User manual PENTAX SF-1

[. . . ] 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. To users of this camera · There is a possibility that recorded data may be erased or that the camera may not function correctly when used in surroundings such as installations generating strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields. · The liquid crystal panel used in the LCD display is manufactured using extremely high precision technology. Although the level of functioning pixels is 99. 99% or better, you should be aware that 0. 01% or fewer of the pixels may not illuminate or may illuminate when they should not. [. . . ] · Higher ISO sensitivity settings use faster shutter speeds in low light conditions to reduce camera shake, but the image may be affected by noise. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Sensitivity]. 1/3 Rec. Mode A pull-down menu appears. AUTO 800 Use the four-way controller (23) to change the ISO sensitivity. Press the 4 button. The ISO sensitivity setting is saved. Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Cancel 64 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 OK Press the 3 button. OK The camera returns to capture status with the current setting. · When you set the shooting mode to 4, the AUTO range is set to 64-3200. · If you use the [Sensitivity] function frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the { Setting of Green button. (p. 57) Saving the ISO sensitivity 1p. 105 Setting Automatic Sensitivity You can choose an automatically adjusted range of ISO sensitivity from among six ranges: 64 to 100, 64 to 200, 64 to 400, 64 to 800, 64 to 1600 and 64 to 3200. The initial setting for the AUTO range is ISO 64 to 800. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Sensitivity]. Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [AUTO]. Press the four-way controller (5). The ISO Correction in AUTO screen appears. 4 Taking Pictures Use the four-way controller (2345) to choose an ISO sensitivity range. Press the 4 button twice. The ISO sensitivity range setting is saved. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status with the current setting. 97 Rec. Mode 1/3 8M AWB MENU Four-way controller 4 button 3 button Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Exit AUTO 800 Setting the Autofocus Conditions You can set various conditions for autofocus. F (Low) G (Normal) H (High) Rec. Mode Green Button Sharpness Saturation Contrast Date Imprint MENU Exit 3/3 4 Press the 3 button. The Saturation setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status. If you use the [Saturation] function frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the { Setting of Green button. (p. 57) Rec. Mode 1/3 8M AWB MENU Four-way controller 3 button Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Exit AUTO 800 Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast) You can set the image contrast level. 1 2 3 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 4 Taking Pictures Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Contrast]. Use the four-way controller (45) to change the contrast level. The following setting is saved. F (Low) G (Normal) H (High) Rec. Mode Green Button Sharpness Saturation Contrast Date Imprint MENU Exit 3/3 4 Press the 3 button. The Contrast setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status. If you use the [Contrast] function frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the { Setting of Green button. (p. 57) 103 Rec. Mode 1/3 8M AWB MENU Four-way controller 3 button Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance AF Setting AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Exit AUTO 800 Setting the Date Imprint Function For choosing whether to imprint the date when taking still pictures. 4 Taking Pictures 104 1 2 3 4 Press the MENU button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Date Imprint]. Use the four-way controller (45) to select O (On) or P (Off). The selected setting is saved. Rec. Mode Green Button Sharpness Saturation Contrast Date Imprint MENU Exit 3/3 Press the 3 button. Saving the Settings (Memory) The Memory function is for saving the current camera settings when the camera is turned off. For some camera settings, the Memory function is always set to O (On) (the settings are saved when the camera is turned off), while for others you can choose on or off (to choose whether the settings are saved or not when the camera is turned off). The items which can be set to O (On) or P (Off) in the Memory function are shown in the table below. [. . . ] 121 Digital Wide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 H High Speed Continuous Shooting c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 I Infinity s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Installing a battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Instant Review . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 100 L Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 172 LCD monitor brightness . . . 176 M Macro q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Magnify y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Manual Focus \ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Manual K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 3 button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 47 Movie SR (Movie Anti-Shake) Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Multi-segment metering L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 F File # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Focusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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