User manual PENTAX OPTIO W30

[. . . ] 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, performances or of items on display. [. . . ] Storage Capacity 1319 A pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to change the quality level. Press the 4 button. The Quality Level setting is saved. 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance AE Metering ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Cancel OK OK Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status with the current setting. · If you use the [Quality Level] function frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button. (p. 58) · Quality level is set at D when shooting mode is set to Y. Recorded Pixels and Quality Level of Still Pictures 1p. 30 91 Rec. Mode 1/3 MENU 2, 3, 4 5 1, 6 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance AE Metering ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Exit RACYC4 Adjusting the White Balance 4 Taking Pictures 92 You can take pictures in natural colors by adjusting the white balance according to the light conditions at the time of shooting. White Balance F Auto Daylight Shade Tungsten Light Fluores. Light Manual The camera adjusts the white balance automatically. Use this mode when taking pictures outside in sunlight. Use this mode when taking pictures outside in the shade. Use this mode when taking pictures under electric or other tungsten light. Use this mode when taking pictures under fluorescent light. Use this mode when adjusting the white balance manually. G H I J K 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 [White Balance]. Press the four-way controller (5). The White Balance screen appears. White Balance Auto Use the four-way controller (23) to change the setting. You can preview the resulting color changes. MENU Cancel OK OK 5 6 Press the 4 button. The White Balance setting is saved. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status with the current setting. 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. 104 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. 93 Rec. Mode 1/3 MENU 2, 3, 4 5 1, 6 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance AE Metering ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Exit RAYC4 Setting the AE Metering 4 Taking Pictures 94 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 16 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 7M Recorded Pixels Quality Level AWB White Balance AE Metering ISO AUTO Sensitivity MENU Cancel 1/3 Use the four-way controller (23) to select the AE Metering setting. Press the 4 button. The AE Metering setting is saved. L M N 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. [. . . ] 85 Focusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 110 9 Appendix 206 N Nine-image display f . . . . . 119 NTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Number of pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Number of Recordable Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 47 Opening and Closing the Terminal Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]