User manual PENTAX K10D

[. . . ] SLR Digital Camera Operating Manual For optimum camera performance, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX q Digital Camera. Please read this manual before using the camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera's capabilities. Lenses you can use In general, lenses that can be used with this camera are DA, D FA and FA J lenses and lenses that have an Aperture s (Auto) position. To use any other lens or accessory, see p. 58 and p. 210. [. . . ] The screen to select the measuring range is displayed. OK OK 4 Function Reference 7 8 9 Use the rear e-dial to select the entire screen or spot area for the measuring range. Proceed to Step 9 if the entire screen is selected. Use the four-way controller (2345) to move the frame to the area you want to measure. Press the 4 button. The White Balance fine-tuning screen appears when measuring is completed. Tune using steps in "Fine-Tuning the White Balance" if fine-tuning is necessary. (p. 123) Manual White Balance SHUTTER G ±0 B M A ±0 MENU Cancel ±0 OK OK 10 11 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. · No image is recorded when the shutter release button is pressed to adjust the white balance. · [NG] appears when measuring is unsuccessful. Press the 4 button while displayed to return to the White Balance fine tune screen. · If the picture is extremely overexposed or underexposed, white balance may not be adjusted. In this case, adjust appropriate exposure and adjust the white balance. 127 Adjusting the White Balance with Color Temperature Use figures to set the color temperature. 1 2 3 Press the Fn button. The Fn menu appears. Press the four-way controller (4). The White Balance screen appears. Use the four-way controller (3) to select Color temperature (the default setting is 5000K). White Balance Color Temperature 4 Function Reference 5000K 5000K 5000K 5000K OK Check OK 4 5 Press the four-way controller (5). Use the four-way controller (23) to select the Color Temperature to change. You can save three settings. Settings are saved to the location selected here. Additionally, perform the same operations to change Color Temperature that has already been set. 6 Press the four-way controller (5). The screen to enter the color temperature appears. 128 7 Adjust the Color Temperature with the front and rear e-dial. Color Temperature steps differ depending on the e-dial. Front e-dial Rear e-dial Kelvin 1 Step (100K) 10 Steps (1000K) Mired* 1 Step (20M) 5 Steps (100M) * The default setting for Color Temperature step units is Kelvin. You can change the step units to Mired in [Color temp. However, figures are converted to Kelvin and displayed. You can also use the steps for "Fine-Tuning the White Balance" (p. 123) to fine tune. 8 4 Function Reference Press the 4 button. The settings are saved and the camera returns to the White Balance screen. Set the main switch to | to display Digital Preview with the set Color Temperature. 9 Press the 4 button twice. The camera is ready to take a picture with the set White Balance. Color Temperature The color of light shifts towards blue as the color temperature rises, and towards red as the color temperature falls. Color temperature describes this change in light color in terms of absolute temperature (K: Kelvin). This camera is capable of setting the white balance to enable taking pictures with natural coloring under a variety of lighting conditions. Red tint 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Blue tint 8000 10000 12000 [ K ] Candle flame Oil lamp Tungsten light Halogen light bulb White (Fluorescent light) Daylight Flash Neutral white (Fluorescent light) Cloudy Daylight (Fluorescent light) Shade Clear sky 129 Setting the Color Space You can set the color space to use. The default setting is [sRGB]. 1 2 sRGB AdobeRGB Sets to sRGB color space. Sets to AdobeRGB color space. Set in [Color Space] in the [A Custom Setting] menu. (p. 34) C Color Space sRGB AdobeRGB 4 Function Reference Sets to sRGB color space File names differ depending on the color space setting as shown below. For sRGB : IMGPxxxx. JPG For AdobeRGB : _IGPxxxx. JPG [xxxx] is the file number and numbering continues from the last stored file number. Color Space Color ranges for various input/output devices, such as digital cameras, monitors, and printers, differ. This color range is called the Color Space. To recreate different color spaces in different devices, standard color spaces have been proposed. [. . . ] Phone: 303-799-8000 FAX: 303-790-1131 Declare under sole responsibility that the product identified herein complies with 47CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC rules as a Class B digital device. Each product marketed is identical to the representative unit tested and found to be compliant with the standards. Records maintained continue to reflect the equipment being produced can be expected to be within the variation accepted, due to quantity production and testing on the statistical basis as required by 47CFR §2. 909. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. [. . . ]