User manual PENTAX IQZOOM 105SW

[. . . ] 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 PENTAX Corporation. · All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. To users of this camera · There is a possibility that recorded data may be erased or that the camera may not function correctly when used in surroundings such as installations generating strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields. [. . . ] There are three frames already stored in the camera. 1 2 Press the four-way controller (2) in A mode. The drive mode selection screen appears. Use the four-way controller (45) to select Y (Frame Composite) and press the 4 button. Drive Mode Frame Composite OK OK The frame selection screen appears. Select the frame for composite Change OK OK 3 Use the four-way controller (45) to choose the frame you want to use and press the 4 button. The frame appears on the screen. 38 03/25/2005 14:25 4 5 Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus. Press the shutter release button fully. The picture is taken. · Press the 3 button in the frame selection screen to display the [A Rec. · The frames used in this function are stored in the camera's builtin memory. They can be replaced with frames from the SD Memory Card by pressing the Green button in the frame selection screen. (1p. 131) · The number of recorded pixels is fixed at h when taking pictures using the frame function. 4 Taking Pictures 73 1 ARACFq<IBi\CExXy>zDJ Using the Zoom You can use the zoom to change the captured area. 4 Taking Pictures 74 1 Press the Zoom/w/x button in A mode. x Tele : enlarges the subject w Wide : enlarges the area captured by the camera The zoom bar indicates the current level of magnification. Zoom bar 38 When the digital zoom function is set to P (Off), you can take pictures at up to three times magnification using the optical zoom. When the digital zoom function is set to O (On), you can combine it with the optical zoom to enlarge the subject to a maximum magnification equivalent to 12 times. Press x 38 Optical zoom Digital zoom range range · You are recommended to use a tripod to prevent camera shake when taking pictures at a high magnification rate. · Pictures taken in the digital zoom range appear grainier than pictures taken in the optical zoom range. Setting the Digital Zoom The digital zoom is set to O (On) in the default settings. To take pictures using only the optical zoom, set the digital zoom to P (Off). 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 [Digital Zoom]. Press the shutter release button halfway. The digital zoom function setting is saved and the camera returns to capture status. Rec. · You can continue shooting until the memory capacity of the SD Memory Card or built-in memory is full. · The interval of continuous shooting will vary according to the Recorded Pixels and Quality Level settings. · The number of recorded pixels is fixed at 1280×960 in high speed continuous shooting mode. · The focus, exposure and white balance are locked with the first image. Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode The LCD monitor display changes in the following sequence each time you press the 4 button: Normal Display, Histogram + Info, No Icons, Backlight Off. For details of each display mode, refer to "Monitor Indications" (p. 18). · All the camera buttons function as normal even when the backlight is off. (1p. 77) Normal Display 38 Histogram + Info 38 4 Taking Pictures OK 5M ISO 200 +1. 0 03/25/2005 14:25 1/250 F5. 6 +1. 0 OK OK Backlight Off No Icons OK 79 Using the Histogram A histogram is a graph showing the brightness distribution of the image, with the brightness on the horizontal axis (darkest at the left and brightest at the right) and the number of pixels on the vertical axis. The shape of the histogram tells you whether the exposure of the image is correct or not. If the image is too dark, the peak is on the left side, and if it is too bright, the peak is on the right side. With the OptioWP, you can check the brightness distribution of the image by displaying it on the LCD monitor as well as by referring to the histogram. Bright portions (where the image is so bright that it is totally white) blink red on the LCD monitor and dark portions (where the image is so dark that it is totally black) blink yellow. (1p. 19) 4 Taking Pictures 80 Setting the Shooting Functions 1 2 ARACFq<IBi\CExX>zDJ Selecting the Focus Mode Focus Mode = Use this mode when the distance to the subject is 40cm (16 in. ) or more. [. . . ] To prove the date of your purchase when required, please keep the receipt or bills covering the purchase of your equipment for at least a year. Before sending your equipment for servicing, please make sure that you are sending it to the manufacturer's authorized representatives or their approved repair shops, unless you are sending it directly to the manufacturer. Always obtain a quotation for the service charge, and only after you accept the quoted service charge, instruct the service station to proceed with the servicing. 9 Appendix 180 · This warranty policy does not affect the customer's statutory rights. · The local warranty policies available from PENTAX distributors in some countries can supersede this warranty policy. [. . . ]