User manual PENTAX ZX-5

[. . . ] However, this has no effect on the recorded image. · A band of light may appear on the display if the camera is aimed at a bright subject. This is known as a smear, but it is not a malfunction. · There is a possibility that the illustrations and the display screen in this manual are different from the actual product. [. . . ] Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [EV Compensation]. Use the four-way controller (45) to select the EV value. To brighten, select a positive (+) value. To darken, select a negative (­) value. You can choose the EV setting in the range of ­2. 0 EV to +2. 0 EV in 1/3 EV steps. Rec. Mode 2/4 3 Taking Pictures AE Metering Sensitivity AUTO ISO Corction in AUTO ISO64-800 EV Compensation 0. 0 Movie D-Range Setting MENU Exit 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture mode. · When a histogram is displayed in Still Picture Capture mode or Playback mode, you can check whether the exposure is correct (p. 29). · EV Compensation cannot be used in b (Auto Picture) or 9 (Green) mode. Saving the EV Compensation setting 1p. 143 121 D-Range Setting Expands the dynamic range and the light level expressed by the CCD sensor and prevents bright and dark areas from occurring. After setup, an icon is displayed when taking still pictures. Displayed when Highlight Correction and Shadow Correction are O (On). Displayed when Highlight Correction is O (On) and Shadow Correction is P (Off). Displayed when Highlight Correction is P (Off) and Shadow Correction is O (On). Both are set to P (Off). H 3 Taking Pictures 122 S Not displayed 1 2 3 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. 3 Use the four-way controller (23) to set the minutes, then press the four-way controller (5). The setting is saved, and the frame returns to [Start Delay]. 9 Press the 3 button twice. The camera returns to the shooting screen. The operations up to this point have only configured the [Interval Shoot] settings. To actually use interval shooting, you must select [Interval Shoot] from the drive mode. Taking Pictures at a Set Interval (Interval Shoot) 1p. 95 · Interval Shoot is unavailable in F (Digital Panorama), X (Digital Wide), 9 (Green), and S (Fireworks) modes. · Refer to p. 140 for instructions on interval shooting for C (Movie) and (Underwater Movie). · Even if an alarm is set, the alarm will not ring while interval shooting is being performed. · Interval Shoot stops if the SD Memory Card is removed or inserted during standby. The Interval Shoot settings can also be configured from the Drive Mode. (p. 95) 125 Setting Blink Detection This specifies whether Blink Detection works when you use the Face Recognition function. The default setting is O (On). 1 2 3 Taking Pictures 126 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Blink Detection]. [. . . ] 92, 93, 95, 97 G Green button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Green button X . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 55 Green Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Guide Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 9 Appendix 272 H Half-length Portrait Mode . . . 83 Highlight Correction . . . . . . . . . 122 Histogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 208 E EV Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . 121 I Image Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Image Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Infinity s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Initial Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]