Saving the Settings

Saving the Menu Items (Memory)

You can choose whether you want the set values to be saved when the camera is turned off. If you select O (On), the settings will be saved in the status they were in immediately before the camera was turned off. If you select P (Off), the settings will be reset to the defaults when the camera is turned off.

Item

Description

Default

Setting

 

 

 

 

 

Flash

The flash mode setting on the b button is saved.

O

 

 

 

Drive

The drive mode setting (gj, etc.) selected using the

P

 

four-way controller (2) is saved.

 

Focus Mode

The focus mode setting on the ) button is

P

saved.

 

 

Zoom Position

The optional zoom position setting on the Zoom

P

button is saved.

 

 

MF Position

The manual focus position is saved.

P

 

 

 

White Balance

The [White Balance] setting on the [A Rec.Mode]

P

menu is saved.

 

 

AE Metering

The [AE Metering] setting on the [A Rec.Mode]

P

menu is saved.

 

 

Sensitivity

The [Sensitivity] setting on the [A Rec.Mode] menu

P

 

is saved.

 

EV Compensation

The [EV Compensation] setting on the

P

 

[A Rec.Mode] menu is saved.

 

Digital Zoom

The [Digital Zoom] setting on the [A Rec.Mode]

O

menu is saved.

 

 

DISPLAY

The LCD monitor display mode is saved.

P

 

 

 

File #

The file number is saved. If a new SD Memory Card

O

 

is inserted, file numbers are assigned sequentially.

 

• Menu items not included in [Memory] will also be saved in the settings selected on the menus for each function when the camera is turned off.

The zoom position setting in the digital zoom range will not be saved even if [Zoom Position] is set to O(On) in [Memory].

[Memory] can be set separately in User mode and other capture modes.

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Pentax Optio S5i manual Saving the Settings, Saving the Menu Items Memory

Optio S5i specifications

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