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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Troubleshooting
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Main Specifications
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WARRANTY POLICY
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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
