Pentax K-50 Selecting the Appropriate Capture Mode, Mode for the subject, Dial indicator

82Selecting the Appropriate Capture Mode

4 ShootingFunctions

This camera features various capture modes, enabling you to take pictures with settings suited for your photographic vision.

In this manual, the capture modes are referred to as follows.

Capture Mode	Characteristics	Page
n(Auto Picture) mode	Automatically selects the optimal capture	p.83
	mode for the subject.
H(Scene) mode	Lets you choose the capture mode from	p.84
	various scene styles.
Exposure modes	Changes the shutter speed and aperture	p.86
(e/K/b/c/L/a/p)	value, and takes pictures.
C (Movie) mode	Records a movie.	p.132
	Lets you capture images with the saved
Amodes (B/C)	camera settings. Up to two settings can	p.170
	be saved.

1 Turn the mode dial to set the desired capture mode to the dial indicator.

Dial indicator