User manual PENTAX OPTIO H90

[. . . ] Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Thank you for purchasing this 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 cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, performances or of items on display. [. . . ] [Highlight Correction] adjusts the bright areas when the image is too bright and [Shadow Correction] adjusts the dark areas when the image is too dark. 3 Taking Pictures 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 [D-Range Setting]. Press the four-way controller (5). The [D-Range Setting] screen appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Highlight Correction] or [Shadow Correction]. D-Range Setting Highlight Correction Shadow Correction MENU 5 Use the four-way controller (45) to select O or P. 107 6 Press the 3 button twice. The camera returns to capture status. The D-Range Setting icon appears on the display. 38 P Q O 3 Taking Pictures 108 When [Highlight Correction] is set to O When [Shadow Correction] is set to O When [Highlight Correction] and [Shadow Correction] are both set to O 08/08/2010 14:25 · When [Highlight Correction] is set to O, the minimum sensitivity is ISO 160. · If you change the [Highlight Correction] or [Shadow Correction] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 119). Adjusting the White Balance You can take pictures in natural colors by adjusting the white balance according to the light conditions at the time of shooting. F Auto The camera adjusts the white balance automatically. Use this mode when taking pictures under electric or other tungsten light. Light Manual · Set another white balance if you are not satisfied with the color balance of pictures taken with the white balance set to F. · Depending on the selected shooting mode, the white balance setting may not be changed. Refer to "Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode" (p. 224) for details. 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 [White Balance]. Press the four-way controller (5). The [White Balance] screen appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to change the setting. You can check the result of selected white balance setting on the preview image each time you press the four-way controller (23). White Balance Auto 3 Taking Pictures MENU Cancel OK OK 5 6 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. Refer to the section "To Set the White Balance Manually" for instructions on adjusting the white balance manually. If you change the [White Balance] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 119). Saving the White Balance setting 1p. 125 109 To Set the White Balance Manually Have a blank sheet of white paper or similar material ready. 1 2 3 Taking Pictures 110 In the [White Balance] screen, use the four-way controller (23) to select K (Manual). Point the camera at the blank sheet of paper or other material so that it fills the frame displayed in the center of the screen. White Balance SHUTTER Adjust OK MENU Cancel OK 3 4 5 Press the shutter release button fully. The white balance is automatically adjusted. Press the 4 button. The setting is saved and the [A Rec. Mode] menu reappears. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. Setting the AE Metering You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to determine the exposure. L M N Multi-segment metering Center-weighted metering Spot AE metering The camera divides the image into 256 areas, meters the brightness and determines the exposure. The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the picture with the center of the image having more influence on the exposure. The camera determines the exposure by metering the brightness only at the center of the image. 1 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 3 4 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [AE Metering]. Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select the AE Metering setting. Rec. Mode 1/3 Recorded Pixels 12M White Balance AWB Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity Auto EV Compensation 0. 0 MENU Cancel OK OK 3 Taking Pictures 5 6 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. · When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the brightness is metered and the exposure is determined. · When the subject is outside the focusing area and you want to use N (Spot AE metering), aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter release button halfway to lock the exposure, then compose your picture again and press the shutter release button fully. · Depending on the selected shooting mode, the AE metering setting may not be changed. [. . . ] In the European Union These symbols on the products, packaging and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic equipments and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste. Used electrical/electronic equipments and batteries must be treated separately and in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling of these products. Following the implementation by member states, private households within the EU states may return their used electrical/electronic equipments and batteries to designated collection facilities free of charge*. In some countries your local retailer may also take back your old product free of charge if you purchase a similar new one. [. . . ]