To Set the Focusing Area | Pentax 17454, Optio E70, 17477, 17472

To Set the Focusing Area

You can change the autofocus area (Focusing Area).

J	Multiple	Normal autofocus area
K	Spot	The autofocus area becomes smaller.
W	Automatic Tracking AF	Keeps moving subjects in focus.

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Press the 3 button in A mode.

The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears.

Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Focusing

Area].

Press the four-way controller (5).

A pull-down menu appears.

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Use the four-way controller (23) to change the Focusing Area setting.

Rec.Mode	1/2
Pixel Track SR	Auto
Recorded Pixels	10M
Focusing Area
Sensitivity
EV Compensation
Movie
MENU Cancel	OK OK

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Press the 4 button.

The setting is saved.

Press the 3 button.

The camera returns to capture status.

• In C (Movie) and p (Frame Composite) modes, Focusing Area cannot be set to W.

•In 9 (Green) and b(Auto Picture) modes, Focusing Area is fixed at J.

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Pentax 17454, Optio E70, 17477, 17472 specifications To Set the Focusing Area

Contents

Operating Manual Regarding PictBridge Regarding copyrightsRegarding trademarks Regarding Product Registration To users of this camera About the Camera Handling Precautions for Batteries About the AC Adapter Care to be Taken During Handling Page Contents 105 Playing Back and Deleting Images103 106 Settings Editing and Printing Images Connecting with Computers Appendix 2or 4or 5or 3or Composition of the Operating Manual Advanced Movie Recording and Picture Taking Functions Camera FeaturesPerfect for Portrait Shots Easy-to-Navigate Capture and Playback Functions Add Various Frames to Your PicturesFor decorating your pictures with a frame Display Images in Calendar Format Checking the Contents of the Package Front Names of PartsBack Names of Operating Parts Normal Display Display in a ModeMonitor Indications Detailed Display Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode 250 F3.5 02/02/2009 +1.0 15 16 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 Display in Q Mode Page Guide Indications Memo Getting Started Attaching the Strap Installing the Batteries Powering the CameraOpen the battery/card cover GettingStarted Battery Level Indicator Using the AC Adapter GettingStarted Installing the SD Memory Card Backing Up Data Push the card into the SD Memory Card socket to eject it To Remove the SD Memory Card Precautions When Using an SD Memory Card Number of Images Recordable on an SD Memory Card Turning the Camera On and Off Press the power switchPress the power switch again Checking the Memory Card Playback Mode Press the power switch while holding down the Q button Initial Settings Setting the Display Language Press the 4 button When Another Language Has Been Inadvertently Selected When the Screen After Appears in Another Language Use the four-way controller 45 to choose the city To Set Hometown and DST Setting the Date and Time GettingStarted Use the four-way controller 23 to change the month Started Memo Common Operations Understanding the Button Functions Mode W button Four-way controllerGreen button Zoom/f/y button Green/i button To Switch from Q Mode to a Mode Switching Between a Mode and Q ModeTo Switch from a Mode to Q Mode Press the Q button Displaying data stored in the built-in memory Setting the Camera Functions Operating the Menus Returns to Q CameraMode Ex. To set the Focusing Area on the a Rec.Mode menu Press the 3 button in a modeUse the four-way controller 23 to change the setting Press the 4 button or the four-way controller To Cancel the Changes and Continue with Menu Operations To Save the Setting and Start Taking PicturesTo Save the Setting and Begin Playback of Images Press the shutter release button halfway Menu List Rec.Mode Menu Setting Menu Memo Taking Pictures Taking Pictures Taking Still PicturesConfirm the subject and shooting Information on the display Press the shutter release button fully Using the Shutter Release ButtonPress halfway Press fully Poor focusing conditionsBlink Detection Press the four-way controller 3 in a mode Setting the Shooting ModeUse 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 Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings Program Mode Use the four-way controller 2345 to select R Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode Green Mode Set the functions you want to change Press the Green button in a Mode Camera switches to 9 mode Using the Zoom Press the Zoom/w/xbutton in a Mode Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio Use the four-way controller 23 to select Digital ZoomTo Set the Digital Zoom Use the four-way controller 45 to select O On or P Off Using Pixel Track SRUse 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 Framing Your Pictures Frame Composite Mode Press y on the Zoom/f/y button Optional Frames Shutter release Button Four-way controller Using the Self-timerUsing the self-timer When the camera recognizes a face, Camera is ready to take the picture Taking a Series of Pictures Continuous Shooting Mode Press the four-way controller 2 in a mode Camera is ready to take a series of pictures Taking Panoramic Pictures Digital Panorama Mode Pictures Take the second frameTake the third frame If you select right 5 in Step To Cancel after Taking the First or Second Frame Setting the Shooting Functions Selecting the Flash Mode Press the four-way controller 4 in a mode About the red-eye phenomenon Selecting the Focus Mode Press the four-way controller 5 in a mode To Set the Focusing Area Area Default setting is N 3648×2736 Shooting/Playback screen when yis SelectedSelecting the Recorded Pixels To change the number of recorded Use the four-way controller 23 to select RecordedPixels Press the four-way controller Pixels Use the four-way controller 23 to select EV Compensation Setting the Exposure EV CompensationTo select the EV value Use the four-way controller 23 to select Sensitivity Setting the SensitivityUse the four-way controller 23 to change the sensitivity Detection Use the four-way controller Setting Blink DetectionUse the four-way controller 23 to select Blink To select O On or P Off Setting the Date Imprint Function Choose from Date, Date & Time, Time or Off To select C Movie Recording MoviesRecording a Movie Recording Movie shake reduction function icon Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed 100 Press the 3 button twice Default setting is s 640×480 30fpsSelecting the Recorded Pixels for Movies 101 Use the four-way controller 23 to select Movie SR Setting the Movie SR Movie Shake Reduction Function102 Saving the Settings Memory 103 Use the four-way controller 23 to choose an item 104 Playing Back and Deleting Images Playing Back Still Pictures Playing Back ImagesPress the Q button after taking a picture Playback starts Playing Back a MovieDeleting Images Following operations can be performed during playback Four-Image/Nine-Image Display Q mode, press f on the Zoom/f/y button108 Playing Back Folder display To Switch to Folder Display or Calendar DisplayPress f on the Zoom/f/y button Calendar display 110 Press halfway Using the Playback FunctionCloses the Playback Mode 111 Deleting Images Playback Mode Palette 112 Slideshow Effect Use the four-way controller 23 to change the intervalUse the four-way controller 23 to select Screen Use the four-way controller 23 to select Sound Rotating the Image 115 Zoom Playback 116 Press the 4button Recognized when the image was taken117 Saving Images As Favorite 118 Use the four-way controller 2345 to select Favorite Playing Back Favorite Images119 Playing back favorite images in slideshow 120 Enter the playback screen of favorite images Deleting Favorite ImagesUse the four-way controller 23 to select Delete Press the i button twice Deleting Selected Favorite Images Use the four-way controller 23 to select Delete AllPress the i button 122 Use the four-way controller 23 to select Select & Delete 123 Deleting a Single Image When images are inadvertently deletedDeleting Images 124 Deleting Selected Images 125 Recovering Deleted Images 126 5button Protecting Images from Deletion ProtectAfter deleting a file, press the four-way controller 127 Images Use the four-way controller 2345 to select Z ProtectTo select Protect 128 To Protect All Images Use the four-way controller 23 to select All Images129 Turn the AV device on Connecting the Camera to AV EquipmentConnect the AV cable to the PC/AV terminal 130 Turn the camera on 131 132 Editing and Printing Images Use the four-way controller To select nResize Editing ImagesChanging the Image Size Resize Editing Select Recorded Pixels Cropping Images135 Printing Images Use the four-way controller 2345 to select oCroppingChoose the cropping conditions 136 Use the four-way controller 2345 to select Digital Filter Using the Digital Filters137 To Select a Color Filter Use the four-way controller 23 to choose a digital filterTo Select a B&W Filter or Sepia Filter 138 To Select a Brightness Filter Use the four-way controller 23 to select the digital139 Printing Red-eye CompensationUse the four-way controller To select ZRed-eye Compensation 140 Composite Adding a Frame Frame Composite141 142 To Copy Frames Remove the SD Memory Card from the camera143 To Use a New Frame Copying ImagesUse the four-way controller 2345 to select pImage Copy 144 To select the image you want to Use the four-way controller 23 to select145 Q mode, press the four-way controller Setting the Printing Service DpofPrinting Single Images Use the four-way controller 2345 to select rDPOF Printing Images Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image147 Printing All Images Display the screen for Dpof settings in Q mode148 Connecting the Camera to the Printer Printing Using PictBridge149 When the printer is ready to print, turn the camera on 150 151 152 Press the 4button on the print settings confirmation screen Printing Using the Dpof Settings153 Disconnecting the Cable from the Printer 154 Settings Formatting an SD Memory Card Camera SettingsPress the 3 button in Q mode Use the four-way controller 23 to select Format To Change the Operation Volume/Playback Volume Changing the Sound SettingsChange Playback Volume in the same way as in Steps 4 Sound screen appears To Change the Sound Type Changing the Date and TimeUse the four-way controller 23 to select the sound type 158 159 Change the time in the same way as in Steps 8 to 160 To Set the Destination Setting the World Time161 162 Use the four-way controller 23 to select Language Changing the Display Language163 Use the four-way controller 2345 to select the language Changing the Naming Rule of the Folder164 Use the four-way controller 23 to select Standard or Date Changing the USB Connection ModeUse the four-way controller 23 to select Folder Name 165 Use the four-way controller 23 to select PC or PictBridge Changing the Video Output Format166 Use the four-way controller 23 to select Brightness Level Adjusting the Brightness of the DisplayUse the four-way controller 45 to adjust the brightness 167 Using the Power Saving Function 168 Setting Auto Power Off 169 170 Reset screen appears Resetting to Default Settings ResetUse the four-way controller 23 to select Reset 171 172 Connecting with Computers Computers PreparationsSupplied Software 174 USB connection System RequirementsWindows System Requirements Application Software Application Software ACDSee 2 for Mac Macintosh System Requirements USB connection176 If you are using Windows Vista Installing the SoftwareInstalling on Windows PC 177 Click Finish Click InstallChoose a language from the displayed screen 178 Installing on Macintosh When the screen shown on the right appears, click Yes179 Product Registration on the Internet Click Close180 Connecting with Setting Up Your Digital CameraSetting the USB Connection Mode to PC Press the Menu button Turn your camera on Connecting the Camera and PCTransferring Images to a Windows PC 182 Transferring Images 183 184 Specify the destination folder Click OK Double-click the Dcim folder185 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click OK Computers Disconnecting the Camera from Your Windows PCSelect USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop 186 Transferring Images to a Macintosh Connecting the Camera and Macintosh187 Disconnect the USB cable from your Macintosh and the camera Disconnecting the Camera from Your MacintoshDrag Noname icon on the desktop to trash 188 Starting ACDSee for Pentax Using the Supplied SoftwareDouble-click the ACDSee for Pentax 3.0 icon on the desktop Viewing Images ACDSee Quick View Details on How to Use ACDSee for PentaxClick the ? icon at the top right of the screen 191 For Macintosh Starting ACDSee 2 for MacDouble-click the desired topic ACDSee Browser Interface Menu bar Favorites pane 193 Click the desired topic Details on How to Use ACDSee 2 for MacSelect ACDSee 2 for Mac from Help on the menu bar 194 Appendix Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode 196 197 Messages 198 199 Memory Display 200 Troubleshooting 201 202 Reset Setting Default SettingsLast Memory Setting Rec.Mode Menu Items 204 Setting Menu Items 205 Playback Mode Palette Items 206 Key Operation 207 List of World Time Cities 208 Cable USB cable I-USB7 AV cable I-AVC7 Strap ST51 Optional AccessoriesPower supply AC adapter kit K-AC62 Camera case CC72 CC79 CC81 Appendix Main Specifications 210 211 It is possible to switch to Pan Focus and Infinity 212 213 Warranty Policy 214 215 Pour les utilisateurs au Canada For customers in USAFor customers in Canada 216 Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals 217 218 219 Index 221 222 Zoom /w/x Zoom button 223 Hoya Corporation