Operating Manual
Regarding Product Registration
Regarding copyrights
Regarding trademarks
Regarding PictBridge
About the Camera
To users of this camera
Handling Precautions for Batteries
About the AC Adapter
Care to be Taken During Handling
Page
Contents
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Playing Back and Deleting Images
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105
Editing and Printing Images
Settings
Appendix
Connecting with Computers
2or 4or 5or 3or
Composition of the Operating Manual
Advanced Movie Recording and Picture Taking Functions
Camera Features
Perfect for Portrait Shots
Easy-to-Navigate Capture and Playback Functions
Add Various Frames to Your Pictures
For decorating your pictures with a frame
Display Images in Calendar Format
Checking the Contents of the Package
Front
Names of Parts
Back
Names of Operating Parts
Detailed Display
Display in a Mode
Monitor Indications
Normal Display
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Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode
A4 A5 A6 A7 A8
Display in Q Mode
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Guide Indications
Memo
Getting Started
Attaching the Strap
Installing the Batteries
Powering the Camera
Open the battery/card cover
GettingStarted
Battery Level Indicator
Using the AC Adapter
GettingStarted
Backing Up Data
Installing the SD Memory Card
To Remove the SD Memory Card
Push the card into the SD Memory Card socket to eject it
Precautions When Using an SD Memory Card
Number of Images Recordable on an SD Memory Card
Checking the Memory Card
Press the power switch
Press the power switch again
Turning the Camera On and Off
Press the power switch while holding down the Q button
Playback Mode
Setting the Display Language
Initial Settings
Press the 4 button
When the Screen After Appears in Another Language
When Another Language Has Been Inadvertently Selected
To Set Hometown and DST
Use the four-way controller 45 to choose the city
GettingStarted
Setting the Date and Time
Started
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the month
Memo
Common Operations
Mode
Understanding the Button Functions
W button
Four-way controller
Green button
Zoom/f/y button
Green/i button
Press the Q button
Switching Between a Mode and Q Mode
To Switch from a Mode to Q Mode
To Switch from Q Mode to a Mode
Displaying data stored in the built-in memory
Operating the Menus
Setting the Camera Functions
Returns to Q
Camera
Mode
Press the 4 button or the four-way controller
Press the 3 button in a mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the setting
Ex. To set the Focusing Area on the a Rec.Mode menu
Press the shutter release button halfway
To Save the Setting and Start Taking Pictures
To Save the Setting and Begin Playback of Images
To Cancel the Changes and Continue with Menu Operations
Rec.Mode Menu
Menu List
Setting Menu
Memo
Taking Pictures
Taking Pictures
Taking Still Pictures
Confirm the subject and shooting Information on the display
Press the shutter release button fully
Using the Shutter Release Button
Press halfway
Press fully
Poor focusing conditions
Blink Detection
Press the four-way controller 3 in a mode
Setting the Shooting Mode
Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a shooting mode
There are 18 available shooting modes
Using the Face Recognition Function
To Switch the Face Recognition Function
Taking Pictures Automatically Auto Picture Mode
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select R
Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings Program Mode
Set the functions you want to change
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode Green Mode
Camera switches to 9 mode
Press the Green button in a Mode
Press the Zoom/w/xbutton in a Mode
Using the Zoom
Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Digital Zoom
To Set the Digital Zoom
Use the four-way controller 45 to select O On or P Off
Using Pixel Track SR
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Pixel Track
Night Scene Portrait
Press the shutter release button halfway
Shutter release
Taking Pictures of Children Kids Mode
Taking Pictures of Your Pet Pet Mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Y, Z, Z, a, b or b
Press the four-way controller 3 in a mode
Press y on the Zoom/f/y button
Framing Your Pictures Frame Composite Mode
Optional Frames
Camera is ready to take the picture
Using the Self-timer
Using the self-timer When the camera recognizes a face,
Shutter release Button Four-way controller
Press the four-way controller 2 in a mode
Taking a Series of Pictures Continuous Shooting Mode
Camera is ready to take a series of pictures
Taking Panoramic Pictures Digital Panorama Mode
If you select right 5 in Step
Take the second frame
Take the third frame
Pictures
To Cancel after Taking the First or Second Frame
Selecting the Flash Mode
Setting the Shooting Functions
About the red-eye phenomenon
Press the four-way controller 4 in a mode
Press the four-way controller 5 in a mode
Selecting the Focus Mode
Area
To Set the Focusing Area
Default setting is N 3648×2736
Shooting/Playback screen when yis Selected
Selecting the Recorded Pixels
Pixels
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Recorded
Pixels Press the four-way controller
To change the number of recorded
Use the four-way controller 23 to select EV Compensation
Setting the Exposure EV Compensation
To select the EV value
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Sensitivity
Setting the Sensitivity
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the sensitivity
To select O On or P Off
Setting Blink Detection
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Blink
Detection Use the four-way controller
Choose from Date, Date & Time, Time or Off
Setting the Date Imprint Function
Recording Movie shake reduction function icon
Recording Movies
Recording a Movie
To select C Movie
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Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed
101
Default setting is s 640×480 30fps
Selecting the Recorded Pixels for Movies
Press the 3 button twice
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Movie SR
Setting the Movie SR Movie Shake Reduction Function
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Saving the Settings Memory
104
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose an item
Playing Back and Deleting Images
Playing Back Still Pictures
Playing Back Images
Press the Q button after taking a picture
Following operations can be performed during playback
Playing Back a Movie
Deleting Images
Playback starts
Four-Image/Nine-Image Display
Q mode, press f on the Zoom/f/y button
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Calendar display
To Switch to Folder Display or Calendar Display
Press f on the Zoom/f/y button
Playing Back Folder display
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Using the Playback Function
Closes the Playback Mode
Press halfway
112
Deleting Images Playback Mode Palette
Slideshow
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Sound
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the interval
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Screen
Effect
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Rotating the Image
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Zoom Playback
Press the 4button
Recognized when the image was taken
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Saving Images As Favorite
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select Favorite
Playing Back Favorite Images
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Playing back favorite images in slideshow
Press the i button twice
Deleting Favorite Images
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Delete
Enter the playback screen of favorite images
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select Delete All
Press the i button
Deleting Selected Favorite Images
123
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Select & Delete
124
When images are inadvertently deleted
Deleting Images
Deleting a Single Image
125
Deleting Selected Images
126
Recovering Deleted Images
127
Protecting Images from Deletion Protect
After deleting a file, press the four-way controller
5button
128
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select Z Protect
To select Protect
Images
To Protect All Images
Use the four-way controller 23 to select All Images
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Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment
Connect the AV cable to the PC/AV terminal
Turn the AV device on
131
Turn the camera on
132
Editing and Printing Images
Editing
Editing Images
Changing the Image Size Resize
Use the four-way controller To select nResize
Select Recorded Pixels
Cropping Images
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Use the four-way controller 2345 to select oCropping
Choose the cropping conditions
Printing Images
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select Digital Filter
Using the Digital Filters
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Use the four-way controller 23 to choose a digital filter
To Select a B&W Filter or Sepia Filter
To Select a Color Filter
To Select a Brightness Filter
Use the four-way controller 23 to select the digital
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Red-eye Compensation
Use the four-way controller To select ZRed-eye Compensation
Printing
Composite
Adding a Frame Frame Composite
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To Copy Frames
Remove the SD Memory Card from the camera
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144
Copying Images
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select pImage Copy
To Use a New Frame
To select the image you want to
Use the four-way controller 23 to select
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Use the four-way controller 2345 to select rDPOF
Setting the Printing Service Dpof
Printing Single Images
Q mode, press the four-way controller
Printing Images
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image
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Printing All Images
Display the screen for Dpof settings in Q mode
148
Connecting the Camera to the Printer
Printing Using PictBridge
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When the printer is ready to print, turn the camera on
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Press the 4button on the print settings confirmation screen
Printing Using the Dpof Settings
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Disconnecting the Cable from the Printer
Settings
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Format
Camera Settings
Press the 3 button in Q mode
Formatting an SD Memory Card
Sound screen appears
Changing the Sound Settings
Change Playback Volume in the same way as in Steps 4
To Change the Operation Volume/Playback Volume
158
Changing the Date and Time
Use the four-way controller 23 to select the sound type
To Change the Sound Type
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Change the time in the same way as in Steps 8 to
To Set the Destination
Setting the World Time
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select Language
Changing the Display Language
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Use the four-way controller 2345 to select the language
Changing the Naming Rule of the Folder
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Changing the USB Connection Mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Folder Name
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Standard or Date
Use the four-way controller 23 to select PC or PictBridge
Changing the Video Output Format
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Adjusting the Brightness of the Display
Use the four-way controller 45 to adjust the brightness
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Brightness Level
168
Using the Power Saving Function
169
Setting Auto Power Off
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Resetting to Default Settings Reset
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Reset
Reset screen appears
172
Connecting with Computers
174
Preparations
Supplied Software
Computers
Application Software
System Requirements
Windows System Requirements
USB connection
Application Software ACDSee 2 for Mac
Macintosh System Requirements USB connection
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Installing the Software
Installing on Windows PC
If you are using Windows Vista
178
Click Install
Choose a language from the displayed screen
Click Finish
Installing on Macintosh
When the screen shown on the right appears, click Yes
179
Product Registration on the Internet
Click Close
180
Press the Menu button
Setting Up Your Digital Camera
Setting the USB Connection Mode to PC
Connecting with
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Connecting the Camera and PC
Transferring Images to a Windows PC
Turn your camera on
183
Transferring Images
184
Specify the destination folder Click OK
Double-click the Dcim folder
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186
Computers Disconnecting the Camera from Your Windows PC
Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop
Select USB Mass Storage Device and click OK
Transferring Images to a Macintosh
Connecting the Camera and Macintosh
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Disconnecting the Camera from Your Macintosh
Drag Noname icon on the desktop to trash
Disconnect the USB cable from your Macintosh and the camera
Starting ACDSee for Pentax
Using the Supplied Software
Double-click the ACDSee for Pentax 3.0 icon on the desktop
Viewing Images
191
Details on How to Use ACDSee for Pentax
Click the ? icon at the top right of the screen
ACDSee Quick View
ACDSee Browser Interface Menu bar
Starting ACDSee 2 for Mac
Double-click the desired topic
For Macintosh
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Favorites pane
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Details on How to Use ACDSee 2 for Mac
Select ACDSee 2 for Mac from Help on the menu bar
Click the desired topic
Appendix
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Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode
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Messages
Memory Display
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Troubleshooting
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Rec.Mode Menu Items
Default Settings
Last Memory Setting
Reset Setting
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Setting Menu Items
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Playback Mode Palette Items
207
Key Operation
208
List of World Time Cities
Camera case CC72 CC79 CC81 Appendix
Optional Accessories
Power supply AC adapter kit K-AC62
Cable USB cable I-USB7 AV cable I-AVC7 Strap ST51
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Main Specifications
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It is possible to switch to Pan Focus and Infinity
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Warranty Policy
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216
For customers in USA
For customers in Canada
Pour les utilisateurs au Canada
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Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals
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Index
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Zoom /w/x Zoom button
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