User manual PENTAX PC 500

[. . . ] Press and hold down an arrow icon (suqr) to change the setting or switch screens in some menus. A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 A15 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 Double-touch This refers to touching the touch display twice quickly. Use this to directly set a function without having to display the guide display. Shooting mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Flash mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Focus mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Mode 1 screen appears. Touch [Sensitivity]. The Sensitivity screen appears. AUTO 400 200 Sensitivity 64 400 100 800 1/2 76 Focusing To set AUTO adjust 4 5 Touch [AUTO XXX] (XXX is the currently selected value). The ISO Corction in AUTO screen appears. ISO Corction in AUTO Select AUTO adjust and touch it. · You can select from 64 to 100/64 to 200/64 Cancel to 400/64 to 800/64 to 1600/64 to 3200. · If the desired Sensitivity does not appear, touch the arrow icons (qr) to advance the screen. Corrects sensitivity automatically in the range of ISO 64 to 400 OK 6 Touch twice. The camera returns to Capture mode. 3 Taking Pictures To not set AUTO adjust 4 5 Touch the Sensitivity you want to set. · The setting is saved and the screen returns to the previous screen. · If the desired Sensitivity does not appear, touch the arrow icons (qr) to advance the screen. Touch twice. · The camera returns to Capture mode. · Press the Q button to return to Playback mode. Memo When the shooting mode is set to C (Movie), the Sensitivity is fixed at AUTO and cannot be changed. 77 Taking Pictures Taking Pictures Instead of pressing the shutter release button on the camera, you can use the self-timer (p. 79) or remote control function (p. 80) to take pictures. You can also take continuous pictures (p. 82) by keeping the shutter release button pressed. The captured image appears on the LCD monitor for one second (Instant Review) and is saved. The Instant Review time can be changed (p. 83). 3 Taking Pictures 78 Taking Pictures Using the Self-timer In Self-timer mode, the picture is taken ten seconds or two seconds after the shutter release button is pressed. Stabilize the camera with a tripod when taking a picture with the self-timer. g Z This mode lets you be included in a group picture. The picture is taken about ten seconds after the shutter release button is pressed. This mode smoothly releases the shutter without shaking the camera. The picture is taken about two seconds after the shutter release button is pressed. 1 2 3 In Capture mode, touch the LCD monitor. The [Capture Toolbar] appears. Touch the Drive Mode. · Press the Q button to return to Playback mode. 83 Taking Pictures Using the Memo Pad You can use the Memo Pad to write notes or memos or draw lines on a white background as you would do on white paper. 1 2 3 Taking Pictures In Capture Mode, touch the LCD monitor. The [Capture Toolbar] appears. Touch [Memo Pad]. The Memo Pad screen appears. 3 4 Cancel OK Touch the icon. The Line Selection screen appears. Touch and select the color, type and hardness of each line. · You can select from 12 line colors: black, Cancel OK white, red, orange, yellow, green, purple, blue, pink, light blue, dark green, brown. · You can select from ten line types. (free curved lines [fine/standard/ thick/extra thick], free dotted curved lines [fine/standard/thick], straight lines [fine/standard/thick]) · You can select from three line degrees of hardness (normal, soft edge and very soft edged). · The default line settings are "color: black, type: free curved line, and hardness: normal. " 5 6 7 Touch [OK]. The screen returns to the Memo Pad screen. Write a note or draw lines using the stylus pen. To change or delete the details of the Memo Pad, use S (eraser). For details on how to use the eraser, see p. 119. Touch [OK]. The mode returns to Capture Mode. Memo 84 The Recorded Pixels setting for memos is m. 4 Playing Back and Editing Images Setting the Playback Functions Press the Q button to switch from Capture mode to Playback mode. In Playback mode, you can use the [Playback Toolbar] to set the playback functions. Touch the LCD monitor. [Playback Toolbar] 4 Playing Back and Editing Images DISPLAY Touch the desired icon. [Playback Palette] Playback Palette 1/2 Guide Touch the desired icon. Continue with operations while following the on-screen guidance. · On the [Playback Palette], touch an icon with the guide checkbox checked to display the guide display. To skip the guide display, double-touch the icon. · If no operation is performed for a certain period of time, the camera returns to Playback mode. · Press the shutter release button (fully or halfway) to switch to Capture mode. [. . . ] 24, 25 Slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Soft (Digital Filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 146, 151 Spot (Focusing Area) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Spot AE metering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]