User manual PENTAX PC 555

[. . . ] 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, Optio and smc PENTAX are trademarks of HOYA CORPORATION. ACDSee and the ACDSee logo are trademarks of ACD Systems Ltd. in Canada, the U. S. , Europe, Japan and other countries. [. . . ] · When the subject is outside the focusing area and you want to use N (Spot AE metering), aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter release button halfway to lock the exposure, then compose your picture again and press the shutter release button fully. · Depending on the selected shooting mode, the AE metering setting may not be changed. Refer to "Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode" (p. 228) for details. · If you change the [AE Metering] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 121). Saving the AE Metering setting 1p. 127 113 Setting the Sensitivity You can select the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings. Auto The sensitivity is automatically adjusted by the camera. (Sensitivity 64 - 800) 64 The lower the sensitivity, the less noise that affects the image. The 100 shutter speed will be slower in low light conditions. 200 400 800 1600 Higher sensitivity settings use faster shutter speeds in low light 3200 conditions to reduce camera shake, but the image may be affected by noise. 6400 3 Taking Pictures 114 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 [Sensitivity]. Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to change the sensitivity. Rec. Use the four-way controller (45) to change the sharpness level. F G H Soft Normal Sharp Rec. Mode Memory Green Button Sharpness Saturation Contrast Vertical Snap MENU Exit 3/4 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. If you change the [Sharpness] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 121). Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation) You can set the color saturation. 1 2 3 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Saturation]. Use the four-way controller (45) to change the saturation level. F G H Low Normal High Rec. Mode Memory Green Button Sharpness Saturation Contrast Vertical Snap MENU Exit 3/4 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. If you change the [Saturation] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 121). Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast) You can set the image contrast level. 1 2 3 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 3 Taking Pictures Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Contrast]. Use the four-way controller (45) to change the contrast level. F G H Low Normal High Rec. Mode Memory Green Button Sharpness Saturation Contrast Vertical Snap MENU Exit 3/4 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. If you change the [Contrast] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 121). 119 Setting the Date Imprint Function You can choose whether to imprint the date and/or time when taking still pictures. 1 2 3 Taking Pictures 120 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Date Imprint]. Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. 3 4 Use the four-way controller (23) to select the Date Imprint details. Choose from [Date], [Date & Time], [Time] or [Off]. Rec. Mode Date Imprint 4/4 Date Date & Time Time Off MENU Cancel OK OK 5 6 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. · The date and/or time imprinted with the Date Imprint function cannot be deleted. [. . . ] 53, 55 Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Movie SR (Movie Shake Reduction) Function . . . . . . . . 126 MSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Multi-segment metering L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]