User manual PENTAX ESPIO 105WR

[. . . ] Regarding copyrights Images taken using the q 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, performances or of items on 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. [. . . ] It reduces the reddish color tones in a picture. (About 2850K) For use when taking pictures using the built-in flash. (About 5400K) Use this to manually adjust the white balance according to the lighting so that white objects appear as a natural white. G H ^ J I b K K 4 Function Reference Use this to set the color temperature in figures. You can Color Temperature save three settings. * The color temperature (K) is an estimate. This does not indicate precise colors. 1 2 Press the { button. The Fn menu appears. Press the four-way controller (4). The White Balance screen appears. White Balance Auto 5000K OK Check OK 124 3 Press the four-way controller (23) and set. Set the main switch to | to display Digital Preview with the set White Balance. Fine-tuning White Balance is easier with Digital Preview. 4 Press the 4 button twice. The camera is ready to take a picture with the set White Balance. · Refer to p. 125 for manual adjustment method. · Preview is Digital Preview, regardless of the [Preview Method] setting in the [A Custom Setting] menu. 4 Function Reference Fine-Tuning the White Balance The q allows you to fine tune the White Balance setting. 1 2 3 Perform desired settings in Steps 1 to 3 of "Setting the White Balance". Press the four-way controller (5). The White Balance fine tune screen appears. Use the four-way controller (2345) to fine tune White Balance. Seven levels and 225 patterns are available on the G-M and B-A axes. Shade G G1 G1 MENU ±0 Cancel B M ±0 OK A OK GM compensation BA compensation Adjusts the tone of the colors between green and magenta. Adjusts the tone of the colors between blue and amber. 45 23 Press the Green button to reset the GM compensation and BA compensation. 4 5 125 Press the 4 button. The camera returns to the White Balance screen. Press the 4 button twice. The camera is ready to take a picture with the set White Balance. Set [Fine tune when AWB] in [A Custom Setting] to [Enabled] when fine-tuning in AWB. Adjusting the White Balance Manually You can adjust the white balance depending on the light source when taking pictures. With Manual White Balance, the camera can store delicate shades that cannot be precisely adjusted with the white balance preset values provided in the camera (p. 123). This provides the optimum white balance for your surroundings. This color range is called the Color Space. To recreate different color spaces in different devices, standard color spaces have been proposed. sRGB is mainly used for devices such as a PC. AdobeRGB covers a wider area than sRGB and is used for occupational uses such as industrial printing. An image created in AdobeRGB may appear lighter than an image created in sRGB when output from a sRGB compatible device. 130 Focusing You can focus with the following methods. = Autofocus \ Manual focus The camera is focused when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. Manually adjust the focus. Using the Autofocus 4 Function Reference You can also choose the autofocus mode from l (Single mode) where the shutter release button is pressed halfway to focus on the subject and the focus is locked at that position, and k (Continuous mode) where the subject is kept in focus by continuous adjustment while the shutter release button is pressed halfway. The factory default setting is l. 1 Set the focus mode lever to l or k. When the shutter release button is pressed halfway to l Single mode focus on the subject, the focus is locked at that position. k Continuous The subject is kept in focus by continuous adjustment mode while the shutter release button is pressed halfway. 2 131 Look through the viewfinder and press the shutter release button halfway. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when focused (if it is blinking, the subject is not in focus). 1 Subjects that are Difficult to Focus on (p. 66) 4 Function Reference Focus indicator · The camera can be focused by pressing the = button as well as by pressing the shutter release button halfway. · In l (Single mode), the focus is locked (focus lock) while ] is lit. To focus on another subject, take your finger off the shutter release button first. [. . . ] * Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Pour les utilisateurs au Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Declaration of Conformity According to 47CFR, Parts 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals We: Located at: PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc. 600 12 th Street, Suite 300 Golden, Colorado 80401 U. S. A. [. . . ]