User manual PENTAX OPTIOWP

[. . . ] Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Thank you for buying the PENTAX OptioWP 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 OptioWP 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, industrial enterprise or as items for display. [. . . ] Shooting) and press the Drive Mode 4 button. Continuous Shooting HS 3 4 The camera is ready to take a series of pictures. The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus. Press the shutter release button halfway. OK OK Press the shutter release button fully. Pictures are taken continuously for as long as you keep the shutter release button pressed. · The flash will not discharge in Continuous Shooting and High Speed Continuous Shooting mode. · The continuous shooting function is not available in A, C, F, x, X or y mode. · You can continue shooting until the memory capacity of the SD Memory Card or built-in memory is full. · The interval of continuous shooting will vary according to the Recorded Pixels and Quality Level settings. · The number of recorded pixels is fixed at 1280×960 in high speed continuous shooting mode. · The focus, exposure and white balance are locked with the first image. Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode The LCD monitor display changes in the following sequence each time you press the 4 button: Normal Display, Histogram + Info, No Icons, Backlight Off. For details of each display mode, refer to "Monitor Indications" (p. 18). · All the camera buttons function as normal even when the backlight is off. Press the shutter release button to take pictures as normal. · e appears when camera shake is likely to occur. To prevent camera shake, use a tripod and the self-timer function. (1p. 77) Normal Display 38 Histogram + Info 38 4 Taking Pictures OK 5M ISO 200 +1. 0 03/25/2005 14:25 1/250 F5. 6 +1. 0 OK OK Backlight Off No Icons OK 79 Using the Histogram A histogram is a graph showing the brightness distribution of the image, with the brightness on the horizontal axis (darkest at the left and brightest at the right) and the number of pixels on the vertical axis. The shape of the histogram tells you whether the exposure of the image is correct or not. If the exposure is correct, the graph peaks in the middle. If the image is too dark, the peak is on the left side, and if it is too bright, the peak is on the right side. With the OptioWP, you can check the brightness distribution of the image by displaying it on the LCD monitor as well as by referring to the histogram. Bright portions (where the image is so bright that it is totally white) blink red on the LCD monitor and dark portions (where the image is so dark that it is totally black) blink yellow. (1p. 19) 4 Taking Pictures 80 Setting the Shooting Functions 1 2 ARACFq<IBi\CExX>zDJ Selecting the Focus Mode Focus Mode = Use this mode when the distance to the subject is 40cm (16 in. ) or more. The camera is focused on the subject in Autofocus the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. This mode is used when the distance to the subject is approx. The camera is Macro mode focused on the subject in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. [. . . ] Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ]