Pentax Optio E50 159

PENTAX Corporation	2-36-9, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN
	(http://www.pentax.co.jp/)
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PENTAX Imaging Company

A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc.

			(Headquarters)
			600 12th Street, Suite 300 Golden, Colorado 80401, U.S.A.
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			12000 Zuni Street, Suite 100B Westminster, Colorado
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PENTAX Trading			23D, Jun Yao International Plaza, 789 Zhaojiabang Road,
(SHANGHAI) Limited			Xu Hui District, Shanghai, 200032 China
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• Specifications and external dimensions are subject to change without notice.

53332/53333/53334EN	Copyright © PENTAX Corporation 2008
	01-200801

Contents

Digital Camera Operating Manual Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX Digital Camera USING YOUR CAMERA SAFELY 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 Page Contents Getting Started Checking the Contents of the Package Powering the Camera Turning the Camera On and Off Using the Mode Palettes Taking Pictures Taking Pictures with Customized Settings Recording Movies Playing Back and Deleting Images Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files Editing and Printing Images Recording and Playing Back Sound Formatting an SD Memory Card or the Built-inMemory Changing the Image Folder Name Page Composition of the Operating Manual This Operating Manual contains the following chapters 1 Getting Started –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2 Quick Start ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Taking Pictures ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Camera Features Have Fun with Adding a Frame to a Picture or Taking Panoramic Pictures For decorating your pictures with a frame For capturing a panoramic scene Easy Printing without Using a Computer Easily print out images without using a computer Names of Parts Front Back Names of Operating Parts Monitor Indications Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode The display shows information such as the shooting conditions 1Shooting mode (p.45) 2Flash mode (p.70) Full Display in Still Picture Playback Mode A10 B18M 100-0038 A3 A4 B3ISO Checking the Contents of the Package Attaching the Strap Powering the Camera •Image Storage Capacity and Playback Time *2: According to the result of in-housetesting •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 Page 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 (1)when the SD Memory Card is mishandled by the user (3)when the card has not been used for a long time •For information on compatible SD Memory Cards, visit the PENTAX website Picture Storage Capacity Movie Storage Capacity Turning the Camera On and Off Turning the Camera On in Playback Mode 1 Press the power switch while holding down the Qbutton retracted 2 Press the Q button again or press the shutter release button halfway Initial Settings Setting the Date and Time Set the current date and time and the display style Press the four-waycontroller (5) Use the four-waycontroller (23) to choose the date display style Press the four-waycontroller (3) Page Taking Still Pictures 4 Press the shutter release button fully Pressing the Shutter Release Button Basic method for shutter release 1 Press the shutter release button halfway 2 Confirm the focus frame on the LCD monitor turns green Playing Back Still Pictures Rotating the Displayed Image Press the Q button after taking a picture Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select s(Image Rotation) and press the Switching between Capture Mode and Playback Mode From A mode (Capture mode) to Q mode (Playback mode) Press the Q button From Q mode (Playback mode) to Amode (Capture mode) Press the Q button or press the shutter release button halfway Understanding the Button Functions 5Four-waycontroller 64/Wbutton 7Green button 83 button In Playback Mode 3Zoom/f/y button : Displays the Playback Mode Palette. (p.47) Stops a movie or sound file during playback. (p.91, p.120) (45) : Displays the previous or next image and sound file during single-imagedisplay. (p.33) Using the Menu Ex.) To set the [Quality Level] on the [ARec. Mode] menu Press the 3 button in A mode 3 Press the four-waycontroller (3) 4 Press the four-waycontroller (5) 5 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to change the setting Saving the Setting and Start Taking Pictures 6 Press the shutter release button halfway Saving the Setting and Begin Playback of Images 6 Press the Q button Saving the Setting and Continue with Menu Operations Menu List [ARec. Mode] Menu [HSetting] Menu Using the Mode Palettes Face Recognition AF&AE Playback Mode Palette Taking Pictures in a Selected Mode *The settings in (Green Mode) are as shown below *1 Can be set to a (Flash Off) *3 Can be set to q (Macro) or 3(Pan Focus) 1, 2 Available in b Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Shooting Mode (Auto Picture Mode) -(Normal mode), A(Night Scene mode), q(Landscape mode) and I(Portrait mode) Press the four-waycontroller (3) in A mode Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select b (Auto Picture) Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings (Program Mode) 1 Press the four-waycontroller (3) in A mode 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select R (Program) 3 Press the 4 button Set the functions you want to use Taking Pictures of People (Portrait Mode/Kids Mode) 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select I (Portrait) or (Kids) Press the shutter release button halfway Press the shutter release button fully 1, 2, 4 3 Available in EFFH GG Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode) 41 Press the four-waycontroller (3) in A mode Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select E(Pet) to select E, F, F, H, G or G Available in A Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene Mode) Press the four-way controller Reducing Camera Shake and Blurring When Taking Pictures (Digital SR Mode) 1, 2, 4 3, 5 Available in Y Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode) 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select Y(Frame Composite) 4 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to choose the frame you want to use 5 Press the 4 button 7 Press the shutter release button halfway 8 Press the shutter release button fully 4, 5 1, 2, 3 2 Taking Panoramic Pictures (Digital Panorama Mode) 3 Use the four-waycontroller (45) to select the direction to stitch 4 Take the first frame 5 Pan the camera to the right and take the second frame To quit taking panoramic pictures Pictures Page Taking Pictures with Customized Settings Use the four-waycontroller (23) to change the number of recorded pixels Press the 3 button RA q Selecting the Quality Level Quality Level 2 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Quality Level] 3 Press the four-waycontroller (5) 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to change the quality level Page Available in bRAdq< Ii\cEY Using the Zoom You can zoom in and out to change the captured area Press the Zoom button in A mode Selecting the Focus Mode Focus Mode 1 Press the four-waycontroller (5) in A mode Focus on the alternate subject Locate it in the focus frame on the LCD monitor The focus frame turns green when the alternate subject is in focus When •In mode, you can only select =, q or Selecting the Auto Focus Mode (AF Mode) You can change the auto focus area AF Mode 2 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [AF Mode] to change the setting Selecting the Flash Mode Flash Modes 1 Press the four-waycontroller (4) in A mode Preventing the “red-eye” Available in bRA q<I i\ EY 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] to change the sensitivity Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation) You can adjust the overall brightness of the picture 2 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [EV Compensation] 3 Use the four-waycontroller (45) to select the EV value 4 Press the 3 button Doing More with Useful Functions Using the Self-timer Stabilize the camera with a tripod when taking a picture with the self-timer Press the four-waycontroller (2) in A mode (453) to select gor Zand press the 4 button Taking a Series of Pictures You can take several pictures continuously 1 Press the four-waycontroller (2) in A mode 2 Use the four-waycontroller (45) to select 1(Continuous Shooting) Page Setting the Date Imprint You can imprint the shooting date on pictures Taking Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Date Imprint] Saving Your Settings (Memory) Page Recording Movies Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed Selecting the Settings for Taking Movies You can select [Recorded Pixels] and [Frame Rate] for your movies Selecting the Recorded Pixels of Movies 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Recorded 8 Press the 3 button twice Selecting the Frame Rate Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Frame Rate] to change the frame rate Playing Back Images on the Camera Nine-ImageDisplay, Folder Display and Calendar Display Nine-ImageDisplay You can display nine captured images on the LCD monitor at a time 1 In Qmode, press fon the Zoom Switching to Folder Display or Calendar Display 1 In Q mode, press f on the Zoom button 2 Press f on the Zoom button Folder display Calendar display Zoom Playback 2 Press y on the Zoom button Playing The image is magnified (×1.1 to ×8) Holding down y on the Zoom button Slideshow You can play back recorded images one after another 2 Press the four-waycontroller (3). The Playback Mode Palette appears 3 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select u (Slideshow) Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Interval] 6 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to change the interval and press the 4button 7 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Screen Effect] 8 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Sound Effect] 9 Use the four-waycontroller (45) to select O(On) or P Playing Back Movies Page Playing Back Images on a TV Deleting Images and Sound Files 3, 5 3 Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files (from Nine-ImageDisplay) 1 In Qmode, press fon the Zoom button Page Deleting All Images and Sound Files You can delete all the images and sound files at once 1 Press the i button twice in Q mode 2 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Delete All] All the images and sound files are deleted Protecting Images and Sound Files from Deletion (Protect) You can protect stored images and sound files from being accidentally deleted (Protect) BackPlaying The screen for selecting [Select image/ sound] or [All Images/Sounds] appears Protecting All Images and Sound Files 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select Z 4 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [All Images/Sounds] and Back Playing Editing Images Select [Recorded Pixels] and [Quality Level] Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Overwrite] or [Save as] 1, 2, 3, 5 4 Cropping Images 3 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select o (Cropping) 5 Specify the portion to be cropped Copying Images and Sound Files 2 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select p (Image/Sound Copy) Copying Files from the Built-inMemory to the SD Memory Card Printing Copying 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 7 Press the 4 button Using the Digital Filter Enter the Q mode and use the four-waycontroller (45) to choose the image you want to edit Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select D(Digital Filter) to choose a digital filter Using the Brightness Filter You can change the brightness of taken images without a PC Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select q (Brightness Filter) Use the four-waycontroller (45) Adding a Frame (Frame Composite) 3 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select Y (Frame Composite) 5 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to choose a frame 6 Press the 4 button or y on the 9 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Overwrite] or [Save as] Using a New Frame Red-eyeCompensation You can compensate the “red-eye”in flash pictures 3 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select Z(Red- eye Compensation) Printing and Editing Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) ) 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 Printing Using PictBridge Page 9 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to choose the paper size 13 Press the 3 button 14 Press the 4 button Images] 5 Press the 4button on the print settings confirmation screen Printing Using the DPOF Settings 4 Press the 4button on the print settings confirmation screen Disconnecting the Cable from the Printer 1 Turn off the camera 2 Disconnect the USB/AV cable from the camera and the printer Recording Sound (Voice Recording Mode) Press the shutter release button fully 00:01:22 Playing Back Sound 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 select [Sound] on the [HSetting] menu Changing the Operation Volume 3 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Volume] 8 Set [Shutter Sound] and [Operation Sound] in the same way as in Steps 5 to 9 Press the 3 button Choose [mm/dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/mm/dd] ) to choose the date display style Changing the Date and Time Adjust] on the [HSetting] menu Press the four-waycontroller (5). Date Adjust The Date Adjust screen appears 7 Press the four-waycontroller (5) 12 Change the time in the same way as in Steps 7 to 13 Press the 4 button Changing the Display Language 1 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Language ] on the [HSetting] menu 3 Use the four-waycontroller (2345) to select the language 84 Press the 4 button Changing the Image Folder Name Folder Name Picture taken with Folder name changed to Next time a picture Changing the USB Connection Mode to select [PC] or [PictBridge] Changing the Video Output Format Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Video Out] on the [uSetting] menu to select [NTSC] or [PAL] Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor Use the four-waycontroller (45) to adjust the brightness ) to select [Power Saving] on the Setting] menu Using the Power Saving Function to select [2min], [1min], [30sec] [15sec], [5sec] or [Off] Setting Auto Power Off 3 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [5min], [3min] or [Off] Setting the Guide Display to select O (On) or P (Off) 3 Press the 3 button Resetting to Default Settings (Reset) 1 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Reset] on the [uSetting] menu 3 Use the four-waycontroller (23) to select [Reset] (Start-up Screen) Changing the Start-upScreen 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 The CE Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European Union For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE For customers in Canada Pour les utilisateurs au Canada 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 E50 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 [A Rec. Mode] menu Amode (Capture mode) Q button Q mode (Playback mode) Face Recognition AF&AE Green Button | Guide Display Language button Shooting information Shutter release button Standard Zoom xw Zoom button