User manual PENTAX H3V

[. . . ] (http://www. pentax. fr) PENTAX Italia S. r. l. Via Dione Cassio 15, 20138 Milano, ITALY (http://www. pentaxitalia. it) Widenholzstrasse 1, 8304 Wallisellen, Postfach 367 8305 PENTAX (Schweiz) AG Dietlikon, SWITZERLAND (http://www. pentax. ch) PENTAX Scandinavia AB P. O. Box 650, 75127 Uppsala, SWEDEN (http://www. pentax. se) PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc. (Headquarters) 600 12th Street, Suite 300 Golden, Colorado 80401, U. S. A. [. . . ] (A charge is made for replacing the battery. ) Shutter release button Zoom button Four-way controller MENU button Using Zoom to Change the Subject Size 4 Taking Pictures 88 The camera allows you to zoom in on a distant subject or zoom out to capture a wider view of the subject. 1 Press the zoom button in Capture mode. Zoom button (w) : Diminishes the subject (Wide). Zoom button (x) : Enlarges the subject (Tele). When you press and hold the button, the camera automatically switches from optical zoom to Intelligent Zoom, and Intelligent Zoom to Digital Zoom. 198 2. 0 x Zoom bar Zoom ratio The zoom bar is displayed as follows. Zoom in with high image quality. Zoom in with some degree of image deterioration. Optical zoom range*1 Intelligent Zoom range*2 Digital Zoom range *1 You can zoom in maximum 3× optically. *2 The Intelligent Zoom range differs depending on the recorded pixels. See the following table. Recorded pixels and zoom ratio Recorded pixels 12M 10M 7M 5M 3M 1024 640 Optical Zoom Range 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 3. 3× 3. 3× to 3. 9× 3. 3× to 4. 6× 3. 3× to 5. 7× 3. 3× to 11. 4× 3. 3× to 17. 9× Intelligent Zoom Digital Zoom Range 3. 3× to 17. 9× 3. 9× to 17. 9× 4. 6× to 17. 9× 5. 7× to 17. 9× 11. 4× to 17. 9× 13. 9× to 17. 9× · Intelligent Zoom is not available under the following conditions. (3× optical zoom available) - In Digital SR Mode or Movie mode · The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on the LCD monitor. This does not affect the quality of image. · Only the Digital Zoom is available in Movie mode. Set Movie SR to Off in [A Rec. Mode] menu to use the Digital Zoom in Movie mode. (1 p. 109) 4 Taking Pictures Setting the Digital Zoom The [Digital Zoom] is set to [O(On)] by default. Press the four-way controller (5) to readjust the focus position. 2 01/15/2008 12:00 4 Taking Pictures 92 · When focusing, hold down the four-way controller (23) to focus quickly. · When you use Manual Focus in Movie mode, adjust the focus right before starting taking a movie. You cannot adjust the focus while taking the movie. · To change Focus Mode from Manual Focus to another one, press the four-way controller (5) while the indicator is displayed on the LCD monitor. Four-way controller OK button Selecting the Flash Mode Flash Mode Auto The flash discharges automatically depending on the light conditions. The flash will not discharge, regardless of the brightness. Use this mode to take pictures at dusk or in museums etc. The flash discharges regardless of the brightness. This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes caused by the light from the flash being reflected in the subject's eyes. This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes caused by the light from the flash being reflected in the subject's eyes. The flash will discharge regardless of lighting conditions. This mode reduces the intensity of the flash so that the flash is not too bright even when fired at close range. [. . . ] This equipment generates, uses and can radiate frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. [. . . ]