User manual PENTAX MINI SPORT 35II

[. . . ] 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. To users of this camera · There is a possibility that recorded data may be erased or that the camera may not function correctly when used in surroundings such as installations generating strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields. · The liquid crystal panel used in the display 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. [. . . ] Use this mode when taking pictures outside in the shade. Use this mode when taking pictures under electric or other tungsten light. Use this mode when taking pictures under fluorescent light. Use this mode when adjusting the white balance manually. G H I 3 Taking Pictures J K · Set another white balance if you are not satisfied with the color balance of pictures taken with the white balance set to F. · Depending on the selected shooting mode, the white balance setting may not be changed. Refer to "Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode" (p. 192) for details. 1 2 3 4 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [White Balance]. Press the four-way controller (5). The [White Balance] screen appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to change the setting. You can check the results of available white balance settings on the preview image each time you press the four-way controller (23). White Balance Auto MENU Cancel OK OK 98 5 6 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. Refer to the following "Manual Setting" for instructions on adjusting the white balance manually. If you change the [White Balance] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 108). 3 Saving the White Balance setting 1p. 115 Taking Pictures Manual Setting Have a blank sheet of white paper or similar material ready. 1 2 In the [White Balance] screen, use the four-way controller (23) to select K (Manual). Point the camera at the blank sheet of paper or other material so that it fills the frame displayed in the center of the screen. White Balance SHUTTER Adjust OK MENU Cancel OK 3 4 5 Press the shutter release button fully. The white balance is automatically adjusted. Press the 4 button. The setting is saved and the screen returns to the [A Rec. Mode] menu. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. 99 Setting the AE Metering You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to determine the exposure. L M 3 Multi-segment metering Center-weighted metering Spot AE metering N The camera divides the image into 256 areas, meters the brightness and determines the exposure. The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the picture with the center of the image having more influence on the exposure. The camera determines the exposure by metering the brightness only at the center of the image. 1 2 3 4 100 Taking Pictures Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [AE Metering]. · The date and/or time are imprinted on the picture with the display style set in the [Date Adjust] screen (p. 43). · Note that if the printer or the image editing software is set to print the date and the images to be printed already have the date and/or time imprinted, the imprinted dates and/or times may overlap. 3 Taking Pictures Calling Up a Specific Menu Assign menu items to the Green Button and recall the function quickly by simply pressing the Green Button. This is useful for going straight to the setting screens of frequently used functions. The following functions can be assigned to the Green button: · · · · · · 9 (Green) Mode Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering · · · · · Sensitivity EV Compensation Sharpness Saturation Contrast · The Green Button setting can be returned to its default setting by selecting [Reset] on the [W Setting] menu. · The functions assigned to the Green button can be used in the usual manner on the [A Rec. Mode] menu. · You cannot save different settings for the same function on the Green button and on the [A Rec. Mode] menu. 107 To Assign a Function to the Green Button 1 2 3 3 Taking Pictures 108 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Green Button]. Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. 4 Use the four-way controller (23) to choose a function and press the 4 button. Green Button Q 9 Green Mode Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering OK MENU Cancel OK 5 Press the 3 button. The selected function is assigned to the Green button. To Use the Green Button 1 2 Press the Green button in A mode. The function assigned to the Green button is called up. Use the four-way controller (45) to change the settings and press the 4 button. The camera returns to capture status. EV Compensation 0. 0 If a function other than the 9 (Green) mode has been assigned to the Green button, the camera returns to the original screen if no operation is performed for 1 minute after the Green button is pressed. Recording Movies Recording a Movie This mode enables you to record movies. Sound is recorded at the same time. Shutter release button Zoom/ w/xbutton 3 Four-way controller 4 button Taking Pictures 1 2 Press the four-way controller (3) in A mode. The Capture Mode Palette appears. Use the four-way controller (2345) to select C (Movie). Movie 1/2 For capturing movies. Sound is also recorded. MENU Cancel OK OK 3 Press the 4 button. C (Movie) mode is selected and the camera returns to capture status. The following information appears on the display. 1 23 1 Movie mode icon 07:34 2 Recording indicator (blinks during recording) 3 Remaining recordable time 4 Focus frame (does not appear during recording) 07/07/2008 5 Movie shake reduction function icon 14 :25 14:25 You can change the captured area by pressing 5 4 the Zoom/w/x button to the left or right. [. . . ] 91 Info Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 103 Intelligent zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 P PAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Pan Focus 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Panoramic Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Pet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Photo processing lab . . . . . . . 158 PictBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161, 184 Playback . 118, 119, 170, 172 Playback Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Playback Mode Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122, 202 Playing back movies . . . . . . . . 119 Playing back sounds . . . . . . . . 170 Portrait Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Power Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Power switch . . . . . . . . . . 37, 46, 48 Press fully (shutter release button) . . . . . . 59 Press halfway (shutter release button) . . . . . . 59 Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Program Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Protect Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 K Kids Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 181 M Macro q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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