Reset Resetting to Default Settings Reset179 180 Connecting to a Computer Turn your camera on Press the 3 button in Q mode Connecting to a ComputerSetting the USB Connection Mode Use the four-way controller 23 to select MSC Computer MSC and PTP MSC Mass Storage ClassPTP Picture Transfer Protocol 183 Turn your camera on Connecting the Camera and the Computer184 Disconnect the USB cable from the Macintosh and your camera Disconnecting the Camera from the ComputerDrag no Name on the desktop to the trash Windows System Requirements Using the Provided Software186 Installing the Software 187 Click Finish Click MediaImpression 3.0 forSelect the file format to use and click Next 188 Click Close Click Exit on the installation screenClick MediaImpression 2.1 for 189 Click Import media files to local disk Using MediaImpression on WindowsConnect your camera to the computer Computer Product Registration on the Internet Click Import Selected or Import All When the AutoPlay screen does not appearSelect an image to import 191 Click Import Using MediaImpression on Macintosh192 193 194 Appendix Can be set × Cannot be set Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode196 197 \Y B c S C Q Messages 198 199 Data being recorded Troubleshooting 200 201 Reset Setting Default SettingsLast Memory Setting  a Rec. Mode Menu Items  C Movie Menu Items 203  W Setting Menu Items 204  Playback Mode Palette Items 205  Key Operation 206 List of World Time Cities 207 Genuine leather strap Optional Accessories208 Main Specifications 209 210 211 Folder Display, Calendar Display, Sound Playback, Histogram 212 Warranty Policy 213 214 Pour les utilisateurs au Canada For customers in USAFor customers in Canada 215 Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals 216 217 218 Index 219 220 221 222 Memo Memo Memo Hoya Corporation