User manual PENTAX PC 505

[. . . ] Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used outside the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and care should be taken here also. Regarding trademarks · PENTAX is a trademark of HOYA CORPORATION. ACDSee and the ACDSee logo are trademarks of ACD Systems Ltd. in Canada, the U. S. , Europe, Japan and other countries. [. . . ] b (Red) blinks on the display while charging. When the flash is fully charged, b appears on the display. (Not displayed in , mode) 3 b button 112 Taking Pictures 3 4 5 Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera is focused. Press the shutter release button fully. The flash discharges and the picture is taken. Push the flash down to retract. Selecting the Focus Mode = Standard Use this mode when the distance to the subject is 40 cm (16 in. ) or more. The camera is focused on the subject in 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 focused on the subject in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. This mode is used for taking pictures of the subject from a distance of 1 cm. This mode is used for taking distant objects. This mode lets you adjust the focus manually. q Macro 1cm Macro 3 Taking Pictures s Infinity \ Manual Focus AF Area Selection Select an area of the subject to focus on. Four-way controller 4 button 1 Press the four-way controller (5) in A mode. The focus mode selection screen appears. You can select a focus mode using the fourway controller (45). MENU Focus Mode Focu s Mo cus Standard rd St Cancel Cance cel OK OK 2 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status. 113 · In 9 (Green) mode, you can only select = or q. · The focus mode is fixed at s in S (Fireworks) mode. However, when the focus mode is set to (1cm Macro), focus is only adjusted for the 1-cm macro range (1cm - 30cm). When set to off and the focus mode is set to = (Standard), the AF operates only in the standard range, and focusing is not performed in the macro range. When the focus mode is set to q (Macro) or (1cm Macro), the focus is only adjusted in the respective macro range. Focusing is not performed in the standard range. 4 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Auto Macro]. AF Setting Focusing Area Auto Macro Focus Assist MENU 117 5 6 Use the four-way controller (45) to select [O (On)/P (Off)]. The setting is saved. Press the 3 button twice. The camera is ready for taking pictures. Setting the AF Assist Light (Focus Assist) The AF assist light aids in focusing on dark subjects. This helps you to focus on the subject in low light conditions where auto focus does not work properly. 3 Taking Pictures 118 4 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Focus Assist]. AF Setting Focusing Area Auto Macro Focus Assist MENU 5 6 Use the four-way controller (45) to select [O (On)/P (Off)]. The setting is saved. Press the 3 button twice. The camera is ready for taking pictures. Looking at the light directly will not create safety hazard. However, do not look into the emitter from a very short distance since you may feel dazzled. The camera does not emit the AF assist light under the following conditions. - In Movie mode - When the focus mode is set to s (Infinity) or \ (Manual Focus). Setting the Image Tone Set the image tone of still pictures. You can select from [Bright], [Natural], or [Monochrome]. The default setting is [Bright]. 1 2 3 4 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. [. . . ] 88 L Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 206 M a (Manual) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 267 Power Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39, 48, 50 Press fully (shutter release button) . . . . . [. . . ]