User manual PENTAX OPTIOMX4

[. . . ] 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 the PENTAX Optio MX4 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 Optio MX4 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. [. . . ] · If any of the modes are changed, such as the flash mode, the new setting appears on the LCD monitor for a few seconds. Saving the Display Mode 1p. 84 66 4 Taking Still Pictures Norm. (Normal display) Setting the Still Picture Shooting Functions Shooting and Playback Capture mode is for taking and recording images. The shutter release button is for taking still pictures in Capture mode and the C button is for taking movies. Follow the procedure below to switch between Still Picture mode and Movie mode and between Capture mode and Playback mode. To Change from Capture Mode to Playback Mode 4 Taking Still Pictures 1 Press the Q button in Capture mode. The camera switches to Playback mode. To Change from Playback Mode to Capture Mode 1 or Press the Q button or the C button. Press the shutter release button halfway. The camera switches to Capture mode. 1 67 1 dRbcaC Selecting the Focus Mode Focus Modes 4 Taking Still Pictures 68 (No Autofocus mode icon) The camera focuses on the object in the focusing area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. Use this mode when the distance to the subject is more than 40 cm (16 in) when zoomed out and more than 120 cm (47 in) when zoomed in. 10 cm ­ 50 cm (4 in ­20 in) when zoomed out and Macro mode approx. The camera focuses on the object in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. This mode is used when the distance to the subject is Super Macro approx. The camera focuses mode on the object in the focusing area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. Manual Focus This mode lets you adjust the focus manually with the mode four-way controller. q r s z 1 Press the ) button in Capture mode. The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed and the icon appears on the LCD monitor. Make sure that the surface of the lens is clean as any dirt on the lens in r mode may cause the camera to focus on the dirt rather than on the subject. · Only the digital zoom can be used in r mode. Manual Focus The procedure for setting the focus manually is described below. 1 2 Press the ) button in Capture mode to display z. The central portion of the screen is magnified twice as large when focusing. Press the four-way controller (23). The indicator appears on the LCD monitor. Using the indicator as a guide, adjust the focus with the four-way controller (23). For distant focus For closer focus 0cm z 38 00 : 02 : 48 4 Taking Still Pictures # 07/25/2004 14 : 25 Indicator After the focus is set, press any button except the four-way controller (23) or take your finger off the four-way controller (23). · When focusing, hold down the four-way controller (23) to focus quickly. · You cannot adjust the shutter speed or aperture when a, b or c is selected in \ mode. Saving the Focus Mode 1p. 84 69 1 dRbca Selecting the Flash Mode Flash Modes 4 Taking Still Pictures 70 (No Auto icon) The flash discharges automatically depending on the light conditions. The flash discharges regardless of the brightness. a b c d Flash Off Flash On This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes caused Auto + by the light from the flash being reflected in the subject's Red-eye reduction eyes. This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes caused by Flash On + the light from the flash being reflected in the subject's eyes. Red-eye reduction The flash will discharge regardless of the light conditions. · To use the flash, press the f button to make the flash pop up. · The flash will not discharge (Flash Off) when the drive mode is set to j or p or the focus mode is set to s or r. [. . . ] 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ]