Basic Operations | Pentax K-50 manual

3 Basic Operations

This chapter explains basic operations for shooting by setting the mode dial to n(Auto Picture) to have the camera select the optimum settings based on the subject.

For information about advanced functions and settings for taking pictures, refer to chapter 4 and onward.

Basic Shooting Operation	64
Using the Built-in Flash	68
Reviewing Images	72

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Pentax K-50 specifications Basic Operations

Contents

Operating Manual Regarding trademarks Regarding copyrights To users of this camera For Using Your Camera SafelyAbout the Camera About the Battery Charger and AC Adapter About the Usage of AA Batteries About the Rechargeable Lithium-ion BatteryPrecautions for D-LI109 Battery Usage Care to be Taken During Handling Before Using Your Camera Precautions on Carrying and Using Your Camera About the Battery and ChargerCleaning Your Camera Storing Your Camera About Eye-Fi Cards Write-protect switchAbout SD Memory Cards Regarding User Registration Memo Getting Started ContentsBefore Using Your Camera Shooting Functions Basic Operations Shooting Settings Playback Functions and Image Editing Connecting to a Computer Changing Additional Settings Appendix Using the Flash Composition of the Operating Manual Indicates useful information Symbols used in this Operating Manual are explained belowIndicates precautions to take when operating the camera How to Change Function Settings Before Using Your Camera Checking the Contents of the Package Names and Functions of the Working Parts Main switch Capture ModeEV Compensation Button DGreen button Focus mode switch Mode dialFront e-dial R Lens unlock button 3button Playback ModeFour-way controller I Delete button Monitor Display Capture ModeControl panel Shooting Info Display Selection screen Camera Settings for shooting with the viewfinder are displayed Status screen Your Live ViewAF frame Button guide AE Metering p.97 AE Lock p.96 Before Using Your Camera Before Using Your Still picture capture mode Control panel Mode Red  Shooting Info DisplayReturn to the status screen Display Off Nothing is displayed on the monitor Single image display Standard Information Display Playback ModeDisplay Indicators are displayed Detailed Information Still picture Use the four-way controller 23 to switch between pages Detailed Information Display Focus mode p.101/AF point p.104/Contrast AF p.106  Histogram Display/RGB Histogram Display Using the HistogramHistogram shows the brightness Histogram before and after shooting Guide Indicators Viewfinder Sensitivity/Remaining image storage capacity Before Using Your Camera 10 ISO/ISO Auto p.87AE Lock p.96 Changing AF point p.105  Electronic Level Display Using the Direct Keys How to Change Function SettingsPress the four-way controller Standby mode Press the 4button Press the Mbutton Standby mode Using the Control PanelSetup screen of the selected item appears Control panel appears Press the 3button in standby mode Using the MenusPress the 3button or the shutter release button Halfway Press the four-way controller 5 twice Use the four-way controller 23 to select a settingUse the four-way controller 23 to select an item Press the four-way controller Press the 3button Attaching a Lens Attaching the Strap Inserting the BatteryTurning the Camera On and Off Initial Settings Attaching the Strap Using the Lithium-ion Battery Inserting the BatteryCharging the Battery Battery charger GettingStarted Inserting/Removing the Battery Close the battery cover Using the AA BatteriesBattery cover is locked Available Batteries Characteristics AA lithium batteries Battery Level Indicator Open the battery cover Using the AC Adapter GettingStarted Inserting/Removing an SD Memory Card Push the SD Memory Card in once to remove Close the card cover 3, Then slide it in the direction Arrow Attaching a Lens Pushing the indicated portions Remove the front lens cap byInward To remove the lens Getting Started Adjusting the Viewfinder Diopter Turning the Camera On and Off Turn the main switch to onAlways turn the camera off when not in use Setting the Display Language Initial SettingsInitial Setting screen appears in the selected language W Hometown screen appears Use the four-way controller Initial Setting screen reappearsTo select a city Press the four-way controller 3 to select DST, and use Use the four-way controller 23 to set the month Setting the Date and TimeSet the current date and time and the display style Choose mm/dd/yy, dd/mm/yy or yy/mm/dd TimeTime 10001000 Memo Basic Operations Basic Shooting Operation Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal SettingsTaking Pictures Using the Viewfinder Set the mode dial to n Flash Set the focus mode switch to lLook through the viewfinder to View the subject Review the captured image on the monitor Press the shutter release button fullyAvailable operations Is available. p.72 Live View image is displayed on the monitor Setting the Flash Mode Using the Built-in Flash Capture Mode Selectable Flash Mode E/F/r G/H/I/r A/p K/r Press the four-way controller 4 in standby mode Press the four-way controller 3 in on p.69 Compensating Flash OutputTurn the rear e-dial S Operations Take a picture Using the Built-in FlashPress the Ebutton Playing Back Images Reviewing ImagesPress the Q button You can play back captured images with the camera You can delete images one by one Deleting a Single ImageDelete confirmation screen appears Image is deleted Memo Checking the Depth of Field Preview Setting the Exposure FocusingCamera Shake Taking Pictures Continuously Direct Keys Setting Items How to Operate the Shooting Functions Rec. Mode Menu Items GPS Framerate *1 Sets the number of frames shot per Second 130 Movie Menu ItemsQuality Level *1 Sets the quality level of the movie Sets the microphone sensitivity Movie SR *1 Custom Setting Menu Items 215 Save Menu Location Capture Mode Characteristics NAuto Picture mode Selecting the Appropriate Capture ModeMode for the subject Dial indicator Auto Picture Modes HDR Scene Modes Camera switches to the Hmode status screen Selecting a Scene Mode Set the mode dial to HScene Mode selection screen appears Press the Mbutton Functions Exposure ModesPriority Automatic Exposure Aperture value Manual Exposure Setting the Sensitivity Setting the ExposurePress the four-way controller 2 in standby mode Use the four-way controller 23 to select ISO Auto or ISO ShootingFunctions Available # Restricted × Not available Changing the Exposure ModeSet the mode dial to e, K, b, c, L, a or p Turn the front e-dial R Shutter speed can be changed in b, L, or a mode Exposure ends Bulb ShootingTake your finger off the shutter release button Press the m button 1, and then turn the rear e-dial S Adjusting the ExposureExposure is adjusted Standard exposure Underexposure Overexposure + Standard  Underexposed  Overexposed default setting Press the shutter release button halfway Press the four-way controller 5 in standby modeSet the bracket value Press the shutter release button fully Locking the Exposure Before Shooting AE Lock Refer to Setting the =/LButton Operation p.169 for detailsAssign AE Lock to the =/Lbutton Set the exposure, and press the =/Lbutton Selecting the Metering Method Press the Mbutton in standby modeAE Metering screen appears Camera returns to the control panel Reducing the Image Noise Noise Reduction Reduces noise at high ISO sensitivity settingsHigh-ISO NR High-ISO NR screen appears To set the level of noise reduction To select a sensitivity value,Which is applied to the selected Sensitivity value Slow Shutter Speed NR 100Reduces noise during long exposures Shooting Functions Setting the Focus Mode FocusingTTL phase-matching autofocus 101 102 Autofocus Modes when Shooting with the Viewfinder FPS 103 AF Active Area screen appears Selecting the Focusing Point AF Point104 Select the desired AF point 105 Contrast AF screen appears Setting the Contrast AF during Live View106 107 108 Selecting the Desired Focusing AreaSelect G in on p.106, and press the 4button Select the AF area 109 Checking the FocusTurn the rear e-dial S to change the magnification Autofocus system operates 110 Adjusting the Focus Manually Manual FocusFocusing Using the Viewfinder Image on the monitor is magnified 111Press the 4button or the shutter release button halfway Press the four-way controller 5, and adjust the value AF Fine Adjustment21. AF Fine Adjustment screen appears 112  How to Take Pictures Adjustment value is saved113 Press the 3button three times Displaying the Optical Preview Checking the Depth of Field PreviewTake your finger off the V/Ybutton Preview Method Description Optical Preview 115 Displaying the Digital PreviewAssign Digital Preview to the V/Ybutton Focus on the subject, and press the V/Ybutton Shake Reduction screen appears Using the Shake Reduction Function to Prevent Camera ShakeTaking Pictures Using the Shake Reduction Function 117 Self-timer shootingYou can also change the setting from the a Rec. Mode 3 menu Use the four-way controller 45 to select P Off or O On 118Correcting the Tilt of the Images Camera is ready to take a picture Shooting with the Self-timer119 120 121 Shooting with a Remote Control Unit Optional 122 123 Taking Pictures ContinuouslyContinuous Shooting 124 Interval Shooting Press the 4button to complete the setting125 Interval Shooting screen appears Camera is ready to take a series of interval pictures 126If you selected Now, proceed to Step 127 128 Multi-exposureMulti-exposure screen appears Select from 2 to 9 shots Take the picture 129Multi-exposure is ended Exposure Bracketing and Lens Correction are not available Set the mode dial to C, and press the 3button Changing the Settings for Movie RecordingMovie Capture Settings screen appears Compensation value. default setting Select Recorded Pixels 131Select Framerate Set Quality Level to C, D, or E Press the 3button Recording Movies Set the mode dial to C132 Press the shutter release button again Flash is not available 133 Interval Movie screen appears Interval Movie134 135 136 Playing Back MoviesFirst frame of the movie is displayed on the monitor Movie playback starts Capturing a Still Picture from a Movie 137Press the m button Save confirmation screen appears 138 Select a point where you want to divide the movieEditing Movies 139 140 Setting the White Balance Setting a File FormatSetting the Image Finishing Tone Correcting Images Settings Setting a File FormatImage Capture Settings screen appears Jpeg Recorded Pixels File Format143 You can set the format of image files Color Space Jpeg Quality144 You can select a color space to use 145 Setting the White Balance 146 Press the four-way controller 3 in standby modeUse the four-way controller 45 to select the white balance Fine-tune the white balance 147 Adjusting the White Balance ManuallySelect K in on p.146, and press the four-way controller Use the four-way controller 45 to select K1 to K3 Turn the front e-dial R to select an image Saving the White Balance Settings of a Captured Image148 149 Adjusting the White Balance with Color Temperature Use the four-way controller 45 to change the settings Brightness AdjustmentCorrecting Images Highlight Correction or Shadow Correction screen appears High Dynamic Range Image Capture This section explains how to set HDR Capture151 HDR Capture screen appears 152 Select from ±1 EV, ±2 EV default setting or ±3 EV 153 Lens Correction Distortion  Lateral chromatic aberration Use the four-way controller 45 to select Off or On 154 Select Start adjustment, and press the 4button Composition AdjustmentAdjust the composition Composition Adjust. screen appears 156 157 Setting the Image Finishing ToneCustom Image 158 Screen to adjust the parameters appears 159 You can check the saturation and hue with the radar chart Turn the front e-dial R to select a cross processed image Saving the Cross Processing Settings of a Captured Image160 161 Digital Filter Use the four-way controller 2345 to select a filter Shooting Settings162 163 Use the four-way controller 23 to select an exposure mode Setting the E-dials OperationScreen for the selected exposure mode appears Customizing the Button/E-dial Functions 165 Following settings can be selected for each exposure modeESHIFT ELINE Auto 166 Depends on the Exposure Setting p.130 of the C Movie 1 menuPress the 4button Press the 3button BSHIFT CSHIFT 167 Setting the V/YButton OperationSelect , and press the four- way controller Button Customization screen appears Is taken. default setting Setting the One Push File Format168 Use the four-way controller 23 to choose a file format Off the =/Lbutton to return to normal autofocus operation Setting the =/LButton Operation169 Saving the Settings Saving Frequently Used SettingsSave User Mode screen appears A mode cannot be set when the mode dial is set to n, Hor C Rename User Mode screen appears Editing a Setting Name171 Text-entry screen appears Four-way controller Moves the text selection cursor 172Cursor at the position of the text input cursor Cursor Using Saved User Settings Checking the Saved User SettingsSet the mode dial to Bor C 173 Change the settings as necessary Resetting to Default SettingsResets the settings saved as a mode to the default settings Reset User Mode screen appears Functions Connecting the Camera to an AV DeviceSelecting the Playback Functions Deleting Multiple Images Playback Mode Palette Items How to Operate the Playback/Edit FunctionsPlayback Functions and Image Editing Function Image Rotation *1 177 Playback Menu Items Select from ×16, ×8, ×4, ×2 or Off default setting Setting the Playback Display MethodBased on the rotation information when 18. Save Rotation Info in the ACustom Setting 3 menu is Selecting the Playback Functions Images can be magnified up to 16 times in playback modeMagnifying Images 179 180 Displaying Multiple ImagesSelect the images to display Turn the rear e-dial S to the right toward y Changing the Multiple Image Display Style 181Press the Mbutton in on p.180 Use the four-way controller To select the display style 182 183 Setting the Slideshow DisplayPlaying Back Images Continuously Start screen is displayed and the slideshow starts 184 Image rotation information is saved Rotating Images185 Deleting Selected Images Deleting Multiple ImagesSelect images to delete You can delete multiple images at once 187 Deleting a FolderSelected images are deleted Folder display screen appears Confirmation screen for deleting all images is displayed Deleting All Images188 Changing the Number of Recorded Pixels Resize Processing Images189 Screen to select the recorded pixels appears 190 Cutting Out Part of the Image CroppingCropped image is saved as a new image Four-way controller Moves the cropping frame Rear e-dial S 191 Processing Images with Digital FiltersExtracted Color 2 OFF/Red White Magenta/Blue/Cyan/Green/Yellow 192 193 Four-way controller 45 to Adjust the valueTo select a parameter Screen to select a filter appears Recreating Filter Effects 194Filter effects used for the selected image appear Image Editing To check the parameter details, press the Mbutton 195Image selection screen appears Filter-processed image is saved as a new image Joining Multiple Images Index Index setting screen appears196 Press the four-way controller 3 in the single image display 197 Processing may take a while when creating an index imageYou can select a white or black background Index image is created and a confirmation screen appears Screen to select a development method is displayed Developing RAW ImagesDeveloping One RAW Image Use the four-way controller 45 to change the value 199Following parameters can be changed RAW image is developed and saved as a new Jpeg image Developing Multiple RAW Images You can develop multiple RAW images with the same settings200 Select the RAW images to be developed Pixels and Jpeg Quality 201Use the four-way controller To set Jpeg Recorded Connecting the Camera to a Video Input Terminal Connecting the Camera to an AV Device 203 Setting the Video Output FormatTurn the AV device and camera on Interface Options screen appears 204 File Management Settings How to Operate the Set-up MenuCamera Settings Changing Additional Settings How to Operate the Set-up MenuSet-up Menu Items USB 224 Folder File Name 207Menu Function Create New Setting the Sound Effects Camera SettingsUse the four-way controller 45 to adjust the volume Sound Effects 1 screen appears Use the four-way controller 45 to select a destination city Setting the World Time209 210 Region City 211 List of World Time Cities Setting the Electronic Level Display Setting the Monitor and the Menu DisplaysSetting the LCD Display 212 Use the four-way controller 45 to adjust the value Adjusting the Brightness and the Color of the MonitorAdjusts the brightness and the color of the monitor LCD Display Settings screen appears Instant Review screen appears Setting the Display for Instant Review214 ARec. Mode 1 menu C Movie 1 menu Setting the Initial Menu Tab to be Displayed215 19. Save Menu Location screen appears Minimizing Battery Consumption Battery SettingsSetting the Battery Type AA Battery Type screen appears Function Default Selecting Settings to Save in the Camera Memory217 Memory 1 screen appears 218 Settings are saved even when the camera is turned offTurn the rear e-dial S to display the Memory 2 screen Turned off Resetting the Rec. Mode/Movie/Playback/Set-up Menus Resetting the Camera SettingsResetting the Custom Menu 219 Checking the Camera Version Information Additional Settings220 Changing Formatting an SD Memory Card File Management Settings221 Format screen appears To select Protect, and press Button Protecting Images from Deletion Protect222 If you selected Date, proceed to Step Setting the Naming System of the Folder223 224 Creating New FoldersFolder name is changed Create New Folder screen appears 225 Setting the File NameFolder with a new number is created File Name screen appears Selecting the File Number Setting Setting the Photographer Information226 Change the text Enter the text 227 Eye-Fi screen appears Using an Eye-Fi Card228 Transferring Selected Images 229Screen to select the unit of transfer appears Folder selection screen appears 230 Transferring process cannot be canceled once startedSelect the images to transfer Images to be transferred are specified 231 Setting the Dpof SettingsYou can set up to 99 copies Press the Mbutton to select P or O for printing the date 232 Saving Images on a Computer Using the Provided SoftwareComputer  Windows Manipulating Captured Images on a Computer Macintosh Computer Saving Images on a Computer Setting the USB Connection Mode235 Unless otherwise specified, select MSC 236 Connecting the Camera and a ComputerTurn the camera on Save the captured images to the computer Installing the Software Using the Provided Software237 Turn the computer on Click Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0 LE Connecting to a Computer238 Regarding User Registration 239 240 Using the Flash Using the Slow-speed Sync Flash Flash Characteristics in Each Exposure ModeUsing the Flash in bMode Using the Flash in cMode Using the Flash Set the flash mode to Gor H243 Built-in flash pops up Calculating Shooting Distance from Aperture Value 244Calculating Aperture Value from Shooting Distance ISO Sensitivity Built-in Flash Guide Number Approx Slave flash High-speed sync Wireless flash Using an External Flash Optional245 Flash Built-in 246 Using the P-TTL Auto Flash 247 Using the High-speed Sync Flash Setting the Channel for the External Flash Using Flash in Wireless Mode248 First, set the channel for the external flash unit Off Discharges the built-in flash as a control flash 249 250 Connecting an External Flash with an Extension CordMaster Control When combining with the built-in flash Multiple Flash Shooting Using Extension CordsWhen combining two external flashes 251 252 Using the Contrast Control Sync FlashConnect the external flash to the camera indirectly Refer to p.250 for details Cleaning the Cmos Sensor Default SettingsUsing the GPS Unit Error Messages Rec. Mode Menu Default SettingsDirect Keys Appendix AF.A 255 Tracer GPS 256Astro 257 Playback Mode PaletteMovie Menu Dpof Set-up Menu 258Playback Menu 259 ACustom Setting Menu 260 261 Functions Available with Various Lens CombinationsFA J DA L Lens names and mount names Lenses and accessories that cannot be used with this camera262 Lens and Built-in Flash 263Unavailable due to vignetting Available with some restrictions 264 Setting the Focal LengthAttach a lens, and turn the camera on Turn the rear e-dial S to set the focal length 265 Dust Removal screen appears Removing Dust by Shaking the Cmos Sensor Dust RemovalShaking the Cmos sensor removes dust from the sensor unit Do not clean the sensor when the mode dial is set to p Sensor Cleaning screen appearsRemoving Dust with a Blower 267 268 Clean the Cmos sensorTurn the camera off Attach the lens or body mount cover Astrotracer Using the GPS Unit269 Select ASTROTRACER, and press the four-way controller Shooting Celestial Bodies Astrotracer270 Press the shutter release button fully again 271 Error Messages 273 274 Available space on Troubleshooting275There is no 276 Problem Cause RemedySubject is outside the AF area, aim AF area Use a tripod 277 Appendix Model Description Main SpecificationsImage Capture Unit File Formats 279 Focusing SystemLive View LCD Monitor 280 Drive ModeAppendix Exposure Control Shutter Movie 281Capture Functions Customization 282Appendix Playback Functions Dimensions and Weight Power SupplyAccessories 283 284 285 Index 286 287 288 289 290 291 Warranty Policy CE Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European Union 293 For customers in USA 294For customers in Canada Pour les utilisateurs au Canada 295 Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals 296 Memo Deutschland GmbH FranceGermany SL3 8PN, U.K