User manual PENTAX IST DL2

[. . . ] SLR Digital Camera Operating Manual For optimum camera performance, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Thank you for purchasing the PENTAX F 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 F that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act. [. . . ] Select the type of fluorescent light, from W (white) (About 4200K), N (neutral white) (About 5000K), and D (daylight) (About 6500K). For use when taking pictures under light bulb or other tungsten light. (About 5400K) For use when taking pictures by manually adjusting the white balance. G H ^ 5 Function Reference J I b K * The color temperature (K) is an estimate. * The white balance is adjusted based on preset values provided in the camera when set to G (Daylight), H (Shade), ^ (Cloudy), J (Fluorescent Light), I (Tungsten Light), or b (Flash). Set [White Balance] in the Fn menu. (p. 104) White Balance Auto OK OK · Refer to p. 115 for manual adjustment method. · White balance cannot be adjusted in Picture mode and H mode (p. 47). 115 Color Temperature The color of light shifts towards blue as the color temperature rises, and towards red as the color temperature falls. 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. 114). 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. 116 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. WB Measurement] in the [A Custom Setting] menu (p. 103) to set the area to measure for white balance when setting manually. Even if [Entire screen] is selected, white balance of the entire screen is measured normally but the exposure metering is measured according to the [AE Metering] setting in the [A Rec. White Balance is only adjusted in the spot metering area (p. 132) 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. 117 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. 104) 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 200800] by default. 1 2 3 4 ISO 200-800 ISO 200-400 ISO 200-1600 ISO 200-3200 Corrects sensitivity automatically in the range of ISO 200 to 800. [. . . ] · Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference - Causing Equipment Regulations. Pour les utilisateurs au Canada Cet apareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Declaration of Conformity According to 47CFR, Parts 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals We: Located at: PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc. Phone: 303-799-8000 FAX: 303-790-1131 Declare under sole responsibility that the product identified herein complies with 47CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC rules as a Class B digital device. [. . . ]