Thank you for purchasing our PENTAX 645Z medium format digital SLR camera. Please read this manual before using the camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera’s capabilities.
Lenses you can use
In general, lenses that can be used with this camera are D FA645 and FA645 lenses, and 645 lenses that have an Aperture 9(Auto) position. To use any other lens or accessory, see p.28 of this manual.
Regarding copyrights
Images taken with this camera that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act. Please take care, as there are cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, performances or of items on display. Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used outside the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and care should be taken here also.
Trademarks
Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of America and other countries.
Macintosh, Mac OS, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Intel, Intel Core, and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
SDXC Logo is a trademark of
This product includes DNG technology under license by Adobe Systems Incorporated.
The DNG logo is either a registered trademark or trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This product supports PRINT Image Matching III. PRINT Image Matching enabled digital still cameras, printers and software help photographers to produce images more faithful to their intentions.
Some functions are not available on printers that are not PRINT Image Matching III compliant.
Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation. All Rights Reserved. PRINT Image Matching is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
The PRINT Image Matching logo is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
AVC Patent Portfolio License
This product is licensed under the AVC Patent Portfolio License for the personal use of a consumer or other uses in which it does not receive remuneration to (i) encode video in compliance with the AVC standard (“AVC video”) and/or (ii) decode AVC video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal activity and/or was obtained from a video provider licensed to provide AVC video. No license is granted or shall be implied for any other use.
Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA, L.L.C. See http://www.mpegla.com.
To users of this camera
•Do not use or store this camera in the vicinity of equipment that generates strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields. Strong static charges or the magnetic fields produced by equipment such as radio transmitters could interfere with the monitor, damage the stored data, or affect the camera's internal circuitry and cause camera misoperation.
•The liquid crystal panel used for the monitor is manufactured using extremely high precision technology. Although the level of functioning pixels is 99.99% or better, you should be aware that 0.01% or fewer of the pixels may not illuminate or may illuminate when they should not. However, this has no effect on the recorded image.
•In this manual, the generic term “computer(s)” refers to either a Windows PC or a Macintosh.
•In this manual, the term “battery(ies)” refers to any type of batteries used for this camera and its accessories.
There is a possibility that the illustrations and the display screen of the monitor in this manual are different from the actual ones.