User manual PENTAX OPTIO RS 1000

[. . . ] 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 with 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. [. . . ] 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. White Balance SHUTTER Adjust OK MENU Cancel OK 3 4 5 Press the shutter release button fully. The white balance is automatically adjusted. Press the 4 button. The setting is saved and the [A Rec. Mode] menu reappears. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation) You can adjust the overall brightness of the picture. Use this function to take pictures that are intentionally overexposed or underexposed. 1 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 99 2 3 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [EV Compensation]. Use the four-way controller (45) to select the EV value. To brighten, select a positive (+) value. To darken, select a negative (­) value. You can choose the EV setting in the range of ­2. 0 EV to +2. 0 EV in 1/3 EV steps. Rec. Mode 1/2 Recorded Pixels 14M White Balance AWB Focusing Area Auto Sensitivity EV Compensation 0. 0 Movie MENU Exit 3 Taking Pictures 100 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. · The EV Compensation function cannot be used in 9 (Green) or b (Auto Picture) mode. · If you change the [EV Compensation] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 104). Saving the EV Compensation value setting 1p. 110 Correcting the Shadows Expands the dynamic range and prevents dark areas from occurring when the image is too dark. 1 2 3 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Shadow Correction]. Use the four-way controller (45) to select O or P. Rec. Mode Shadow Correction Digital Blur Removal Digital Zoom Memory Green Button Date Imprint Off MENU 2/2 Exit 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. The O appears on the display. 38 10/10/2010 14:25 Setting the Sensitivity You can select the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings. Auto The sensitivity is automatically adjusted by the camera. (Sensitivity 100 - 800) 100 200 The lower the sensitivity, the less noise that affects the image. The shutter speed will be slower in low light conditions. 400 800 Higher sensitivity settings use faster shutter speeds in low light 1600 conditions to reduce camera shake, but the image may be affected by noise. 3200 6400 3 Taking Pictures 1 2 3 4 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Sensitivity]. Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to change the sensitivity. Rec. Mode Recorded Pixels White Balance Focusing Area Sensitivity EV Compensation Movie MENU Cancel 1/2 14M AWB Auto 100 200 400 800 OK OK 5 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved. 101 6 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. · When set to 9 (Green) or C (Movie) mode, only Auto (sensitivity 100 - 800) is available. · When set to c (Digital SR) mode, only Auto (sensitivity 100 - 6400) is available. · If you change the [Sensitivity] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 104). 3 Taking Pictures 102 Saving the sensitivity setting 1p. 110 Setting the Digital Blur Removal Function If you set Digital Blur Removal to O (On), the camera electronically removes the blur in the images you take. The default setting is P (Off). · Use the Movie SR function (p. 109) to correct camera shake in C (Movie) mode. [. . . ] Mode Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Recorded Pixels . . . . . . . . . 96, 108 Recording movies . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Red-eye Compensation . . . 146 Red-eye reduction d . . . . . . . . . 92 Registering menu items . . . 104 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Resize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Retro filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Rotating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 N Natural Skin Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Night Scene Portrait Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 NTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 S Saving as still picture (movie) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Saving pictures by date . . . 168 Saving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Screen Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 SD Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Select Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Self-timer g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Sepia filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Setting Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 201 Shade H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Shadow Correction . . . . . . . . . . 100 Shooting information . . . . . . . . . . 21 Shooting Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 8 Appendix 218 P PAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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