User manual PENTAX *ISTDL

[. . . ] SLR Digital Camera Operating Manual For optimum camera performance, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Thank you for purchasing the PENTAX L Digital Camera. Please read this manual before using the camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera's capabilities. Lenses you can use In general, lenses that can be used with this camera are DA, D FA and FA J lenses and lenses that have an Aperture s (Auto) position. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the L that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act. [. . . ] Color temperature describes this change in light color in terms of absolute temperature (K: Kelvin). This camera is capable of setting the white balance to enable taking pictures with natural coloring under a variety of lighting conditions. Red tint 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 Blue tint 8000 10000 12000 [ K ] Adjusting the White Balance Manually You can adjust the white balance depending on the light source when taking pictures. With Manual White Balance, the camera can store delicate shades that cannot be precisely adjusted with the white balance preset values provided in the camera (p. 112). This provides the optimum white balance for your surroundings. Candle flame Oil lamp Tungsten light Halogen light bulb White (Fluorescent light) Daylight Flash Neutral white (Fluorescent light) Cloudy Daylight (Fluorescent light) Shade Clear sky 5 Function Reference 1 2 3 Set the mode dial to e, b, c, or a. Press the { button. The Fn menu appears. Press the four-way controller (4). The White Balance screen appears. 114 4 Use the four-way controller (3) to select [K (Manual)]. White Balance Manual Adjust OK OK 5 Press the four-way controller (5). The message screen appears. Manual White Balance Point camera at subject Press the shutter release button 5 Function Reference 6 7 Fully display a white or gray sheet of paper in the viewfinder under the light to adjust white balance. Press the shutter release button fully. Slide the focus mode lever to \ when the shutter cannot be released. [NG] appears when setting is not completed successfully. 8 Press the 4 button. · No image is recorded when the shutter release button is pressed to adjust the white balance. · Press the { button when adjustment is unsuccessful to set again. · You can set the range to measure white balance when setting manually. White balance is measured using the entire screen using multi-segment metering (p. 130) if [Entire screen] is selected for [Man. White Balance is only adjusted in the spot metering area (p. 131) if [Spot Metering Area] is selected. · If picture is extremely overexposed or underexposed, white balance may not be adjusted. In this case, adjust appropriate exposure and adjust the white balance. 115 Setting the Sensitivity You can set the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the surroundings. The sensitivity can be set to [AUTO] or within a sensitivity range equivalent to ISO 200 to 3200. (p. 102) AUTO 200 400 800 1600 3200 OK Sensitivity OK Captured images can show more noise if higher Sensitivity is set. 5 Function Reference Setting the Range of Automatic Correction in AUTO Set range to automatically correct sensitivity when Sensitivity is set to [AUTO]. The sensitivity is automatically corrected in the range of [ISO 200400] by default. 1 2 3 4 ISO 200-400 ISO 200-800 ISO 200-1600 ISO 200-3200 Corrects sensitivity automatically in the range of ISO 200 to 400. Corrects sensitivity automatically in the range of ISO 200 to 3200. Set in [ISO Corction in AUTO] in the [A Custom] menu. (p. 100) ISO Corction in AUTO ISO ISO ISO ISO 200-400 200-800 200-1600 200-3200 Corrects sensitivity automatically in the range of ISO 200 to 400 116 Sensitivity is not corrected in the following. · Exposure mode is a (Manual) or p (Bulb) mode · Flash is discharged · Auto bracketing · EV Compensation ISO Sensitivity Warning Display ISO Sensitivity Warning appears in the viewfinder when the set sensitivity is exceeded. Set a sensitivity that is not regularly used to avoid forgetting to reset when sensitivity is raised. ISO Sensitivity Warning is not displayed by default. 1 2 Off ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO Sensitivity Warning is not displayed. ISO Sensitivity Warning is displayed when ISO 1600 is set or exceeded. [. . . ] Please take care to dispose of your old cameras in an environmentally-friendly way or send them back to us. The CE Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European Community. 204 6 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ]