User manual PENTAX PV-C840E

[. . . ] 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. · All other brands or product names are trademarks of registered trademarks of their respective companies. · This product supports PRINT Image Matching II. When used in combination, PRINT Image Matching II enabled digital still cameras, printers and software help photographers to produce images more faithful to their intentions. · "PictBridge" allows the user to connect the printer and digital camera directly, using the unified standard for the direct printout of images. [. . . ] You are recommended to fix the camera on a tripod. 4 Taking Pictures 61 1 3, 4 2 5 4 Taking Pictures 62 Taking Panorama Pictures (Panorama Assist Mode) Using the provided software (ACDSeeTM), join several pictures on your PC and easily create panoramic photos. Join photos that have been taken so the edges of the images overlap in Panorama Assist Mode to create a single panoramic photo. 1 2 Set the mode dial to F. Use the four-way controller to choose the direction in which the images will be joined. 4 5 2 3 S e t s h i f t directionn Set shift d i r e c t i o Joins the images at the left. The example shows the images when 5 is selected. 3 Take the first picture. Press the shutter release button to take the first image. The right edge of the image is displayed in transparent form on the left of the LCD monitor. 10/20/2003 11:19 4 Move the camera to the right and take the second picture. Position the camera so that the actual image display overlaps the transparent display on the left edge, and then release the shutter. Repeat the above procedure to take the third and subsequent pictures. 10/20/2003 11:19 5 Press the OK button. The screen returns to Step 1. To cancel Panorama assist mode, change to another mode. · See p. 32 in the separate booklet (PC connection manual) for instructions on how to create panoramic photos. · Continuous shooting, Multiple Exposure mode and interval shooting are not possible in Panorama assist mode. (The ACD photostitcher software provided with the camera is not supported by Macintosh. ) 4 Taking Pictures 63 5 6, 8 1 2, 3 4, 9 4 Taking Pictures 64 Taking Stereo Pictures (3D Image Mode) You can take 3D pictures using the LCD monitor and view them by the parallel method or cross method (p. 66). If you print out the 3D pictures taken by parallel method and look at them through the 3D image viewer provided, the image will appear in three dimensions. Print 3D pictures taken using the parallel method and view them using the provided 3D image viewer. The self-timer lamp and flash status lamp blink during recording. Press the shutter release button. Recording stops. The remaining recordable time is displayed. Playing back sound 1 p. 92 Sound is saved in WAVE monaural files. 69 1 3 2 4 Taking Pictures 70 Taking Pictures with Digital Filters (Digital Filter Mode) You can take pictures using digital filters. The filters consist of color filters such as red, blue and green, a soft filter that produces a fuzzy effect. Color filters Eight colors, black-and-white, sepia, red, pink, violet, blue, green and yellow, are provided for the color filters. When you select a color filter in the Digital Filter mode, the display on the LCD monitor is filtered with the selected color, and the pictures are taken in that color. Soft Filter Pictures taken with the soft filter have a fuzzy effect. 1 2 3 Set the Mode dial to D. Press the shutter release button. The picture will be taken. Playing back still pictures 1 p. 26 200 10/20/2003 11:20 The four-way controller (23) becomes the manual focus button and cannot be used to change the filter when the focus mode is set to manual. Press the OK button once and then use the four-way controller (23) to change the filter to change the filter. 4 Taking Pictures 71 1 2, 3 4 Taking Pictures 72 Taking Movie Pictures (Movie Picture Mode) This mode enables you to take moving images. The amount of images you can capture is displayed on the top right of the screen. Sound can be recorded at the same time. 1 Set the mode dial to C. The following information will be displayed on the LCD monitor. 1 Flash OFF 2 Movie Picture mode icon 3 Remaining shooting time 1 2 3 00 : 00 : 12 00 2 Press the shutter release button. Shooting will start. [. . . ] 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. · 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. [. . . ]