User manual PENTAX P30T

[. . . ] Regarding trademarks · PENTAX and Optio are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation. · QuickTimeTM and QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license. The QuickTime logo is registered in U. S. · All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. [. . . ] If the image is too dark, the peak is on the left side, and if it is too bright, the peak is on the right side. Dark image Correct image Bright image When the image is too dark, the part to the left is cut off (dark portions) and when the image is too bright, the part to the right is cut off (bright portions). Bright portions blink red on the LCD monitor and dark portions blink yellow. Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode 1p. 69 Displaying Shooting Information in Playback Mode 1p. 98 Understanding Contrast The graph peaks gradually for images in which contrast is balanced. The graph peaks on both sides but sinks in the middle for images with a large difference in contrast and low amounts of mid-level brightness. Setting the Shooting Functions 1 2 ARAXq<Ii\QED> Selecting the Focus Mode Focus Mode = Standard Use this mode when the distance to the subject is 40 cm (15. 7 in. ) or more. The camera is focused on the subject in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. This mode is used when the distance to the subject is approx. The camera is focused on the subject in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. This mode is used for taking distant objects. This mode lets you adjust the focus manually. Focus Mode Standard 4 Taking Pictures q s Macro Infinity \ Manual Focus 1 Press the four-way controller (5) in A mode. The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed. You can also change the setting using the four-way controller (23). 2 Press the 4 button. The Focus Mode setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status. · In y mode, the focus mode is set to s. · In A mode, you can only select = and q. Manual Focus 1p. 72 Saving the Focus Mode 1p. 86 OK OK 71 Manual Focus The procedure for setting the focus manually (\) is described below. 1 2 Press the four-way controller (5) in A mode. The more pixels there are, the larger the picture and the bigger the file size. The data volume also varies depending on the quality level setting (p. 77). Recorded Pixels Recorded Pixels P 2816×2112 f 2560×1920 h 2048×1536 i 1600×1200 l 1024× 768 m 640× 480 For posting on a website or attaching to e-mail. Clearer g 2304×1728 Use For printing high quality photos or A4-size pictures, or editing images on a PC. 4 Taking Pictures For making postcard-size prints. 1 2 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Recorded Pixels]. 75 3 4 5 6 Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Rec. Mode 6M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance Focusing Area ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Cancel 1/3 Use the four-way controller (23) to change the number of recorded pixels. Press the 4 button. The Recorded Pixels setting is saved. 6M 5M 4M 3M 2M 1024 640 OK OK Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status with the current setting. When drive mode is set to Y, the number of recorded pixels is set to h and quality level is set to D. Recorded Pixels and Quality Level of Still Pictures 1p. 29 4 Taking Pictures 76 Rec. Mode 1/3 MENU 2, 3, 4 5 1, 6 6M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance Focusing Area ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Exit RAXq<Ii\QEyD> Selecting the Quality Level You can select the quality (compression rate) of still pictures. The more stars, the lower the compression rate and the clearer the picture, but the file size becomes larger. The recorded pixels setting also affects the file size (p. 75). [. . . ] 115 9 Appendix 160 A AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 24 Adapter plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Adding sound (Voice Memo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Ambient light sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Auto , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 F File # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Flash Off a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Flash On b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Fluorescent Light J . . . . . . . . . . 78 Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Focusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Focusing Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Folder display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Four-way controller . . . . . . . . 43, 45 Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 92 Framing pictures Y . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 N Nine-image display f . . . . . . . . 94 NTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Number of recordable images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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