Pentax Optio S Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode, Selecting the Recorded Pixels

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Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode

You can display information on the LCD monitor when shooting. The display mode can be changed by pressing the Display button.

	Rec. Mode
	Recorded Pixels	2048 1556
	Quality Level
	White Balance	AWB
xc	Focusing Area	Multiple
	AE Metering

Taking Pictures

Display On

Shooting information is displayed.

qFlash mode w Shooting mode e Focus mode r Capture mode t AF frame

y Number of recordable images u Date & time i Battery indicator o Card/Built-in memory

Histogram Display

The brightness distribution of the image is displayed.

The x-axis shows the brightness (darkest at the left end and brightest at the right end) and the y-axis shows the pixel numbers.

qHistogram w Recorded pixels

eQuality level r White balance t AE metering y Sensitivity u Card/Built-in memory

Display Off

No shooting information is displayed.

•The AF frame is displayed in Autofocus mode.

•If any of the modes are changed such as Flash mode, the mode you

have changed is displayed for a few seconds.

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	Sensitivity	Auto
z	1/3 MENU Exit	OK Ok

Selecting the Recorded Pixels

You can choose the number of recorded pixels from [2048 ⋅ 1536], [1600 ⋅ 1200], [1024 ⋅ 768] and [640 ⋅ 480].

2048 ⋅ 1536 Suited for printing on A4 paper (8 1/2 ⋅ 11)

1600 ⋅ 1200 Suited for printing on A5 paper

1024 ⋅ 768 Suited for printing on postcards

640 ⋅ 480 Suited for attaching to E-mails or for creating websites

zSelect [Recorded Pixels] on the

[ Rec.Mode] menu.

x Use the four-way controller (	)	Rec. Mode
to change the size.		Recorded Pixels	2048 1556
c Press the OK button.		Quality Level
		White Balance	AWB
		Focusing Area	Multiple
The camera is ready to take the
		AE Metering
picture.		Sensitivity	Auto
		1/3 MENU Exit	OK Ok

Taking Pictures

LCD Monitor Off

Turn off the LCD monitor.

memo	• The recorded pixels is fixed at 320 ⋅ 240 pixels in the movie
	picture mode.

Caution

(The LCD monitor is not turned off in Playback mode.)

• The display cannot be turned off in , mode.

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Display On

, and

•If you select a large size, the picture may appear distinct when it is printed out.

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