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mPress the OK button.

The screen for taking the first image appears in the left half of the LCD monitor.

, Take the first image.

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Hold the camera so that the subject

 

is in the middle of the left half of the

 

screen and press the shutter release

 

button. The image is displayed in the

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left half of the LCD monitor. The right

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half of the screen is for taking the

 

second image.

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. Move the camera to the right with- out changing your stance.

⁄0Take the second image.

Make sure that the subject is in the middle of the right half of the screen and press the shutter release button.

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mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures

 

• To cancel the 3D image mode change to another Capture

 

• A clear three-dimensional effect will not be achieved if the two

 

 

 

 

images are taken in widely different positions (heights) or are

 

 

not straight. When taking a person, you are recommended to

 

 

ask your model to stay as still as possible and to take the

 

 

second picture as quickly as you can. It is easier to take the

 

 

pictures if you use a tripod or appropriate base.

 

 

 

• As a guide, the camera should be moved about 1/40 of the

 

 

distance between the camera and the subject. For example, if

 

 

the subject is 3m away, the distance the camera should be

 

 

moved will be 3m÷40=7.5cm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, as the way people see three-dimensional images

 

 

differs from person to person, there is no need to be too con-

 

 

cerned. Refer to the table below for a simple guide to how far

 

 

to move the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distance to subject

0.1 m

0.3 m

0.5 m

1 m

3 m

5 m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camera movement

0.5 cm

1 cm

1.5 cm

2.5 cm

7.5 cm

13 cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing 3D pictures by the parallel method and cross method

As our eyes are positioned about 6 – 7 cm apart, there is a very slight deviation between what we see with our right eye and what we see with our left eye. The difference is processed by our brain to produce a three-dimensional image. This principle is applied to taking and viewing 3D pictures.

3D pictures can be viewed by the parallel method where the left and right lines of vision are virtually parallel, as when looking at a distant scene, or the cross method where the left and right lines of vision are crossed, as when you cross your eyes. A cer- tain amount of practice may be necessary to view 3D pictures without using the viewer.

How to Assemble the 3D Image Viewer

Assemble the 3D image viewer supplied with the camera as shown below.

Taking Pictures

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Pentax Optio S manual Take the first image, Memo, Viewing 3D pictures by the parallel method and cross method