Thank you for buying the Pentax Optio 330 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’s capabilities.

Regarding copyrights

Images taken using the Optio 330 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 even cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, industrial enterprise or as items for 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 trademarks

CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation.

PENTAX is a trademark of Asahi Optical Co., Ltd.

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

The USB driver uses software developed by Phoenix Technologies Ltd. Compatibility Software Copyright © 1997 Phoenix Technologies Ltd., All Rights Reserved.

PRINT Image Matching is a term for the print command that is embedded in header file of the image created by Digital Camera. It contains color setting and image para- meter information.

SEIKO EPSON Corporation holds the copy right for PRINT Image Matching Version 1.0.

To users of this camera

There is a possibility that recorded data may be erased or that the camera may not function correctly when used in surroundings such as installations generating strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields.

The liquid crystal panel used in the LCD display is manufactured using extremely high precision technology. Although the level of functioning pixels is 99.99% or bet- ter, you should be aware that 0.01% of fewer of the pixels may not illuminate or may illuminate when they should not. However, this has no effect on the recorded image.

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