User manual PENTAX OPTIO S5N

[. . . ] Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operatin Manual before using the camera. Thank you for buying the PENTAX 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. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the PENTAX Digital Camera that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act. Please take care, as there are even cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, industrial enterprise or as items for display. [. . . ] · Ensure that the remote control unit is no more than about four meters away from the front of the camera. · You cannot change the digital zoom range with the remote control unit; you can change only the optical zoom range. 4 Taking Pictures 65 Life of the Battery for the Remote Control Unit A signal can be sent from the remote control unit to the camera approximately 30, 000 times. Contact your nearest PENTAX customer service center if the battery needs changing. (A charge is made for changing the battery. ) 2, 3 1 Continuous Shooting (Continuous Shooting Mode) 4 Taking Pictures 66 You can switch the Drive mode to Continuous Shooting mode. Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter release button is pressed. 1 2 3 Press the four-way controller (2) in Capture mode to display j on the LCD monitor. Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera is in focus. 12 3/24/2005 12:00 Press the shutter release button fully. Pictures are taken continuously while the shutter release button is pressed. Shooting stops when you take your finger off the shutter release button. · You can continue shooting until the SD Memory Card or the builtin memory is full. · The interval will vary according to the [Recorded Pixels] and [Quality Level] settings. · Continuous shooting is not available for Movie or Panorama Assist mode. · The focus, exposure and white balance are locked with the first image. 1 Using the Zoom to Change the Subject Size You can use the zoom to change the size of the subject and take pictures in Tele or Wide mode. 1 Press the zoom button in Capture mode. x Tele: makes the subject bigger. w Wide: makes the subject smaller. 4 198 Taking Pictures When the digital zoom function is disabled, you can take pictures at up to three times magnification using the optical zoom. When the digital zoom function is enabled, you can further enlarge the subject to a maximum magnification equivalent to 12 times. Zoom bar Digital zoom range 198 When digital zoom is enabled Saving the Zoom Position 1p. 95 You cannot use the optical zoom when taking movies. 67 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 4 Taking Pictures 68 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Digital Zoom]. Press the shutter release button halfway. The camera is ready to take pictures. Rec. AF Light Instant Review 1 sec Memory MENU Exit You cannot use the digital zoom in Special Effect mode. Saving the Digital Zoom Function Setting 1p. 95 6, 7, 8 2, 3, 4, 5 1 Taking Time-lapse Movies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 This mode lets you take movies at a delayed frame rate so that when you play the movie back, the action appears speeded up. Press the MENU button in Movie mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 4 Taking Pictures Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Movie]. Press the four-way controller (5). The Movie screen appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Time-lapse Movie]. Movie A pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to change the time-lapse setting. You can choose from [Off], [×2], [×5], [×10] and [×20]. Time-lapse Movie x20 x10 x5 x2 Off MENU Cancel OK OK Press the shutter release button halfway. The camera is ready to record a time-lapse movie. Press the shutter release button fully. Recording of a time-lapse movie starts. The selected time-lapse setting appears on the LCD monitor. 07:34 x10 3/24/2005 14:25 69 8 Press the shutter release button fully. Stops recording movie. · Off (×1) is the normal setting for movies (approximately 30 frames per second). Each time ×2 or ×5 is selected, the number of frames taken per second is reduced to 1/2 or 1/5. · As movies are normally played back at the rate of approximately 30 frames per second, movies taken at ×2 appear to be played back at twice the normal speed and movies taken at ×5 appear to be played back at five times the normal speed. [. . . ] 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ]