User manual PENTAX PC-K003A

[. . . ] Regarding trademarks · PENTAX and Optio are trademarks of HOYA Corporation. · This product supports PRINT Image Matching III. PRINT Image Matching enabled digital still cameras, printers and software help photographers to produce images more faithful to their intentions. Some functions are not available on printers that are not PRINT Image Matching III compliant. [. . . ] To brighten, select a positive (+) value. To darken, select a negative (­) value. You can choose the EV setting in the range of ­2. 0 EV to +2. 0 EV in 1/3 EV steps. 4 Press the 3 button. The setting is complete and the camera returns to capture status. In (Green) and b (Auto Picture), the EV compensation is fixed at ±0. 0. Saving the EV Compensation Value (p. 90) 83 Doing More with Useful Functions Displaying Shooting Information In the capture mode, you can change the display of shooting information by pressing the 4/W button. For the meanings of the indications, see p. 14. Normal Display 38 Detailed Display 38 10M ISO 100 4 +1. 0 05/05/2008 14:25 OK 1/250 F2. 9 +1. 0 05/05/2008 14:25 84 Taking Pictures OK No Info OK · In A (Digital Panorama), shooting information is displayed only when you take the first frame. No shooting information is displayed when you take the second and/or the third frame. · In O (Voice Recording), the display cannot be switched. · Under the conditions that camera shake tends to occur, S will appear on the display when you press the shutter release button halfway. To prevent camera shake, use a tripod and the self-timer function. (p. 85) · In (Green), you cannot change the information on the display by pressing the 4/W button. Shutter release button Four-way controller 4 button Available in bRA dq< \4 DAY 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. - When played back on the camera, 16 images are continuously played back like a movie. You can save one of a series of images taken with the 16-frame shooting function as a single image. You can play them back in the same way as you play back movies. (p. 105) - When played back on a computer, the16 images are arranged in 4 × 4 rows and displayed as a single image. · When Face Priority On is selected (p. 51), the Face Recognition function works only when taking the first image. 4 Taking Pictures 87 Rec. Mode 1/2 Four-way controller MENU 10M Recorded Pixels Quality Level Focusing Area Auto Sensitivity EV Compensation ±0 Movie MENU Exit 3 button Available in b R A q< \4 DAY Setting the Date Imprint You can imprint the shooting date and/or time on pictures. 4 Taking Pictures 88 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press the 3 button in the capture mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Date Imprint]. Press the four-way controller (5). The pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Date], [Date & Time], [Time] or [Off]. Mode Digital Zoom Memory Date Imprint 2/2 Date MENU Exit The camera returns to capture status with the current setting. · The date and/or time imprinted with this function cannot be deleted. [. . . ] 31 Default setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Delete i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Digital Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]