Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Optio 33L Pentax
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Digital Camera Operat ing Ma nual For op tim um c amera per f ormance, please r ead th e Ope rati ng Manual befor e u sing t he camera..
2 Thank you fo r buying t he PENTAX Optio 33L Digi tal Camer a. Please read t his m anual bef ore usi ng the cam era i n order t o get th e most out of all the fe atures and funct ions. Keep this manua l saf e, as i t ca n be a valua ble tool in helpi ng you to under stand all the camera' s capabi lit ies.
3 We have paid cl ose at tenti on to the safet y of this product. When using thi s p roduct , we r equ est yo ur spe cial atten tion re gardin g it ems mar ked with the followi ng symbols. War nin g • Do no t dis ass emb l e or mo di fy th e ca me ra.
4 • Alway s co nf irm th at th e ca mera is wor ki ng pr op erl y whe n t he c amer a has no t been use d fo r a lo ng time , o r bef ore imp ort an t occ asi on s (w eddi ng s, tri ps , etc. ). PEN TAX is not res po nsi ble f or co ns eq ue ntia l dama ges ( co sts incu r red for phot og raph y, lo st pr ofi t s, et c.
5 FOR YO UR SAFETY ..................... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ... 3 Handli ng the Camera ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ... 4 Contents .......
6 Switc hing Betwe en Cap ture Mode and P laybac k Mode ..................... .......... . 48 Selectin g the C apture Mo de .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... . 48 Taking Pic ture s............... .........
7 This operati ng man ual c ontains t he fo llowing chap ters. The symbo ls used in this operati ng manual are exp l ained below. Co n te nts of Th i s Ma nu a l 1 Getting Starte d Expl ains your firs t step s, f ro m purc hasi ng t he c amera to ta king pic tures .
8 ∗ It ems marke d with an ast eri sk are al so avail abl e as opti onal acc ess ori es. For other opti onal ac ces sori es, see “Op tiona l Acce ssor ies” ( p .
9 Front Back Name s of Part s Shutter rele ase button Pow er sw itch S elf- ti m er la mp Flash Lens Term inal cover USB/V ideo termin al DC input ter minal Tripod s ocket LCD monitor Str ap lug CF c .
10 Guide disp lay A button operati on guide is disp l ayed on the LCD monitor during operat ion. The bu ttons are i ndica ted as sh own bel ow. Names of Ope r ating P ar ts Four-way co nt rol ler ( 2 .
11 1 Getting Star t ed Getting Started Attachin g the Strap Pass t he narro w end of the strap through t he strap lug, an d attach as shown..
12 1 Getting Star t ed Power ing the Ca mera Install b atteries in the came ra. Use on e CR -V3, or us e two AA l ithium ba tteries, AA Ni-MH ba tteries, or AA alkalin e ba tteries. 1 Slide the battery co ver in the direction indicated, and fl ip o pen .
13 Getting Star t ed 1 • Thes e figur e s are b ased on P E NTA X meas uring con ditio ns. May va ry by capt ure mode or sh ooti ng con dit ions . You ca n check the bat t ery l evel on the LCD monit or.
14 Getting Star t ed 1 When us ing the L C D monitor f or a lon g t ime or whe n connecting t o your PC, we recommend usi ng the AC adapte r kit D-AC5 (sol d separat ely). 1 Make su re the camera is tu rned off b efore o penin g the term inal cover. 2 Connect the DC term inal on th e AC adapter to the DC input termi nal on the camera.
15 1 Getting Star t ed In sta lli ng /Remo ving the CF Car d Captur ed i mag es are recor ded on the compact flash (CF ) card. Make sure the ca mera i s turned off bef ore i nstallin g or removin g a CF card (ma rket pr oduct). 1 Slide the CF card cover in the direction, and flip ope n.
16 Getting Star t ed 1 • Approx imate Number of Shots , Recorded Pixels, and Q uality Levels • Thes e figur es sho w th e numb er of sho ts whe n usin g a 16MB CF car d.
17 1 Getting Star t ed Ro ta tin g the LCD Mo ni to r (R ota te LC D) You ca n rotate the LCD m onit or 180 ° verti cally or hori zontal ly. The scree n displa y will change wit h t he rot ation of the LCD monit or. When t aki ng your se lf-port rait , yo u can c heck t he screen while you take the picture.
18 1 Getting Star t ed Init ial Set tin gs You can c hoose the language in which t he menus , erro r messages , etc. are dis played f r om the fol lowing : English, French , German, Spani sh, Ital ian and Jap anese. 1 Turn the camera on. 2 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to sel e ct th e d ispl a y l an gua ge.
19 Getting Star t ed 1 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ). The scr een f or s etti ng the n ext item will be di spl ayed. You ca n choose whether or not t o displ ay the D. S. T ( Daylight Saving Time) mode. 1 Use th e fo ur-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to sel e ct O (O n) or P (Off).
20 Getting Star t ed 1 Set the cu r rent date and time, and the display st yle. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 23 ) to selec t the date an d time disp lay style . 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). 23 a re di spl ayed ab ove and below " 24h".
21 Getting Star t ed 1 7 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 23 ) to set the d ate and press the four-way c ontro ller ( 5 ) again. 23 a re di spl ayed ab ove and below th e year. 8 Repeat step 7 to set the year, hour, a nd mi nutes . 9 Pres s the O K b utton.
22 2 Quick Sta r t Qui ck Start Takin g S til l Pic ture s This i s the simpl est way to tak e still pi cture s. The fla s h dischar ges automat ically based on li ght condit ions by the default sett ing. 1 Pres s the p ow er switch. The camera wil l tu rn on .
23 2 Quick Sta r t The sh utter r elease but ton works i n two steps . • Press halfway Light ly pres s (half way) t he shutt er relea se button to loc k the f ocus posit ion, exposure, and white balance. • The shutt er speed an d aperture se ttings ar e only di splayed when pressi ng the s hutter r elease bu tton hal f way.
24 2 Quick Sta r t Qui ck Start Pla ying Bac k St ill Pi ctur es To play bac k stil l pict ures: 1 Pres s the p laybac k button after ta k i ng a pi ctur e. The cap ture d image is di spl ayed on the LCD mon itor . P res s i ng th e f o ur - wa y co n tro l ler ( 3 ) will rot ate the ima ge 90 ° , 180 ° , an d 270 ° .
25 2 Quick Sta r t While the image is d isplayed, press the i butt on to dis play the Delet e scr een. Press t he four-way co ntroller ( 2 ) to select Delete, an d pres s OK. T he imag e is del eted. Pre ss th e Pl ayback butt on agai n, or pre ss th e shutter release button h a lfway t o return to ca pt u r e m o de .
26 2 Quick Sta r t Qui ck Start Usin g Yo ur CF Card Pict ur es t aken with this c amera ar e recorded on the comp act f l ash (CF) ca rd. You can view the pictu res recor ded on t he CF card on th e camera its elf, tran sf er t hem to y our PC, o r print them.
27 2 Quick Sta r t You only i nstal l the USB driver the very f irst ti me. After that , you simpl y connect the camera with the USB cable and read the images into your PC. You can vi ew your pictur es on you PC, or transfer the data and edi t it. Or you can remove th e CF card from the camer a and t rans f er the data with a car d reade r.
28 Quick Sta r t 2.
29 3 Common Operations Comm on O perations Tur ning the Came ra On and Of f 1 Pres s the p ow er switch. The cam era wil l tur n on. Th e lens c over ope ns and the l ens exte nds. Press the p ower switch again to tu rn the camera off. Turni ng the camera on whi l e pres sing the Playback butt on acti vates t he Playba ck Only mode.
30 3 Common Operations Usi ng Bu tton Fun cti ons 1 b button Change s the fl ash m ode. ( 1 p. 38) 2 ) button Change s the ca pture m ode as f ollows. ( 1 p.36) Macr o mode ( 1 p.36 ) In finit y-la ndscape mo de ( 1 p.3 6) Manu al focus mode ( 1 p .36) 3 Zoom butt o n Change s the siz e of t he sub ject.
31 Common Operations 3 1 Z button Pro tects the ima ge from deletio n. ( 1 p .79) 2 i button Deletes the ima ge. ( 1 p.78 ) 3 Zoom / f / y butto n Dis play s nin e images a t once w hen pre ssed in standard Playba ck mod e. Change s the im age size on the LCD monito r in Zoom D isplay m ode.
32 3 Common Operations Se tti ng t he Me nu s Press t he M ENU button to di splay th e menus on the LCD screen. With these you can set funct ions, save t he setti ngs, and chan ge the camera se ttin gs. A button operati on guide is disp l ayed on the LCD monitor during menu operat ion.
33 Common Operations 3 Exam ple of menu operat ion (Pressing th e MENU button in Captur e m ode) If you p ress the shutter release button half way or press th e Zoom button t o lea ve a me nu s cree n , you r se tting s w ill be s ave d an d th e ca me ra ret ur ns to Ca pt ure m ode (o r the pla yback s creen i n Playba ck O nly mo de).
34 Common Operations 3 [ A Rec. Mode] Menu { ··· All chang es ar e vali d. × ···Se tting c hanges are invali d. Me nu Li st Item Description Default Setting A Pic ture Mode B F G Dl C Refer enc e Recor ded Pi xel s Select s the nu mber of rec orded pi xels .
35 Common Operations 3 [ Q Playback ] Menu [ B Set-up ] M enu Ite m Description Default S etting Reference Sli de Show Play s recor ded imag es suc cess ively. 3s ( 3 sec . interval ) p.77 Ite m Description Default S etting Reference Format Formats a CF c ard Cancel p.
36 4 Taking Pic t ures Taki ng P ictures Sett ing th e Ca pture Fu ncti ons Focus M ode 1 Pres sing ) in Ca p t ure m o de wi ll s wi tc h fo cu s modes , and the curren t setting is displayed on the LCD monitor. The camera is r eady to take a p ic ture in the set focu s mode.
37 Taking Pic t ures 4 On the z setti ng, pres s the four -way contr oller ( 45 ) to enlarge t he centr al port ion of th e scre en t o full scr een on the LCD monitor. Adjust t he focus with the four- way contr ol ler while watchi ng t he image on the monit or.
38 Taking Pic t ures 4 1 Pres s the b butt on in Ca ptur e mode . This will s w itch focus modes, and the c u rrent i con is displayed on th e LCD mo nitor.
39 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Picture M ode B F GDl Select t he numb er of recorded pi xels from 2048 × 1536, 1600 × 1200, 1024 × 76 8, 640 × 480. The m ore p ixels t here are, the l arger t he image si ze an d fi le si ze. The image fi le si ze wi ll also di ffer accor ding to quali ty lev el setting s.
40 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Pictu r e Mode B C F GDl Select t he image com pressi on rate. The m ore E ther e ar e, th e better the qual ity and the large r the file. The image fi le si ze will also di ffer accordi ng t o Recorded Pixels se ttin gs. 1 Select [Qualit y Level ] on the [ A Rec.
41 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Picture M ode B F GDl Adjust s for natural col oring in your pic t ure, accordi ng t o the light ing. 1 Select [White Balance] on the [ A Re c. Mode ] me n u. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The White Bala nce selecti on screen i s displ ayed.
42 Taking Pic t ures 4 1 Select [ K ] (M anual) on the W hit e Balan ce selection scree n. 2 Po int your camera at white pa per to fill the screen. 3 Pres s the O K b utton. The LCD monitor w ill displa y "Adjustin g", and retu rn to the menu scre en whe n the wh ite bala nce is ad just ed.
43 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Picture M ode B F GDl You ca n changes the ar ea for a utofocus (Focusing Area). 1 Selec t [ F ocus ing Area] on the [ A Re c. Mo de] me nu . 2 Pres s the fo ur-way c on troller ( 45 ) to chan ge the focusing area . 3 Pres s the O K b utton.
44 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Picture M ode B F GDl You ca n choose the par t of t he screen to us e for measuring brightn ess and de termining exposure. 1 Sel ect [AE M et ering] on the [ A Rec. Mod e] me nu. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way c on troller ( 45 ) to c han ge the met ering mo de.
45 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Picture M ode B F GDl You can set t he Sensiti vit y t o match the br ightn ess of the sur roundi ngs. 1 Select [Sensi tivity] on the [ A Rec . Mo de ] m enu . 2 Pres s the fo ur-way c on troller ( 45 ) to chan ge the sensitivity.
46 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Picture M ode B F GDl You can sele ct the Instan t Review displ ay time from 0.5 sec, 1 sec, 2 sec, 3 sec , 5 sec, or OFF (no di splay). 1 Select [Instant Review] on the [ A Rec. M ode ] men u. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way c on troller ( 45 ) to chan ge the display time.
47 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Picture M ode B F GDl Th is se ts t he colo r s atu ra ti on . 1 Select [Saturation] on the [ A Rec. M ode] me nu. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way c on troller ( 45 ) to sel e ct z (Hi g h), x ( No rm al ) , or y (Low). 3 Pres s the O K b utton.
48 4 Taking Pic t ures Swit ching B etw een Mode s Captur e m ode is for ta king pic tures, and Playbac k mode is for playi ng back or er asing images.
49 4 Taking Pic t ures Taki ng Pict ures In P rogram Mode ( A ) , you can set all the fu nctions and ta ke pictur es. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in Capt ur e Mo de. The vi rt ual mod e di al is displaye d. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way c on troller ( 23 ) to sel e ct th e [ Pr ogr am A ].
50 Taking Pic t ures 4 You ca n match your settings to the si tuation . Pictu r e Mode There ar e eight modes ava ilable. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in Capt ur e Mo de.
51 Taking Pic t ures 4 3 Pres s the fo ur-way c on troller ( 23 ) to selec t the ico n for the desired picture mode. 4 Pres s the O K b utton. T h e P ict u r e m od e is s e le c t ed . 5 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button. The p icture will b e taken.
52 Taking Pic t ures 4 You ca n rever se t he LCD monit or whil e you tak e a se lf-port r ait or a coupl e-shot, chec king your self in the LCD monitor whil e you take th e pict ure. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) to select [Pi c ture Mode] on the virtual mode dial, and set it t o [Self- po rt rai t ( M )] .
53 Taking Pic t ures 4 The sett ings in this mod e are appr opriate f or taking dar k scenes . 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in Capt ur e Mo de. The vi rt ual mod e di al is displaye d. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way c on troller ( 23 ) to sel e ct th e [ Ni g ht Sc en e Mo de( B )].
54 Taking Pic t ures 4 You ca n take movie pict ures. The maxim um leng th of one r ecording (1 set) is about 30 seco nds. Sound cann ot be recorded. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in Capt ur e Mo de. The vi rt ual mod e di al is displaye d.
55 Taking Pic t ures 4 If y ou hold down t he shutter re lease butt on for one s econd or more, the came ra wi l l r ecord while yo u hold do wn the button. Recordi ng stops when yo u rel ease t he shutt er relea se button . Recordi ng by holding down the shutter relea se button Playing Back Movie Pictu res 1 p.
56 Taking Pic t ures 4 ACD photost itcher is only for the English ver si on and the Ja panese versi on. You can joi n several image s together t o form one panor ama pict ure. Use a Windows PC and the pr ovided software to join the images. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in Capt ur e Mo de.
57 Taking Pic t ures 4 6 Mov e the camera to the righ t, and take th e se cond picture . Repeat t his proc edur e f or th e third a nd follo wing pic ture s. 7 Pres s the O K b utton. The scr een ret ur ns t o s tep 4 . To canc el Pa norama Assis t m ode, s witch to any othe r m ode.
58 Taking Pic t ures 4 Using t he LCD m onitor, you can take 3D picture s to be vie wed by the pa rallel metho d or cross met hod ( p.60 ). Print ou t the 3D pictur e and look at it throug h the 3D i mage view er provide d. It will a ppear in th ree dimen sions.
59 Taking Pic t ures 4 7 Pres s the O K b utton. The scr een f or t akin g the fir st image appear s on the left side of the LCD mo nitor. 8 Take the first image. Posi tion the subjec t at t he cen ter of t he left side of th e scree n, and p ress the shut ter release butt on.
60 Taking Pic t ures 4 Viewing 3D Pictures with the Parall el method and Cross meth od Because our e y es ar e posi tione d about 6 t o 7cm ap art, eac h eye sees at a slight ly diffe rent angl e. The b rain pro cesses this differ ence t o produc e a t hree-d i mensio nal image.
61 Taking Pic t ures 4 How to view 3D pictu res with the 3D Image Viewer Prin t out the pict ur es so they are 11cm to 12cm wide. Place the 3D Image Vie wer divider between the two images. The distan ce be t we en the eyes d iff er fr om pe rson to p erson.
62 Taking Pic t ures 4 Example of a 3D Pict ure.
63 Taking Pic t ures 4 You can t ake pictur es with dig ital fi lters with a variet y of col ors, such as red, blue, and gre en. Filt ers Eight color filt ers are pr ovided: black- and-white , sepia, red , green, blue , black -and-whit e+red, black -and-whit e+green, and bla ck-and- whit e+blue.
64 Taking Pic t ures 4 You can au tomatical l y ta ke three pi ctures i n a r ow wi th di ffer ent set tings for exposure, saturat ion, sha rpness, a nd cont r ast. F or expo sure a nd whit e balance, the bracket step must be set i n advance. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) in Capt ur e Mo de.
65 Taking Pic t ures 4 You ca n set the brac ket step to use when select ing Ex. Bracke ting in Au to B r a cke t Mo de. S ele c t fr om ± 03, ± 0. 7, ± 1 .0, ±1 . 3, ± 1.7 , o r ±2 . 0 1 Select [Ex. Bracket St ep] on th e [ A Rec. Mode ] me nu.
66 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Pictu re Mode BDl Pict ur es ar e tak en conti nua lly wh ile the sh utte r rele as e but ton is pres sed . There is Conti nuous Shooting a nd High - Speed Sh ooting av ailable. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 2 ) to dis play j or q on t h e L CD m o nit or.
67 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Pictu r e Mode B C F GDl The pict ure wil l be taken eith er 10 seconds or 2 seconds after th e shutt er rel ease button is press ed. 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 2 ) to dis play g or r on the LC D mo nitor. 2 Pres s the s hutter rel eas e button.
68 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Picture M ode B F GDl You can use the Zoo m to take pict ures in Tele or Wide mod e. 1 Pr ess the Zoom bu tto n in Capt u re mode. x Tel e: Subje ct beco mes larg er. w W i de: S ub j ec t be c om e s s ma l le r. When th e digi ta l zoo m func tion is di sabled, ther e is an opti cal zoom ava ilabl e up to 3 times .
69 Taking Pic t ures 4 1 Pres s th e M E NU but to n in Ca pt ure mo de. The [ A Rec. Mode] m enu wi ll be display ed. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 3 ) to sel e ct [D ig it al Z oo m]. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ) to sel e ct O (on).
70 Taking Pic t ures 4 A Pictu r e Mode B C F GDl Use EV Compens ation when you want to intenti onall y over expo se (bri ghten) or under expos e (darken ) your pic t ure. 1 Pres s the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) in Ca ptur e M od e. 5 Adju sts the expo sure to over-ex pose (+ sid e).
71 Taking Pic t ures 4.
72 4 Taking Pic t ures Sa vin g th e Setti ng s You can choose whether to save the set val ues when the camera is turn ed of f. If you selec t On, the camer a saves the set t ings in effect jus t befor e the ca m era is tur ned off. If yo u select Off, t he set tings r eturn t o defaul t setti ngs when the c amera is turned of f.
73 Taking Pic t ures 4 1 Pres s th e M E NU but to n in Ca pt ure mo de. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way c on troller ( 23 ) to sel e ct [Me mo r y] . 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The Me mory menu is di spla yed. 4 Pres s the fo ur-way c on troller ( 23 ) to sel e ct th e it em.
74 5 Playbac k/Deleting Playba ck/Deleting Pl ayi ng Ba ck Im ages See “ Playing Ba ck Imag es” ( p.24), o r “Pl aying Bac k Previous or Next Images” (p.24) . You can play back i mages magni fied up to 12 t i mes. A button operation guide is displ ayed on the LCD monit or duri ng magnificat ion.
75 5 Playbac k/Deleting To play bac k movie pict ures: A button opera tion guide is disp l ayed on the LCD monitor during pl aybac k. 1 In Play back mode, use the four-way controll er ( 45 ) to selec t th e image to play back. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 2 ).
76 5 Playbac k/Deleting You ca n disp l ay n ine im ages at the sam e time. 1 In Play back mode, use the four-way controll er ( 45 ) to selec t the image. 2 Pres s w / f on th e Zo om f / y bu tto n. Up t o ni ne smal l images will be disp laye d at once.
77 5 Playbac k/Deleting You can p lay back al l recor ded images on your CF card succ essive l y. 1 In Play back mode, use the four-way controll er ( 45 ) to selec t the i mages for th e slidesh ow. 2 Press th e M ENU button. The Pl ayback M ode me nu i s dis played.
78 5 Playbac k/Deleting Delet in g Imag es 1 In Play back mode, use the four-way controll er ( 45 ) to sele ct th e image to d elete. 2 Pres s the i butt on. The Delete screen will b e displayed. 3 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 2 ) to select [Delete].
79 5 Playbac k/Deleting You ca n prot ect i mages fro m bei ng acc identall y er ased. 1 In Playback mode, select the image to protect with the four-way c on troller ( 45 ). 2 Pres s the Z bu t ton. The Pr ot ect screen is d isplayed . 3 Select [Protect] w ith the fo ur-way c ontro ller ( 2 ).
80 5 Playbac k/Deleting Vie win g Im ag es o n a TV By using the vi deo cable, you can capture and play back images using a TV or other equip m ent wit h a video I N jack as your moni tor. Make sure that bot h t he T V and the cam era are t urned off befor e connecting the cable.
81 5 Playbac k/Deleting Print ing Se rvi ce Settin gs (DPOF) You ca n print the image s on t he CF card u s ing a DPOF (Digi t al Pr int Order For mat) compatib l e prin ter, or at a print i ng serv i ce. Set the f ollowing i t ems for eac h image. • Cop ies : Se t t he nu m ber o f p rin ts up to 9 9.
82 5 Playbac k/Deleting 6 Pres s the O K b utton. Prin ts can b e made acc ordi ng to the setting s. • If DPO F setti ng s alre a dy ex ist f or a n i ma ge, t he numb er of p rin ts an d the o n/o ff date se tt ing w i ll be d is play ed. • To ca ncel DP OF s ettin g s, se t th e n umb er o f p rints to 0 a nd pre ss th e OK bu tto n.
83 5 Playbac k/Deleting 1 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 2 ) in Playback Mo de. The DP OF scre en i s dis played. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 45 ) to se lect [All] and press the four-way co ntroller ( 3 ). The frame will mov e to Number of Copi e s.
84 6 Sett i ngs Settings Camera Se ttin gs Format ting will delete al l the data on the CF card . 1 Select [Form at] on t h e [ B S et- u p] m e nu . 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ). The f ormat scr een i s dis pla yed. 3 Select [For mat] with the four-way controller ( 2 ).
85 6 Sett i ngs You can change t he i nit i al dat e and time set tings . You can also set the date di splay styl e. Choose fr om y/m/d, m/d/ y, and d/m/ y. 1 Select [Date Adjust] on the [ B Set- u p] m en u . 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 5 ).
86 6 Sett i ngs You can select the outpu t format (NTSC or PAL) for capturing or play ing back image s on a TV monito r. 1 Select [Video O ut] on the [ B Set- up] menu . 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 45 ) to se lect NTSC or PA L, to m at ch yo ur TV out p ut form at.
87 6 Sett i ngs The date and t i me set in “Ini tial Setti ngs” (p.18) are the Home Time (your usual time zone) setti ng. Sett i ng W orld Time enabl es you to d isplay t he local date an d time on the m oni tor wh en travel ing overseas. 1 Sel ect [Worl d Ti me] on the [ B Set -up] me nu .
88 6 Sett i ngs This det ermines the content displayed on the LCD monit or. You can choose N ormal , Hist ogram, G rid, or No Infor mation. Captur e mode and Playba ck mode display di f fer ent inf ormatio n on the screen . Normal Captur e i nfor mation i s displ ayed.
89 6 Sett i ngs Histo gram Brig ht ness di stributio n is displ ayed. The ho r izont al axis shows br ightness (dark to b right l eft to r ight), an d the ver t ical axis shows the pixel s . Grid The gr id is not dis pl ayed in Playba ck mode. No I nfo rm atio n Captur e i nfor mation i s not displ ayed.
90 6 Sett i ngs You ca n use various a nimated effe ct s whe n switchi ng displ ay sc reens on the LCD monit or. 1 Select [Scr een Effect] on t he [ B S et -u p] m e nu . 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 45 ) to se lect O (o n) or P (off). 3 Pres s the O K b utton.
91 6 Sett i ngs You can set the camera to turn off automati c all y after a cert ain length of inact ivity . 1 Sel ect [Aut o Pow er Off] on the [ B Se t-u p] me nu. 2 Pres s the fo ur-way con troller ( 45 ) to se lect 3 min, 5 mi n, or OF F. 3 Pres s the O K b utton.
92 7 Appendix Appendix List of Cit y Names There are the cities and code numbers availabl e for setti ng the world ti me . PPG Pago pag o TH R T e hran HNL Ho nol u lu D XB D ub ai ANC Anchorag e KHI .
93 7 Appendix Mess ages The f ollowing messages may be displ ayed on t he LCD mon i tor du ring came ra operat i on. Memory full The CF c ard memory is f ull, and n o more i mages can be saved . Inser t a ne w CF car d or de let e unw an ted i mage s.
94 7 Appendix Tr ou bl es ho ot i n g Pro ble m Cau se Remed y The camera will not turn on. No ba tt eri es are installed Chec k wh et he r batt ery is ins t alled. I f not, install battery. CF c a rd cover is o pe n Cl o se the CF car d cove r. Battery is installed in co r re ct ly Ch eck or ient at ion of ba tte ry .
95 7 Appendix Out of focu s Subje ct is d if ficul t for Au to focu s to han dl e Sub jects diffic u lt for Auto focus in clude t h os e w ith low c ontr ast (b lu e s ki es, w hit e wa lls) , da rk o bjec ts, fin e-p at terne d obje cts , fas t-m ovi ng ob jec ts, and land scap es s ee n thro ugh a w indo w or ne t.
96 7 Appendix Op tion al A cce ssor ies The fol l owing optional accessorie s are avail able fo r this camer a. AC Adapter D -AC5 USB Cable I -USB2 (included) Vi deo c able I-V C2 ( inc lud ed ) Camer.
97 7 Appendix Main Sp ec ifi cat io ns Image Storage Capacity • These figures s how the number of shots when us ing a 16MB CF card. Model F ully automatic c ompact-type digit al still camera with built-in zoom Effective Pixels 3.2 megapixels Sensor 3.
98 7 Appendix Manual Focus 0.1m ~ ∞ Exposure Mechanism AE Metering TTL metering by sensor (multi-segment, center- weighted, spot) Exposure modes Standard, PIC T, Night-scene, M ovie, 3D EV compensat ion ±2EV (Can be set in 1/3EV s teps) Movie Pict ure Recording time approx.
99 7 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PE NTA X ca m era s pu rch a se d thr o ug h au th ori ze d bo na fide phot og r ap hi c dis tribu tio n chan nels a r e gu arant eed ag ains t def ec ts of mater ial or w or kma nshi p for a peri od of tw elve mont hs fr om date o f purch ase.
100 7 Appendix • Thi s warra nty po lic y does n ot affe ct th e custo mer’ s statu to ry righ ts. • T he lo cal w a rranty p olicie s avail ab le from PENT AX d istri but or s in s om e coun tries can super sed e t his warra nty p olic y.
101 7 Appendix For custo m ers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLI ANCE This device c ompl ies with Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subje ct to the f ollowi ng two condi t ions : (1) Thi s devi ce .
102 7 Appendix De claratio n of Con formity According to 47CFR, Parts 2 and 15 for Class B P ersonal Com puters and P eripher als We: PENTAX U .S. A., Inc .
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