User manual PENTAX OPTIO 555

[. . . ] Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Thank you for buying the Pentax Optio 555 Digital 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. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the Optio 555 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 even cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, industrial enterprise or as items for display. [. . . ] Repeat the above procedure to take the third and subsequent pictures. 10/20/2003 11:19 5 Press the OK button. The screen returns to Step 1. To cancel Panorama assist mode, change to another mode. · The camera cannot join the images. Use the panorama software (ACDSeeTM) provided with the camera. · See p. 32 in the separate booklet (PC connection manual) for instructions on how to create panoramic photos. · Continuous shooting, Multiple Exposure mode and interval shooting are not possible in Panorama assist mode. · A computer running Windows is necessary for joining images. (The ACD photostitcher software provided with the camera is not supported by Macintosh. ) 4 Taking Pictures 63 5 6, 8 1 2, 3 4, 9 4 Taking Pictures 64 Taking Stereo Pictures (3D Image Mode) You can take 3D pictures using the LCD monitor and view them by the parallel method or cross method (p. 66). If you print out the 3D pictures taken by parallel method and look at them through the 3D image viewer provided, the image will appear in three dimensions. Print 3D pictures taken using the parallel method and view them using the provided 3D image viewer. Select the 3D mode The default setting is [Parallel]. If you do not need to switch to [Cross], go to Step 5. 1 2 3 Press the Menu / Fn button. The [A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Press the four-way controller (23) to select [3D Mode]. Use the four-way controller (45) to select [Cross]. To view the picture with the 3D image viewer, select [Parallel]. You can also view it without the image viewer. Rec. Mode 3D Mode Memory Sharpness Saturation Contrast USER Cross 3/3 MENU Exit OK OK 4 Press the OK button. The 3D image mode screen appears again. Taking pictures 5 6 Set the Mode dial to G. The screen for taking the first picture appears in the middle of the LCD monitor. Take the first picture. Hold the camera so that the subject is in the middle of the screen, and press the shutter release button. 14 03/20/2003 11:19 7 8 9 The picture is displayed in the left half screen of the LCD monitor. The right half screen is for taking the second picture. 14 Move the camera to right without changing your stance. Take the second picture. Make sure that the subject is in the middle of the right half of the screen and press the shutter release button. When you have taken the second picture, the screen returns to Step 6. 4 Taking Pictures Press the Playback button. The LCD monitor displays both the left and right images. · Press the Menu / Fn button or change the 3D image mode to another Capture mode to cancel the 3D image mode. · A clear three-dimensional effect will not be achieved if the two images are taken in widely different positions (heights) or are not straight. When taking a person, you are recommended to ask your model to stay as still as possible and to take the second picture as quickly as you can. It is easier to take the pictures if you use a tripod or appropriate base. · As a guide, the camera should be moved about 1/40 of the distance between the camera and the subject. [. . . ] This equipment has been tested and found comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. 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. [. . . ]