Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX Digital Camera.

Please read this manual before using the camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera capabilities.

Regarding copyrights

Images taken using the PENTAX Digital Camera that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act. Please take care, as there are cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, performances or of items on display. Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used outside the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and care should be taken here also.

Regarding trademarksPENTAX and Optio are trademarks of HOYA CORPORATION.SDHC logo () is trademark.

This product supports PRINT Image Matching III. PRINT Image Matching enabled digital still cameras, printers and software help photographers to produce images more faithful to their intentions. Some functions are not available on printers that are not PRINT Image Matching III compliant.

Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

PRINT Image Matching is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. The PRINT Image Matching logo is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.

All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

© 2008 ACD Systems Ltd. All rights reserved. ACDSee and the ACDSee logo are trademarks of ACD Systems Ltd. in Canada, the U.S., Europe,Japan and other countries.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Regarding PictBridge

PictBridge allows the user to connect the printer and digital camera directly, using the unified standard for the direct printout of images. You can print images directly from the camera through a few simple operations.

Regarding Product Registration

In order to serve you better, we request that you complete the product registration, which can be found on the CD-ROM supplied with the camera or the PENTAX website. Thank you for your cooperation.

Refer to chapter 7 for more information.

There is a possibility that the illustrations and the display screen in this manual are different from the actual product.

In this manual, both an SD Memory Card and an SDHC Memory Card are referred to as SD Memory Cards hereafter.

In this manual, the generic term "computer(s)" refers to either a Windows PC or a Macintosh hereafter.