User manual PENTAX PC 550

[. . . ] 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 and Optio are trademarks of HOYA CORPORATION. · SDHC logo ( ) is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. · ArcSoft®, and its logo are either the registered trademark or trademark of ArcSoft Inc. [. . . ] · When set to 9 (Green) or C (Movie) mode, only Auto (sensitivity 80 - 800) is available. · When set to c (Digital SR) mode, only Auto (sensitivity 80 - 6400) is available. · When set to S (Fireworks) mode, the sensitivity is fixed at its minimum setting. · If you change the [Sensitivity] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 120). Saving the Sensitivity setting 1p. 128 3 Taking Pictures Setting Blink Detection This specifies whether Blink Detection function works when you use the Face Detection function. The default setting is O (On). 1 2 3 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Blink Detection]. Use the four-way controller (45) to select O or P. O P Blink Detection function works. Blink Detection function does not work. Rec. Mode Movie D-Range Setting Shake Reduction Blink Detection Digital Zoom Instant Review MENU 2/3 The setting is saved. Exit 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. Blink Detection 1p. 67 115 Setting Shake Reduction You can set this function to reduce camera shake which occurs during shooting. The default setting is O (On). Use the Movie SR function (p. 126) to correct camera shake in C (Movie) mode. 1 3 Taking Pictures 116 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. · The date and/or time are imprinted on the picture with the display style set in the [Date Adjustment] screen (p. 47). Calling Up a Specific Function You can assign a function to the Green button and recall it quickly by simply pressing the Green button. This is useful for going straight to the setting screens of frequently used functions. The following functions can be assigned to the Green button: 9 (Green) Mode Recorded Pixels White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity EV Compensation · · · · · · Highlight Correction Shadow Correction Sharpness Saturation Contrast Voice Recording · The Green button setting can be returned to its default setting by selecting [Reset] on the [W Setting] menu. · The functions other than 9 (Green) mode and Voice Recording can be set in the usual manner on the [A Rec. · You cannot save different settings for the same function on the Green button and on the [A Rec. Mode] menu. To Assign a Function to the Green Button 1 2 3 4 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 3 Taking Pictures Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Green Button]. Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to choose a function and press the 4 button. Green Button Green Mode Recorded Pixels White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Cancel OK OK 5 Press the 3 button. The selected function is assigned to the Green button. 121 To Use the Green Button 1 2 3 Taking Pictures 122 Press the Green button in A mode. The function assigned to the Green button is called up. Use the four-way controller (45) to change the settings and press the 4 button. The camera returns to capture status. EV Compensation 0. 0 Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode) 1p. 74 Recording Sound (Voice Recording) 1p. 186 If a function other than the 9 (Green) mode and Voice Recording has been assigned to the Green button, the camera returns to the original screen if no operation is performed for 1 minute after the Green button is pressed. Recording Movies Recording a Movie This mode enables you to record movies. Sound is recorded at the same time. Shutter release button Zoom lever Four-way controller 4 button 3 Taking Pictures 1 2 Press the four-way controller (3) in A mode. The Capture Mode Palette appears. Use the four-way controller (2345) to select C (Movie). Movie 1/2 For recording movies MENU Cancel OK OK 3 Press the 4 button. The camera enters the C mode and returns to capture status. 1 The following information appears on the display. 1 Movie mode icon 2 Movie shake reduction icon 3 Remaining recordable time 4 REC indicator (blinks during recording) 5 Focus frame (does not appear during recording) 07:34 REC 02/02/'10 14:25 2 3 4 5 123 You can change the captured area by turning the zoom lever to the left or right. Left (/) Widens the area that is captured by the camera. 4 3 Press the shutter release button fully. Recording starts. [. . . ] 76 Night Scene Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Night Scene Portrait Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 NTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Number of pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 O 4/W button . . . 51, 53 Opening screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Operating the menus . . . . . . . . . 56 Optional accessory . . . . . . . . . . 252 Original Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 P PAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Pan Focus 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Panoramic pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Party Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Pet Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Photo processing lab . . . . . . . 181 Picture Transfer Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Pixel Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133, 188, 191 Playback Mode Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 249 Playing back movies . . . . . . . . 133 Playing back sounds . . . . . . . . 188 Portrait Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Power Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Power switch . . . . 41, 42, 50, 52 Press fully (shutter release button) . . . . . . 66 Press halfway (shutter release button) . . . . . . 66 Product registration . . . . . . . . . . 218 Program Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Protect Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Provided software . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 PTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 K Kids Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 202 M Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 54 Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Movie SR (Movie Shake Reduction) Function . . . . . . . . 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