User manual PENTAX SPOTMATIC SPOTMATIC

[. . . ] Regarding trademarks · PENTAX and Optio are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation. · SD logo and SDHC logo are trademarks. · QuickTimeTM and QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license. The QuickTime logo is registered in U. S. [. . . ] As the quality of the printed picture also depends on the image quality, exposure control, resolution of the printer and other factors, you do not need to select more than the required number of recorded pixels. i (1600×1200) is adequate for making postcard-size prints. 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. 73). Recorded Pixels Recorded Pixels a 3072×2304 f 2592×1944 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]. 71 3 4 5 6 Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Rec. Mode 7M 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. 7M 5M 4M 3M 2M 1024 640 OK OK Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status with the current setting. When shooting mode is set to Y, the number of recorded pixels is set to h. Recorded Pixels and Quality Level of Still Pictures 1p. 27 4 Taking Pictures 72 Rec. Mode 1/3 MENU 2, 3, 4 5 1, 6 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance Focusing Area ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Exit RAq<Ii\EPyD> Selecting the Quality Level You can select the quality (compression rate) of still pictures. Press the shutter release button fully. The white balance is automatically adjusted. White Balance SHUTTER Adjust OK 3 4 5 MENU Cancel OK 4 Taking Pictures Press the 4 button. The setting is saved and the screen returns to the [A Rec. Mode] menu. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. 75 Rec. Mode 1/3 MENU 2, 3, 4 5 1, 6 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance Focusing Area ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Exit RAYq<IiPD> Changing the Focusing Area You can change the autofocus area (Focusing Area). 4 Taking Pictures 76 Focusing Area J K Multiple Spot Normal range The autofocus range becomes smaller. 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 [Focusing Area]. Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Rec. Mode 7M 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 setting. Press the 4 button. The Focusing Area setting is saved. OK OK Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status with the current setting. Rec. Mode 1/3 MENU 2, 3, 4 5 1, 6 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance Focusing Area ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Exit RACYq<Ii\EPD> Setting the Sensitivity You can select the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings. Sensitivity Auto 80 160 320 400 Sensitivity is automatically adjusted to between 80 and 320. · The lower the sensitivity, the less noise that affects the image. [. . . ] 64 Dock insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 9 Appendix 156 A AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Adding sound (Voice Memo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Auto , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Auto F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Auto Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 F File # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Flash Off a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]