User manual PENTAX OPTIO S10

[. . . ] Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX 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. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the PENTAX Digital Camera 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, performance or of items on display. [. . . ] The camera focuses on the object in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. This mode is used when shooting close and distant subjects together or the subject is hard to focus on. You can adjust the focus on a subject in the following ranges. 2. 3 m (7. 55 ft. ) ­ (full wide-angle), approx. 9. 3 m (30. 51 ft. ) ­ (full telephoto) When taking movies: approx. 0. 9 m (2. 95 ft. ) ­ (full wide-angle), approx. 3. 7 m (12. 14 ft. ) ­ (full telephoto) 4 Taking Pictures q Macro mode r Super Macro mode Pan Focus mode This mode is used for taking distant objects. s Infinity mode Manual Focus mode Adjust the focus manually with the four-way controller. z Saving the Focus Mode 1p. 116 87 1 2 3 Press the four-way controller (5) in Capture mode. Press the four-way controller (23) to select the focus mode. Press the OK button. The camera is ready for taking pictures in the selected focus mode. MENU Focus Mode Standard Cancel OK OK 4 Taking Pictures 88 Auxiliary AF light · The auxiliary AF light may be activated under low lighting in Autofocus mode. · The auxiliary AF light of this camera conforms to the safety standard (IEC60825-1) for Class 1 LED product. Looking at the light directly will not create safety hazard. However, do not look into the emitter from a very short distance since you may feel dazzled. · The default setting is Standard (Autofocus). · The zoom is fixed at the full wide-angle in Super Macro mode. · When Focus Mode is set to Standard (Autofocus), Macro, or Super Macro in Movie mode, the AF operation is performed once just before starting to take the movie. Manual Focus In MF (Manual Focus) mode, press the OK button to enlarge the central portion of the image full screen for focus adjustment. Press the four-way controller (23) to adjust the focus while watching the indicator. Four-way controller (2): Focuses farther. Four-way controller (3): Focuses closer. m 0. 4 0. 2 . 12 . 08 . 06 MENU OK OK Indicator After you determine the focus point, press the OK button to set the focus position and return to the normal capture screen. Press the four-way controller (5) to readjust the focus position. 2 08/26/2007 12:00 · When focusing, hold down the four-way controller (23) to focus quickly. · When you use Manual Focus in Movie mode, adjust the focus right before starting taking a movie. [. . . ] In the European Union If your product is marked with this symbol, it means that used electrical/electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. There exists a separate collection system for these products. Used electric/electronic equipment must be treated separately and in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling of these products. Following the implementation by member states, private households within the EU states may return their used electrical/electronic equipments to designated collection facilities free of charge*. [. . . ]