User manual PENTAX OPTIO L50

[. . . ] 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 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 cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, performances or of items on display. [. . . ] Refer to "Manual Setting" below for instructions on adjusting the white balance manually. If you use the [White Balance] function frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button. (p. 58) Saving the White Balance 1p. 106 Manual Setting Have a blank sheet of white paper or similar material ready. 4 Taking Pictures 1 2 In the White balance screen, use the four-way controller (23) to select K (Manual). Point the camera at the blank sheet of paper or other material so that it fills the frame displayed in the center of the screen. Press the shutter release button fully. The white balance is automatically adjusted. White Balance 3 4 5 SHUTTER Adjust OK MENU Cancel OK Press the 4 button. The setting is saved and the screen returns to the [A Rec. Mode]. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. 95 Rec. Mode 1/3 8M AWB MENU Four-way controller 4 button 3 button Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Exit Auto Setting the AE Metering 4 Taking Pictures 96 You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to determine the exposure. AE metering L M N Multi-segment metering Centerweighted metering Spot AE metering The camera divides the image into 256 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 Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Cancel 1/3 8M AWB Use the four-way controller (23) to select the AE Metering setting. Press the 4 button. The AE Metering setting is saved. 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) Saving the AE Metering 1p. 106 4 Taking Pictures 97 Rec. Mode 1/3 8M AWB MENU Four-way controller 4 button 3 button Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Exit Auto Setting the Sensitivity You can select the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings. 4 Taking Pictures Sensitivity Auto 64 100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400 The sensitivity is automatically adjusted by the camera. (sensitivity 64 800) · The lower the sensitivity, the less noise that affects the image. The shutter speed will be slower in low light conditions. · Higher sensitivity settings use faster shutter speeds in low light conditions to reduce camera shake, but the image may be affected by noise. 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 [Sensitivity]. 1/3 Rec. Mode A pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to change the sensitivity. Press the 4 button. The sensitivity setting is saved. Recorded Pixels Quality Level White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Cancel 8M Auto 64 100 200 400 OK OK Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status with the current setting. 98 · When Sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400, the number of recorded pixels fixed at f. · When the shooting mode is set to C (Movie), only Auto (sensitivity 64 - 800) is available. · When the shooting mode is set to 4 (Digital SR), only Auto (sensitivity 64 - 6400) is available. · If you use the [Sensitivity] function frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button. [. . . ] 87 Focusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 145 N Nine-image display f . . . . . 116 NTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Number of pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Number of Recordable Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 9 Appendix O 4/W button . . . 45, 47 Optional accessory . . . . . . . . . . 188 205 P PAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 115, 125, 159, 161 Playback Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]