User manual PENTAX AF140C FLASH

[. . . ] 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 Optio are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation. · SD logo and SDHC logo are trademarks. · QuickTimeTM and QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license. [. . . ] 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. 91). Recorded Pixels Recorded Pixels 6 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 larger, 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]. 89 3 4 5 6 Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Storage Capacity 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance AE Metering ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Cancel 1319 7M 5M 4M 3M 2M 1024 640 OK Use the four-way controller (23) to change the number of recorded pixels. Press the 4 button. The Recorded Pixels setting is saved. 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 and quality level is set to D. · When drive mode is set to c, the number of recorded pixels is set to h, and when shooting mode is set to R, the number of recorded pixels is set to V (1280×960). · If you use the [Recorded Pixels] function frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button. (p. 58) Recorded Pixels and Quality Level of Still Pictures 1p. 30 4 Taking Pictures 90 Rec. Mode 1/3 MENU 2, 3, 4 5 1, 6 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance AE Metering ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Exit 5RAq<IBiC\E4QX>yDNJz R Selecting the Quality Level You can select the quality (compression rate) of still pictures. AE metering L M N Multi-segment metering Centerweighted metering Spot AE metering The camera divides the image into 16 areas, meters the brightness and determines the exposure. The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the picture with the center of the image having more influence on the exposure. The camera determines the exposure by metering the brightness only at the center of the image. 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 [AE Metering]. Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Rec. Mode 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance AE Metering ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Cancel 1/3 Use the four-way controller (23) to select the AE Metering setting. Press the 4 button. The AE Metering setting is saved. L M N OK OK Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status with the current setting. · When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the brightness is metered and the exposure is determined. · When the subject is outside the focusing area and you want to use spot AE metering, aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter release button halfway to lock the exposure, then compose your picture again and press the shutter release button fully. · If you use the [AE Metering] function frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button. (p. 58) · In 5, C, Q, B, q, <, I, i, \, E, Q, X, >, y, D, N, J, z or R mode, AE metering is set to multi-segment metering. Saving the AE Metering 1p. 104 4 Taking Pictures 95 Rec. Mode 1/3 MENU 2, 3, 4 5 1, 6 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance AE Metering ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Exit 5 RAYq<IBiC\EQX>DNJzR Setting the ISO Sensitivity 4 Taking Pictures 96 You can select the ISO sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings. ISO Sensitivity Auto 64 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 The sensitivity is automatically adjusted in the range set in the procedures described in "Setting Automatic Sensitivity" (p. 97). · The lower the ISO sensitivity, the less noise that affects the image. The shutter speed will be slower in low light conditions. [. . . ] 37, 165 Daylight G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Digital Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Digital SR (Blur Reduction) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 I Infinity s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Installing a battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Instant Review . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 100 Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Interval Moviek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Interval Shoot k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 L Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 173 LCD booster function . . . . . . . 177 LCD monitor brightness . . . 177 M Macro q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Magnify y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Manual Focus \ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Manual K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 3 button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 47 Menu order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Movie SR (Movie Anti-Shake) Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Multi-segment metering L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 F File # . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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