User manual PENTAX OPTIO43WR

[. . . ] 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 43WR 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 43WR 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. [. . . ] Press the four-way controller (5). The movie setup screen will be displayed. Select [Color Mode] with the fourway controller (3). Movie Recorded Pixels Color Mode Frame Rate Fast Fwd Movie 320 240 Full Color 15fps Off MENU Exit OK OK 5 6 Press the four-way controller (45) to change the Color mode. Press the OK button 2 times. The camera is ready to record a movie. Taking Moving Pictures 1p. 62 65 Four-way controller OK button MENU button C 4 Taking Pictures 66 Changing the Frame Rate When Taking Moving Pictures You can select a frame rate of 15 fps or 30 fps (frames per second). A frame rate of 30 fps yields twice the number of frames as a frame rate 15 fps, resulting in smoother moving images. However, because image size also doubles at 30 fps, less time is available for shooting. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Select [Movie] on the [A Rec. Press the four-way controller (5). The movie setup screen will be displayed. Press the four-way controller (3) to select [Frame Rate]. Press the four-way controller (45) to change frame rates. Press the OK button 2 times. The camera is ready to record a movie. Movie Recorded Pixels Color Mode Frame Rate Fast Fwd Movie 320 240 Full Color 15fps Off MENU Exit OK OK Use the high speed type (10 MB/S) SD memory card when taking moving pictures after selecting 640 x 480 pixels of p. 64 and 30 fps frame rate. If the normal type (2 MB/S) card is used, the taking moving picture will stop halfway. Four-way controller OK button MENU button C Taking Fast Forward Moving Pictures (Fast Fwd Movie) This mode lets you take moving pictures at a delayed frame rate so that when you play the movie back, the action appears speeded up. 4 Taking Pictures 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu will be displayed. Select [Movie] on the [A Rec. Press the four-way controller (5). The movie setup screen will be displayed. Press the four-way controller (3) to select [Fast Fwd Movie]. Press the four-way controller (45) to select [Off (x1)], [x2], [x5], [x10], [x20], [x50], or [x100]. Press the OK button 2 times. The camera is ready to record a movie. Taking Moving Pictures 1p. 62 · Off (x1) is the normal moving picture setting (15 frames per second). When x2 or x5 is selected, the number of frames recorded per second decreases by 1/2 or 1/5, respectively. · As moving pictures are normally played back at the rate of 15 frames per second, movies taken at x2 are played back twice as fast and movies taken at x5 are played back five times as fast. 67 Movie Recorded Pixels Color Mode Frame Rate Fast Fwd Movie 320 240 Full Color 15fps Off MENU Exit OK OK Saving the Settings Saving the Menu Items (Memory) You can choose whether to save the set values when the camera is turned off. If you select On, the camera saves the settings in effect just before the camera is turned off. If you select Off, the settings return to default settings when the camera is turned off. Item Flash Description Saves the Flash mode setting selected with the button. Saves the White Balance settings on the Rec. Saves the Digital Zoom settings on the Rec. Saves the AE Metering settings on the Rec. [. . . ] 40, 64 Recording Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Resize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 S 10 Appendix 124 Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]