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Regarding trademarks
Regarding copyrights
Regarding Product Registration
To users of this camera
Using Your Camera Safely
About the Camera
About the Battery Charger and the AC Adapter
Page
About the Battery
About the Battery and Charger
Before Using Your Camera
Precautions on Carrying and Using Your Camera
Care to be Taken During Handling
Other Precautions
Cleaning Your Camera
Storing Your Camera
Contents
Taking Still Pictures
Taking Pictures
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Editing and Printing Images
Playing Back and Deleting Images
Connecting to a Computer
Settings
Recording and Playing Back Sound
Appendix 223
Mode
2or 4or 5or 3or
Composition of the Operating Manual
Settings
Appendix
Easy-to-Navigate Capture and Playback Functions
Camera Features
Add Various Frames to Your Pictures
Perfect for Portrait Shots
Display Images and Sound Files in Calendar Format
For decorating your pictures with a frame
Advanced Movie Recording Functions
Checking the Contents of the Package
Front
Names of Parts
Back
Names of Operating Parts
Monitor Indications
Display in a Mode
Normal Display
No Info
Digital Zoom/Intelligent Zoom
Page
Page
Histogram + Info
Display in Q Mode
B5 1/250 B6 F3.5
Normal Display/Histogram + Info Display in Playback Mode
100-0038
Setting the Exposure EV Compensation 1p.108
Using the Histogram
Guide Indications
Understanding Contrast
Understanding Brightness
Dark image Correct image Bright image
Memo
Getting Started
Attaching the Strap
Charging the Battery
Powering the Camera
Open the battery/card cover
Installing the Battery
Battery
Battery lock lever
Removing the Battery
Close the battery/card cover
At 23C with the display on and the battery fully charged
Battery Level Indicator
Extract the DC coupler cord
Using the AC Adapter
AC plug cord Started AC adapter DC coupler DC terminal
Confirm the DC coupler is locked in place
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
SD Memory Card socket
Pull the card out
Precautions When Using an SD Memory Card
Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels 1p.106
Number of Images Recordable on an SD Memory Card
Press the power switch again
Press the power switch
Turning the Camera On and Off
Checking the SD Memory Card
Press the power switch while holding down the Q button
Starting-up in the Playback Mode
Setting the Display Language
Initial Settings
Four-way controller 4 button Button
Started
Press the 4 button
Daylight saving time
When the Screen After Appears in the Wrong Language
When the Wrong Language Has Been Inadvertently Selected
Press the 3 button
Use the four-way controller 45 to choose a city
Press the four-way controller
To Set Hometown and DST
Use the four-way controller
Setting the Date and Time
To choose the date format
To select 24h 24-hour display or
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the month
Press the four-way controller 3 to select Settings complete
Frame moves to the month
GettingStarted
Memo
Common Operations
Mode
Understanding the Button Functions
Four-way controller
Displays the a Rec. Mode menu p.57
W button
Green button
Switches to a mode p.56
Green/i button
Press the Q button
Switching Between a Mode and Q Mode
Press the Q button or the shutter release button halfway
Operating the Menus
Setting the Camera Functions
Camera
Operations
Returns to Q
Mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the setting
Press the 3 button in a mode
Ex. To set the Focusing Area on the a Rec. Mode menu
Press the four-way controller 3 twice
To Save the Setting and Start Playback of Images
To Save the Setting and Start Taking Pictures
To Cancel the Changes and Continue with Menu Operations
Press the shutter release button halfway
Menu List
Rec. Mode Menu
Operations a Rec. Mode Menu
a Rec. Mode Menu
Setting Menu
W Setting Menu
Memo
Taking Pictures
Taking Still Pictures
Shutter release Button Zoom lever Power switch
Taking Pictures
Confirm the subject and shooting Information on the display
Press the shutter release button fully
Poor focusing conditions
Using the Shutter Release Button
Press halfway
Press fully
Press the four-way controller 3 in a mode
Setting the Shooting Mode
Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a shooting mode
Instant Review and Blink Detection
Sky and foliage
Panoramic photograph
To Switch the Face Detection Function
Using the Face Detection Function
Face detection frame When the multiple faces Are detected
Main frame White frame
Face Detection On Smile Capture
Taking Pictures Automatically Auto Picture Mode
Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings Program Mode
Set the functions you want to change
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode Green Mode
Picture is taken
Camera switches to 9 mode
Press the Green button in a Mode
Shutter release Button Green button
Turn the zoom lever in a mode
Using the Zoom
Zoom lever Four-way controller Button
Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
Zoom Use the four-way controller
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Digital
To select O or P
To Set the Digital Zoom
Pixels is fixed at f2592×1944
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select cor d
Taking Pictures of People Portrait/Natural Skin Tone Mode
Shutter release Button Four-way controller
On the subject at the correct distance
Taking Pictures of Children Kids Mode
Press the Ibutton on the capture status screen in ePet mode
Taking Pictures of Your Pet Pet Mode
To Register the Pet
Pet registration screen appears
Pet registration screen
Press the I button again
Registry confirmation Screen
Capture status screen
To Switch the Pet You Want to Shoot
Status screen in ePet mode
Press the Ibutton on the capture
To Delete the Pet from the Entry
Sport
Taking Pictures Indoors Party Mode
C mode selection screen appears
Taking Pictures of Text Text Mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to select c, d, c or d
Shutter release Button Zoom lever Four-way controller
Framing Your Pictures Frame Composite Mode
9-frame display of the frame selection screen appears
Turn the zoom lever to the right y
Press the four-way controller 2 in a mode
Using the Self-timer
Drive Mode screen appears
Optional Frames
Longer the interval between shots
Camera is ready to take a series of pictures
Using the Digital Wide Function Digital Wide Mode
OK Exit
Take the second image
To Cancel after Taking the First Shot
Confirmation dialog appears
Screen for taking the first frame is
Taking Panoramic Pictures Digital Panorama Mode
Take the third frame
Take the second frame
Pictures
If you select right 5 in Step
100
To Cancel after Taking the First or Second Frame
Selecting the Flash Mode
Setting the Shooting Functions
101
Setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status
Press the four-way controller 4 in a mode
About the red-eye phenomenon
102
Press the four-way controller 5 in a mode
Selecting the Focus Mode
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Focus Mode screen appears
Use the four-way controller 23 to adjust the focus
\ indicator
To Set the Focus Manually Manual Focus
To change the focusing area
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Focusing
Setting
To Set the Focusing Area
Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels
Default setting is g
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Pixels Press the four-way controller
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Recorded
To change the number of recorded
Pixels
Use the four-way controller 23 to select EV Compensation
Setting the Exposure EV Compensation
To select the EV value
108
Correcting the Brightness D-Range Setting
Press the 3 button twice
Adjusting the White Balance
Display
110
Press the 4 button. The setting is saved
To change the setting
White Balance screen appears
111
Setting is saved and the a Rec. Mode menu reappears
Setting the AE Metering
To Set the White Balance Manually
112
Pull-down menu appears
Setting is saved
113
Press the 3 button in a mode. The a Rec. Mode menu appears
Setting the Sensitivity
Use the four-way controller 23 to change the sensitivity
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select Blink
Setting the Blink Detection Function
Detection Use the four-way controller
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select Shake
Setting the Shake Reduction Function
Reduction Press the four-way controller
To choose the Shake Reduction
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Instant Review
Setting the Instant Review
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Use the four-way controller 45 to select O or P
Setting the Image Sharpness Sharpness
Instant Review is displayed Instant Review is not displayed
Soft Normal Sharp
Setting the Image Contrast Contrast
Setting the Color Saturation Saturation
Use the four-way controller 45 to change the contrast level
Low Normal High
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Date
Setting the Date Imprint Function
Imprint Press the four-way controller
To select the Date Imprint details
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Setting the Green Button
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Mode other than C first to select Green Button
To Use Fn Setting
Press the 9 button in a mode
Use the four-way controller To select a function to
Change
Setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status
Use the four-way controller 23 or 45 to change the setting
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Recording Movies
Camera enters the C mode and returns to capture status
Recording a Movie
To select C Movie
126
Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed
Movie screen appears
Selecting the Recorded Pixels and Frame Rate for Movies
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128
Setting the Movie SR Movie Shake Reduction Function
129
Saving the Settings Memory
Memory screen appears
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose an item
130
Playing Back and Deleting Images
Playing Back Still Pictures
Playing Back Images
Press the Q button after taking a picture
Images To Play Back the Previous or Next Image
Deleting Images
Playing Back a Movie
Available operations during playback
Available operations while playback is paused
Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f
Multi-Image Display
Four-Image Display/Nine-Image Display
Back and Deleting Images
Folder Display/Calendar Display
Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f three times
Folder display
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Press the four-way controller 3 in Q mode
Using the Playback Functions
Use the four-way controller 2345 to choose a playback mode
Calendar display
Palette and goes to a mode
Closes the Playback Mode
Press halfway
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Deleting Images Playback Mode Palette
To select u Slideshow
Slideshow
To select Start
Press any button other than the 4 button
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Screen Effect
Use the four-way controller To select Interval in on 139
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Sound Effect
Deleting Images To Set the Slideshow Conditions
Button Four-way controller 4 button
Rotating the Image
Image appears on the display
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Rotated image is saved
To select s Image Rotation
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Q mode, use the four-way controller 45 to
Zoom Playback
Choose the image you want to magnify
Turn the zoom lever to the right
Zoom lever Button
Detected when the image was taken
Image is magnified around the face first
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Available operations during the Face close-up playback mode
Deleting a Single Image
Deleting Images and Sound Files
Use the four-way controller To select Delete
Image or sound file is deleted
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Q mode, turn the zoom lever to the left f once or twice
Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files
Four-image display or nine-image display appears
Appears on the images and sound files
Selected images and sound files are deleted
Appears on the selected images Sound files
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Deleting All Images and Sound Files
Press the 3 button in Q mode
Mode, press the four-way
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image/Sound
Protecting Images and Sound Files from Deletion Protect
Playing Back
All the images and sound files are deleted
Select All Images/Sounds in Step On p.151
Use the four-way controller To select Protect
To Protect All Images and Sound Files
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Turn the AV device on
Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment
Terminal Yellow White
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Turn the camera on
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About printing
Editing and Printing Images
Changing the Image Size Resize
Editing Images
To select nResize
Printing Images
To select oCropping
Cropping Images
Resized image is saved
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Choose the cropping area
Processing Images to Make Faces Look Smaller
Choose the image you want to edit
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Approx %
Green frame indicates the face that is to be processed
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Using the Digital Filters
Images
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select PDigital Filter
Subsequent steps vary depending on your selection
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To choose the color
Use the four-way controller 23 to choose a filter
To Select a B&W, Sepia or Soft Filter
To Select a Retro, Color, Extract Color, Color Emphasis or
To Select a Toy Camera, High Contrast or Brightness Filter
To adjust the effect
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Compensating for an Unwanted Red-eye Effect
Processed image is saved
Adding a Frame Frame Composite
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Use the four-way controller 2345 to select NFrame Composite
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Printing Images Optional Frames
Remove the SD Memory Card from the camera
To Copy Frames
170
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select Movie Edit
Editing Movies
To Use a New Frame
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To choose the frame you
Screen Press the 4 button
Want to save
Select Divide Movies on the movie edit selection
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Divide
Copying Images and Sound Files
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Use the four-way controller 23 to select Press the 4 button
Use the four-way controller 23 to select
To select the image/sound file you Want to copy
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Dpof setting method selection screen appears
Setting the Printing Service Dpof
Printing a Single Image
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select rDPOF
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Single Image
Press the Green button to switch Or P for Date setting
Use the four-way controller 45 to select an image
To choose the number of copies
Printing All Images
Message Applies Dpof settings to all images appears
Select All Images in on p.177 Press the 4 button
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Recording and Playing Back Sound
Recording Sound Voice Recording
Setting the Voice Recording Function
Back Sound
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Recording Sound
Press the Green button Mode
Press the shutter release button
Fully. REC
Playback starts Total file recording time Playback time
Playing Back Sound
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Recording a Voice Memo
Adding a Voice Memo to Images
Use the four-way controller 2345 to select \Voice Memo
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Appears on images with voice memos in single-image display
Playing Back a Voice Memo
Playback stops To Delete the Sound from an Image 1p.147
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Settings
Formatting an SD Memory Card
Camera Settings
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Format
Format screen appears
Change Playback Volume in the same way as in Steps 4
Changing the Sound Settings
To Change the Operation Volume/Playback Volume
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Sound
Use the four-way controller 23 to select the sound type
Changing the Date and Time
To Change the Sound Type
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Use the four-way controller 23 to choose the date format
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Change the time in the same way as in Steps 8 to
Use the four-way controller 23 to select X Destination
Setting the World Time
To Set the Destination
World Time screen appears
Use the four-way controller 45 to select O On or P Off
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Select Time
To Display the Time of the Destination Select Time
194
Changing the Display Language
Are displayed in a mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to select X or W
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Language
Menus and messages are displayed in the selected language
Changing the Naming System of the Folder
Taken with the folder
196
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Folder Name
Changing the Video Output Format
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Pentx or Date
197
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Eye-Fi
Setting the Eye-Fi Communication
198
Dark Normal Bright
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display
199
Choose from 2min., 1min., 30sec., 15sec., 5sec. or Off
Using the Power Saving Function
200
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Auto Power
Setting the Auto Power Off Function
Off Press the four-way controller
To select the time until the camera
Q mode, press the four-way controller
Changing the Start-up Screen
To select Start-up Screen
Image selection screen appears
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Pixel Mapping
Correcting Defective Pixels in the CCD Sensor Pixel Mapping
Pixel Mapping screen appears
203
Use the four-way controller 23 to select Reset
Resetting to Default Settings Reset
Reset screen appears
204
Connecting to a Computer
Provided Software
Setting Up Your Computer
System Requirements
206
Macintosh
Windows
Computer
207
If the installation screen appears, go to Step
Installing the Software
Installation screen appears
208
Select the file format to use and click Next
Installation is complete Reboot your computer
Click Finish
Click MediaImpression 2.0 for
Click Close
Click Exit on the installation screen
Product Registration on the Internet
210
Turn your camera on Press the 3 button in Q mode
Setting the USB Connection Mode
Use the four-way controller 23 to select MSC
211
PTP Picture Transfer Protocol
MSC Mass Storage Class and PTP Picture Transfer Protocol
212
Connecting the Camera and the Computer
Connecting to Your Computer
Connect your camera to the computer using the USB cable
Turn your camera on
Transferring Images
When the AutoPlay screen does not appear
Click Import
Import screen appears. For subsequent steps, go to on p.215
Select an image to import
Click Import media files to local disk
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Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop
Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer
Safely Remove Hardware screen appears
Stop a Hardware device screen Appears
Select USB Mass Storage Device and click OK
Starting MediaImpression 2.0 for Pentax
Drag no Name on the desktop to the trash
Disconnect the USB cable from your Macintosh and the camera
Select and double-click an image you wish to view
Click All Media
Media Browser screen appears
Images are displayed
Click the desired topic
Details on How to Use MediaImpression 2.0 for
Help screen appears in the web browser
Explanation is displayed
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Transferring Images Using an Eye-Fi Card
222
Appendix
Can be set × Cannot be set
Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode
224
C Q
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226
Messages
Data being processed
227
Problem Cause Remedy
Troubleshooting
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229
Last Memory Setting
Default Settings
Reset Setting
a Rec. Mode Menu Items
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232
W Setting Menu Items
233
Playback Mode Palette Items
234
Key Operation
235
List of World Time Cities
AC adapter kit K-AC92
Optional Accessories
ST81 Waterproof strap Camera case CC81
Genuine leather strap
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Main Specifications
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Shooting Modes
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Digital Filters
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Procedure During 12-month Warranty Period
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For customers in Canada
For customers in USA
Pour les utilisateurs au Canada
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244
Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals
245
Memo
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Index
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Guide indications
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250
Memo
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