User manual PENTAX OPTIO MX

[. . . ] 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 MX 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 MX 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. [. . . ] · The focus frame appears in Autofocus mode. · If any of the modes are changed, such as the flash mode, the new setting appears on the LCD monitor for a few seconds. Saving the Display Mode 1p. 82 64 4 Taking Still Pictures Norm. (Normal display) Setting the Still Picture Shooting Functions Shooting and Playback Capture mode is for taking and recording images. The shutter release button is for taking still pictures in Capture mode and the C button is for taking movies. Playback mode is for viewing captured pictures. The displayed picture can be edited in Playback mode. Follow the procedure below to switch between Still Picture mode and Movie mode and between Capture mode and Playback mode. To Change from Capture Mode to Playback Mode 4 Taking Still Pictures 1 Press the Q button in Capture mode. The camera switches to Playback mode. To Change from Playback Mode to Capture Mode 1 or Press the Q button or the C button. Press the shutter release button halfway. The camera switches to Capture mode. 1 65 1 dRbcaC Selecting the Focus Mode Focus Modes 4 Taking Still Pictures 66 (No Autofocus mode icon) The camera focuses on the object in the focusing area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. Use this mode when the distance to the subject is more than 40 cm (16 in) when zoomed out and more than 120 cm (47 in) when zoomed in. This mode is used when the distance to the subject is approx. 10 cm ­ 50cm (4 in ­20 in) when zoomed out and approx. 60 cm ­ 150cm (24 in ­ 59 in) when zoomed in. Macro mode The camera focuses on the object in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. This mode is used when the distance to the subject is Super Macro approx. The camera focuses on the object in the focusing area when the shutter mode release button is pressed halfway. Infinity-Landscape This mode is used for taking distant objects. The flash is automatically set to a (flash off). mode Manual Focus This mode lets you adjust the focus manually with the four-way controller. mode q r s z 1 Press the ) button in Capture mode. The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed and the icon appears on the LCD monitor. The camera is ready to take pictures in the selected focus mode. Make sure that the surface of the lens is clean as any dirt on the lens in r mode may cause the camera to focus on the dirt rather than on the subject. [. . . ] This equipment has been tested and found to 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. [. . . ]