User manual PENTAX PC-505

[. . . ] Regarding copyrights Images taken using the J 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. 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. Regarding trademarks · PENTAX and smc PENTAX are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation. [. . . ] With Manual White Balance, the camera can store delicate shades that cannot be precisely adjusted with the white balance provided in the camera (p. 112). This provides the optimum white balance for your surroundings. Candle flame Oil lamp Tungsten light Halogen light bulb White (Fluorescent light) Daylight Flash Neutral white (Fluorescent light) Cloudy Daylight (Fluorescent light) Shade Clear sky 5 Function Reference 1 2 3 Set the mode dial to e, b, c, a, or p. Press the { button. The Fn menu appears. Press the four-way controller (4). The White Balance screen appears. 114 4 Use the four-way controller (3) to select [K (Manual)]. White Balance Manual Adjust OK OK 5 Press the four-way controller (5). The message screen appears. Manual White Balance Point camera at subject Press the shutter release button 5 Function Reference 6 7 8 Fully display a white or gray sheet of paper in the viewfinder under the light to adjust white balance. Press the shutter release button fully. [OK] appears on the LCD monitor when setting is successful. [NG] appears on the LCD monitor if setting is not successful. Press the 4 button. · No image is recorded when the shutter release button is pressed to adjust the white balance. · Press the { button again when setting is unsuccessful to set again. · You can set the range to measure white balance when setting manually. White balance is measured using the entire screen using multi-segment metering (p. 130) if [Entire screen] is selected for [Man. WB Measurement] in [A Custom] menu (p. 101). White Balance is only adjusted in the spot metering area (p. 131) if [Spot Metering Area] is selected. 115 Setting the Sensitivity You can set the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings. The sensitivity can be set within a sensitivity range equivalent to ISO 200 to 3200. Manually adjust the focus. = Autofocus \ Manual focus Select the area in the viewfinder to focus (focus point) from [Auto], [Select] and [Center]. (p. 123) Using the Autofocus 5 Function Reference 1 Set the focus mode lever to =. 2 Look through the viewfinder and press the shutter release button halfway. Focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when focused. (If it is blinking, the subject is not in focus. ) 1Hard-to-Autofocus Subjects (p. 46) 119 Focus indicator · The focus is locked (focus lock) while ] is lit. To focus on another subject, take your finger off of the shutter release button first. · Automatic continuous autofocus activates and focus is not locked when the shutter release button is pressed halfway during \ (Moving Object) mode. Focus point nor focus is locked and focuses each time when the shutter release button is pressed halfway during continuous autofocus. · The shutter cannot be released until the subject is in focus in =. If the subject is too close to the camera, move back and take the picture. Adjust the focus manually if the subject is difficult to focus (p. 46). (p. 121) · Press the shutter release button halfway. The built-in flash will discharge automatically several times, enabling the autofocus to focus on the subject easier if the subject is in a dark area and the built-in flash is up. 5 Function Reference 120 Use the 4 Button to Focus on the Subject You can set so that the focusing performed when the shutter release button is pressed halfway is canceled and is performed when the 4 button is pressed. [. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 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. [. . . ]