User manual PENTAX PVC55A

[. . . ] Please take care, as there are even cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, performances or of items on display. 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. Regarding trademarks · PENTAX and smc PENTAX are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation. · All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. [. . . ] Lets you set shutter speed and aperture to capture the picture with creative intent. Lets you capture images that require slow shutter speeds such as fireworks and night scenes. p. 142 p. 144 p. 146 c (Aperture Priority) a (Manual) p (Bulb) 4 Menu Reference 112 Memo 5 Function Reference Introduces functions to further enhance your q experience. Setting the Recorded Pixels and Quality Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Focusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Setting the Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Checking the Composition, Exposure and Focus Before Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Using the Built-in Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Settings During Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Resetting to Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 114 Setting the Recorded Pixels and Quality Level Setting the Image Tone Set the basic color tone of pictures. The default setting is F (Bright). F G Bright Natural Images are finished brightly, with high contrast and sharpness. Images are finished naturally and suitable for retouching. Set in [Image Tone] in the [A Rec. Mode 5 Function Reference Image Tone Recorded Pixels Quality Level Saturation Sharpness Contrast Cancel OK OK Setting cannot be changed in Picture mode and H mode (p. 50). Setting is fixed to F (bright). 115 Setting the Recorded Pixels You can select the number of recorded pixels from P, Q and R. The more pixels there are, the larger the picture and the bigger the file size. The default setting is P 3008×2000 (JPEG). P Q R 3008×2008 (RAW) 3008×2000 (JPEG) 2400×1600 1536×1024 Suited for printing on A3 paper (297×420 mm). Suited for printing on A5 paper (148×210 mm). Set in [Recorded Pixels] in the [A Rec. (p. 104) When the number of recorded pixels is changed, the number of recordable images appears on the screen. For use when taking pictures under light bulb or other tungsten light. (About 5400K) Use this to manually adjust the white balance according to the lighting so that white objects appear as a natural white. 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. 108) White Balance Auto OK OK · Refer to p. 119 for manual adjustment method. · White balance cannot be adjusted in Picture mode and H mode (p. 50). 119 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. 118). 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 (o). The White Balance screen appears. 120 4 Use the four-way controller (n) to select K (Manual). White Balance Manual OK Adjust OK OK 5 Press the four-way controller (p). 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. [. . . ] 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ]