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Pentax M10 Recorded Pixels and Quality Level of Still Pictures, Appropriate Quality Level According to Use, Appropriate Number of Recorded Pixels According to Use

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Recorded Pixels and Quality Level of Still Pictures

Choose the number of pixels (size) and quality level (data compression rate) of still pictures according to how you intend to use the pictures you have taken.

Higher quality levels and numbers of pixels produce clearer images, but the resulting increase in data volume reduces the total number of pictures that can be taken (stored in the camera's built-in memory or on the SD Memory Card).

The quality of the captured photo or printed picture also depends on the quality level, exposure compensation, resolution of the printer and a variety of other factors, so you do not need to select more than the required number of pixels. As a rough guide, i(1600×1200) is adequate for making postcard-size prints. Refer to the table below for the appropriate settings according to use.

Appropriate Number of Recorded Pixels According to Use

Recorded Pixels		Use
P 2816×2112		For printing high quality photos or A4-size pictures, or
		editing images on a PC.
f 2560×1920		editing images on a PC.
f 2560×1920
g 2304×1728	Clearer
h 2048×1536	Clearer
h 2048×1536
i 1600×1200		For making postcard-size prints.

l1024× 768

	m 640× 480		For posting on a website or attaching to e-mail.
	The default setting is P(2816×2112).
	Appropriate Quality Level According to Use
	C	Best	Lowest compression rate. Suitable for photo prints.
	D	Better	Standard compression rate. Suitable for viewing the image
			on a computer screen.

	E	Good	Highest compression rate. Suitable for posting on a website
			or attaching to e-mail.

The default setting is D (Better).

Choose the appropriate number of recorded pixels and quality level for still pictures on the [ARec. Mode] menu.

Selecting the Recorded Pixels 1 p.75

Selecting the Quality Level 1 p.77

1 GettingStarted

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Contents

Operating Manual Thank you for buying the PENTAX Digital Camera FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA Warning Caution About the Camera Do not charge any batteries other than rechargeable Handling Precautions for Batteries This camera uses two AA alkaline, AA lithium, AA About the AC Adapter Care to be Taken During Handling Refer to Please note that formatting an SD memory card or Contents Getting Started Powering the Camera Turning the Camera On and Off Initial Settings Setting the Camera Functions Taking Pictures Taking Pictures Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode Saving the Settings (Memory) Playing Back and Deleting Images Playing Back Images Playing Back Movies Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment Deleting Images Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode Optional Accessories Main Specifications The meanings of the symbols used in this operating manual are explained below Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness) Page Composition of the Operating Manual This operating manual contains the following chapters 1 Getting Started ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2 Quick Start –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3 Common Operations –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Camera Features Choose a Frame Before Taking the Picture For decorating your pictures with a frame Easy Printing without Using a Computer Easily print out images without using a computer Checking the Contents of the Package Camera Optio M10 O-DI51 USB cable Names of Parts Front Power switch Back Names of Operating Parts Monitor Indications Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode The display shows information such as the shooting conditions 03/25/2006 Full Display in Still Picture Capture Mode 31/250 4F3.3 ISO 200 About the Bright and Dark Portions Full Display in Still Picture Playback Mode (All of the display items are displayed here for explanatory purposes.) A11 ISO 1/250 Attaching the Strap Powering the Camera (at 23°C with the LCD monitor on and fresh batteries inserted) •Battery Level Indicator You can check the battery level by the windicator on the LCD monitor Using the AC Adapter with a Household Power Supply 2 Make sure that the camera is turned off and open the battery/card cover Using the AC Adapter Abroad Main Socket Types in the Major Countries and Regions of the World Installing the SD Memory Card Removing the SD Memory Card 2 Push the card into the SD Memory Card socket to eject it Precautions When Using an SD Memory Card card is write-protected (1)when the SD Memory Card is mishandled by the user (3)when the card has not been used for a long time Recorded Pixels and Quality Level of Still Pictures Appropriate Number of Recorded Pixels According to Use Appropriate Quality Level According to Use Recorded Pixels, Quality Level and Image Storage Capacity (Approximate numbers of pictures) Recorded Pixels and Frame Rate of Movies Selecting the Recorded Pixels for Movies 1p.90 Selecting the Frame Rate 1p.92 The default setting is D(320×240) Appropriate Frame Rate According to Use Turning the Camera On and Off Playback Only Mode 1 Press the power switch while holding down the Qbutton Initial Settings 1 Press the 4button once 2 Press the 3button 3 Press the four-waycontroller (5) 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Language/] 5 Press the four-waycontroller (5) Setting the Date and Time Set the current date and time and the display style 9 Press the 4 button Taking Still Pictures Using the Shutter Release Button The shutter release button works in a two-stepaction as follows Press halfway Press fully Press the shutter release button all the way down to take the picture Playing Back Still Pictures button after taking a picture Rotating the Displayed Image Rotation) 4 Press the 4 button 5 Press the 3 button twice Deleting the Displayed Image Understanding the Button Functions 5Four-waycontroller 64/Wbutton 7Green button 83 button Q Mode 3Zoom/f/y button (2345) 7Green/ibutton Setting the Camera Functions Ex.) To set the [Quality Level] on the [ARec. Mode] menu Press the 3 button in A mode Press the four-waycontroller (3) 3 Press the four-waycontroller (3) 4 Press the four-waycontroller (5) To Save the Setting and Start Taking Pictures 6 Press the shutter release button halfway To Save the Setting and Begin Playback of Images 6 Press the Q button To Save the Setting and Continue with Menu Operations Menu List [ARec. Mode] Menu [u Setting] Menu 1, 2 Setting the Shooting Mode 1 Press the four-waycontroller (3) in A mode 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to choose a shooting mode 3 Press the 4 button There are 15 available shooting modes 1R Program 2A Night Scene 3C Movie 4O Voice Recording 8I Portrait 9i Surf & Snow 0\ Sport aQKids bEPet dD Food eS Self-portrait Setting the Playback Mode 4button Playback Mode Palette Viewing a Guide of the Shooting and Playback Modes 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to choose a shooting mode Taking Pictures Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode) In the Green Mode, you can enjoy easy picture-takingusing standard 4 settings*, regardless of the settings in the [ARec. Mode] menu Pictures Taking Press the Green button in A * The Green Mode settings are as shown below Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene/Fireworks Mode) controller (3) in A mode 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select A (Night Scene) or y(Fireworks) 4 Press the shutter release button halfway Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode) 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select E(Pet). 3 Press the 4 button 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select E, F, F, H, Gor G AR AC Xq<I i\ QE yD Using the Self-timer In Self-timermode, the picture is taken ten seconds or two seconds after 4the shutter release button is pressed Stabilize the camera with a tripod when taking a picture with the self-timer Press the four-waycontroller (2) in A mode Taking a Series of Pictures Use the four-waycontroller (45) to select 1(Continuous Shooting) and press the 4button The camera is ready to take a series of Framing Your Pictures 6 Press the shutter release button fully To Register a New Frame http://www.pentax.co.jp/english/support/digital/optio_frame.html Using the Zoom You can use the zoom to change the captured area Press the Zoom/w/xbutton in A mode controller (23) to select [Digital Zoom] Press the 3 button in Amode Setting the Digital Zoom 4 Press the 3 button Pictures Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation) You can adjust the overall brightness of the picture Use this function to take pictures that are intentionally overexposed or 4 underexposed Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [EV Compensation] Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode Using the Histogram A histogram shows the image. The horizontal axis represents brightness (dark at the left and bright at the right) Setting the Shooting Functions Manual Focus The procedure for setting the focus manually (\) is described below Press the four-waycontroller (5) in Amode Use the four-waycontroller (5) to Selecting the Flash Mode Flash Modes 1 Press the four-waycontroller (4) in Amode Page 2, 3 R AXq<I i\ QE yD Selecting the Recorded Pixels Recorded Pixels 1 Press the 3 button in Amode 2 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Recorded Pixels] 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to change the number of recorded pixels 5 Press the 4 button Selecting the Quality Level Quality Level Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Quality Level] Press the four-waycontroller (5) Use the four-waycontroller (23) Adjusting the White Balance White Balance 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to change the setting Press the MENU button In the White balance screen, use the controller (23) to select K(Manual) 5 Press the 3 button 5 1 RA Xq<IiD Changing the Focusing Area You can change the autofocus area (Focusing Area) 4Focusing Area Pictures to select [Focusing Area] Setting the Sensitivity You can select the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings Sensitivity 2 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Sensitivity] 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) Setting the Instant Review Time (Instant Review) You can choose the Instant Review time (the length of time the image is displayed immediately after capture) from 0.5sec, 1sec, 2sec, 3sec 5sec and Off (no display) 2 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Instant Review] Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness) You can give the image sharp or soft outlines Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Sharpness] to change the sharpness level The following setting is saved Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation) You can set the color saturation Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Saturation] Use the four-waycontroller (45) to change the saturation level F(Low) Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast) You can set the image contrast level Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Contrast] to change the contrast level F (Low) Saving the Settings (Memory) Page Recording Movies Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed Selecting the Recorded Pixels for Movies Recorded Pixels for Movies Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Recorded Pixels] to change the number of recorded pixels Recording Movies in Black and White or Sepia Tones (Color Mode) Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Color Mode] to choose a color Selecting the Frame Rate 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Frame Rate] to select [30fps] or [15fps] Playing Back Images Nine-ImageDisplay and Folder Display Nine-ImageDisplay You can display nine thumbnails of captured images at a time 1 In Qmode, press fon the Zoom f/y button Folder Display 1 In Q mode, press fon the Zoom/f/y button 2 Press fon the Zoom/f/y button 3 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to choose a folder Zoom Playback 2 Press y on the Zoom/f/y Setting the Quick Zoom Function Press the 3 button in Q mode Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Quick Zoom] to select O(On) or P(Off) Displaying Shooting Information in Playback Mode 1, 2, 3 Slideshow You can play back recorded images one after another 3 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select u (Slideshow) 4 Press the 4 button twice The screen for setting the slideshow conditions appears Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Interval] 6 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to change the interval and press the 4button You can choose from 3sec, 5sec, 10sec, 20sec, and 30sec 7 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Screen Effect] Playing Back Movies Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment Deleting Images Deleting a Sound File 2 Press the i button 3 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Sound Deletion] 3, 5 3 Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files (from Nine-ImageDisplay) 1 In Qmode, press fon the Zoom/ f/y button Page 4 1 Deleting All Images You can delete all the images and sound files at once 1 Press the i button in Q mode 3 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Delete All] 1, 2, 4, 6 3, 5 Protecting Images and Sound Files from Deletion (Protect) You can protect stored images and sound files from being accidentally deleted controller (3) in 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select Z (Protect) and Back Protecting All Images and Sound Files 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [All Images/Sounds] 6 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Protect] 7 Press the 4 button Editing Images 7 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Overwrite] or [Save as] 8 Press the 4 button Images Printing 1, 2, 3, 5 4 Trimming Images Enter the Q mode and use the four-waycontroller (45) to choose the image you want to trim Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select o (Trimming) Copying Images and Sound Files 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select p (Image/Sound Copy) To Copy Files from the Built-inMemory to the SD Memory Card 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [f}{] To Copy Files from the SD Memory Card to the Built-inMemory 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [{}f] 6 Use the four-waycontroller (45) to select the file you want to copy Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) controller (23) to choose the number of copies 1, 2, 4 1, 3 Printing All Images 1 Display the screen for DPOF settings in Q mode 2 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [All Images]. 3 Press the 4 button Choose the number of copies and whether to insert the date or not Images Printing Using PictBridge controller (45) to choose an image to print Use the Green button to choose whether to insert the date or not 7 Press the Green button 8 Select [Paper Size] and press the four-waycontroller (5) 9 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to choose the paper size 13 Press the MENU button 14 Press the 4 button Choose the number of copies and whether to insert the date or not 5 Press the 4button on the print settings confirmation screen Printing Using the DPOF Settings 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controller (23) to select [DPOF setting] Disconnecting the Cable from the Printer 1 Turn off the camera Printing Using ImageLink Recording Sound (Voice Recording Mode) Back Playing Sound Playing Back Sound Adding a Voice Memo to Images Playing Back a Voice Memo 1 Enter the Playback mode and use the four-waycontroller (45) to choose the still picture with the voice memo that you want to play Camera Settings Changing the Sound Settings You can adjust the volume of operation sounds and change the type of sound 1 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to the [u Setting] menu select [Sound] on Changing the Operation Volume 9 Press the 3 button controller (23) to select [Start-up Screen] on the Setting] menu Changing the Start-upScreen to choose the start-upscreen Choose [mm/dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/mm/dd] controller (23) to choose the date display style Changing the Date and Time Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Date Adjust] on the [u Setting] menu Depending on the initial setting or previous setting, [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/mm/dd] may be 812 Change the time in the same way as in Steps 7 to 13 Press the 4 button Changing the Display Language (2345) to select the language. Press the 4 button Changing the Image Folder Name Folder Name 3 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Standard] or [Date] Changing the USB Connection Mode 3 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [PC] or [PictBridge] Changing the Video Output Format Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Video Out] on the [u Setting] menu to select [NTSC] or [PAL] Automatically Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor (Auto LCD Dimmer) 1 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to Dimmer] on the [u Setting] menu 2 Use the four-waycontroller (45) to select O(On) or P(Off) 3 Press the 3 button select [Auto LCD Setting Auto Power Off Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [5min], [3min] or [Off] Resetting to Default Settings (Reset) 1 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Reset] on the [u Setting] menu 3 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Reset] Default Settings [uSetting] Menu Items Playback Mode Palette Items Key Operation Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode Optional Accessories Messages Page Troubleshooting Page Main Specifications Page Page Page WARRANTY POLICY •This warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights The CE Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European Union For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE •Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna which the receiver is connected * Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help According to 47CFR, Parts 2 and 15 for We: Located at: 600 12th Street, Suite 300 Golden, Colorado 80401 U.S.A Product Name: PENTAX Digital Still Camera Model Number: Optio M10 Information on disposal for users 1. In the European Union *Please contact your local authority for further details 2. In other countries outside the EU Index Auto Instant Review Language Protect Red-eyereduction White Balance