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  • Pentax K20D - page 1

    Operating Manual • Specif ications and exter nal dimen sions ar e subjec t to chang e without no tice. 57988 Copyright © PENTAX Corpo ration 2008 02-200 802 Printe d in Philippi nes PENTAX Corporat ion 2-36-9, M aeno-c ho, Itaba shi-ku , Tokyo 1 74-8 639, JAPA N (http:// www.pentax.co.jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European Hea dquarters) Julius-Vo ss ...

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    Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX u 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 c an be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the cam era capabilities. Lenses you can use In gene ral, len ses tha t can be used w ith th is c ...

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    1 We have pai d close at tention to the safe ty of this product. When us ing this product , we requ est your special attenti on regard ing items marked wi th the followin g sym bols. Warning • Do not disassemble or modify the camera. High voltage areas are present inside the camera, with the risk of electric shock. • If the camera interior is e ...

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    2 Caution • Do not short the battery or dispose of the battery in fire. Do not disassemble the battery. The battery could explode or catch fire. • Remove the battery from the camera immediately if they become hot or begin to smoke. Be careful not to burn yourself during removal. • Some portions of the camera heat up during use. There is the r ...

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    3 • Only use the battery charger D-BC50 supplied with the camera. Do not use the product at a voltage other than the specified voltage. Us e with a power source or voltage other than that designed can caus e a fire or electrical shock. The specified voltage is 100 - 240V AC. • Do not use the battery charger to charge batteries other than rechar ...

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    4 • Do not clean the product with organic solvents such as thinner or alc ohol benzene. • Do not subject the camera to high temperatures or high humidi ty. Do not leave the camera in a vehicle, as the temperature can get very high. • Do not store the camera with preservatives and chemicals. Storage in high temperatures and high humidity can c ...

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    6 FOR USING YOUR CAMERA SAF ELY ............. ................. ............ .....1 ABOUT THE CAMERA ................. ........... ................. ................. ...........1 PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTE RY USAGE ................ ................. ...........2 PRECAUTIONS FOR BATTERY CHARGER USA GE .................... .....3 Care to be T aken During ...

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    7 Basic Operations 53 Basic Shooting Oper ation ................. ............. ................... .......... 54 Holding th e Camera ...................... ................. ........... ................. .........54 Letting th e Camera Cho ose the Opti mal Settin gs ..................... .........55 Using a Zoom Lens ............... ............. ...

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    8 Using Mirror Up Function to Prevent Camer a Shake ............ . 128 Changing the Shooting Conditions Automa tically when Shooting (Auto Bracket) ....... ................... ............. ............. ........ 129 Storing User Settings ................. ............. ............. ............. ........ 133 Using the Flash 135 Compensating Flash ...

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    9 Deleting Multiple Images ............ ............. ............. .................... . 185 Deleting Al l Images ................. ................. ................. ........... .............185 Deleting Se lected Im ages (from Multi-imag e Display ) ..................... .186 Deleting a Folder ......... ................. ................. .... ...

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    10 Setting the Image File Naming Convention .. ................... ........ 230 Selecting the Folde r Name ........... ........... ................. ................. .......230 Selecting the File Number Se tting ........... ................. ........... .............230 Setting the File Name ................... ................. ........... ...... ...

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    11 This Ope ratin g Manu al contai ns the following chapt ers. Compositi on of the Operatin g Manual 1 Before Using Your Camera Expla ins ca mera ch aracter ist ic s, acce ssor ies and th e names and f unct ion s of va rious parts . 2 Getting Star ted Exp lains y our fir st steps from purc hasing the c amera t o tak ing pi ctures . Be su re to read ...

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    12 The sy mbols us ed in thi s Op erating M anual ar e explai ned bel ow. 1 Shows re ference p age numb er explain ing a rela ted operat ion. Shows u seful in formation. Shows p recaution s to ta ke when op erating the came ra. ...

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    1 Before Using Your Camera Check the p ackage content s and names and functions of working par ts befor e use. u Camera Charac teristic s ................ ........14 Checking the Contents of the Package ...... ........ 16 Names and Functions of Working Parts ............ 17 Display Indica tors ................. .............. ......... ........ 22 ...

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    14 Before Using Your Camera 1 u Camera Characteristics • Feature s a 23.4× 15.6 mm CMOS se nsor wit h appr oximatel y 14.6 million effectiv e pixels for h igh preci sion and a wide d ynamic range . • Fe atur es Sh ake Re ducti on (S R), an image senso r shift ing sh ake reduction s ystem. This en ables y ou to captu re sh arp pictur es with mi ...

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    Before Using Your Camera 1 15 • Features Hyper-pro gram and Hyper- manual mo des that l et you take picture s with the intend ed exp osure. A lso featu res Sen sitivi ty Pr iority mode K that automa tically adjusts apertur e and shu tter spee d accord ing to the set se nsiti vity, an d Shutt er & Ape rtur e Priorit y mode L that au tomatical ...

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    16 Before Using Your Camera 1 Checking the Cont ents of the Package The foll owing access orie s are pa ckag ed with yo ur ca mera. Check th at all access ories a re incl uded. Hot s hoe co ver F K (Install ed on came ra) Eyecup F P (Installe d on camer a) ME Viewfi nder cap Sync socke t 2P cap (Install ed on came ra) Body mount cover (Installe d o ...

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    17 Before Using Your Camera 1 Names and Functions of Working Parts Came ra Tripo d socke t Batt ery co ver Self-Timer lamp/ Remote contr ol receiver AF cou pler Mirror Lens u nlock button Lens i nfor mat ion contac ts Card co ver Batt ery co ver unloc k lever Battery gri p connector ter minal cover Str ap lu g Hot shoe Lens m ount in dex Card ac ce ...

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    18 Before Using Your Camera 1 Functions of butt ons, dial s and levers us ed duri ng shooti ng are not ed. * The fa ctory defa ult sett ings are expl ained here . Depending on the button or dial, these setti ngs can be change d in the [ A Custom S etti ngs] m enu (p.73). Capture M ode 1 Green butt on Sets the Exposure mode to Automatic Exposure (p. ...

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    Before Using Your Camera 1 19 6 Focus mode lever Switches between autofocus mode ( k , l ) (p.104) and manual focus mode ( ) (p.110). 7 | but ton Saves JPEG and RAW file by default. (p.158, p.159) 8 K button Press to pop up the built-in flash. (p.60) 9 Mode dial Changes the Exposure mode. (p.32) 0 Metering mode lever Changes the Metering mode. (p ...

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    20 Before Using Your Camera 1 Functions of butt ons, dial s and levers us ed duri ng playba ck are noted. * The fa ctory defa ult sett ings are expl ained here . Depending on the button or dial, these setti ngs can be change d in the [ A Custom S etti ngs] m enu (p.73). Playback Mode 3 5 2 6 7 8 0 c d b a 4 1 9 ...

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    Before Using Your Camera 1 21 1 Green butt on Press in Enlarged view to increase the magnification. (p.173) 2 Shutter release butt on Press halfway to switch to Capture mode. 3 Ma in sw itc h Move to turn the camera on and off. (p.44) Set to the | position to switch to Capture mode and preview. 4 Front e-dial Use it to display the previous or next ...

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    22 Before Using Your Camera 1 Display I ndicators The foll owing indi cators app ear on the monitor depe nding on the st atus of the camer a. Guides appea r on th e moni tor for 3 se conds when th e ca mera is swi tched on or the mode d ial is tu rned. * Indicators 3, 5, 6 an d 7 only a ppear wh en a setti ng other th an the def ault setting is sel ...

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    Before Using Your Camera 1 23 Press t he M button in Cap ture m ode to d isplay the captur e functi on settings on the mon itor for 30 se conds. Pre ss the fo ur-w ay cont rol ler ( 23 ) while displa yed to swi tch to Deta iled inform ation disp lay. Detailed information display (p.1) Capture Mode 1 Exposure mo de (p.32) 16 ISO corr ection in AUTO ...

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    24 Before Using Your Camera 1 Detailed information display (p.2) 1 Battery us age cond ition (p.23 4) 2 Camera bat tery power (p .38, p.234) 3 Grip batt ery power (p. 38, p.2 34) 4 Button guide 5 e-dial gu ide AF Enable AF E n a b l e A F Enable AF P LINE P LINE P LINE RAW RA W+ RA W+ RA W+ 1 5 4 3 2 ...

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    Before Using Your Camera 1 25 Every time you pres s the M button during playback, the camera swi tches screen displays in the fol lowing order : Standard dis play, Histogram di splay, Detailed i nformation di splay and No informati on display (image only) . Detailed information display * Indi cators 6 (Fla sh mode) an d 14 (Flash ex posure compe ns ...

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    26 Before Using Your Camera 1 Histogram D isplay The u features two histo gram displ ays. The “Brightnes s histo gram” shows th e dist ribution of br ightness and the “RGB h istogra m” shows the distri bution of c olor int ensity . Pres s the fou r-way con troll er ( 23 ) to switch between “Brightne ss his togram” and “RGB histogr am? ...

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    Before Using Your Camera 1 27 Viewfinder 1 AF frame (p. 52) 2 Spot meter ing frame (p.98) 3 AF point (p .107) 4 Flas h s tatus (p. 60) Appears w hen flas h is availab le and blinks wh en flash i s recomm ended bu t not set o r is be ing charg ed. 5 Shut te r sp eed (p .76 ) Shutter spe ed when ca pturing or ad justing (un derlin ed when shut ter sp ...

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    28 Before Using Your Camera 1 10 File form at (p.158) Displays the imag e save form at in RAW/ RAW+ form at. Not displ ayed in JPEG format. 11 EV compen sation (p. 100) Appears w hen EV compe nsation is avail able or in use. 12 Flash ex posur e compensa tion (p. 136) Appe ars w hen Fl ash expo sur e comp ensa tio n is in use. 13 Sensitiv ity disp l ...

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    Before Using Your Camera 1 29 The fol lowing in forma tion ap pears i n the L CD panel o n top o f the c amera. LCD Panel 1 Shut te r sp eed (p .76 ) 6 Auto brac ket (p. 129) 2 Aperture (p.7 7) (bl inks when E xpos ure B rac ket and Exte nded Br acke t are bo th s et) 3 Flash m ode (p.60) b : Bui lt -in fl ash is re ady 7 Flas h expo sure c ompens ...

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    30 Before Using Your Camera 1 How to Operate the Menu This secti on exp lains oper ation meth ods for [ A Rec. Mode] menu , [ Q Playba ck] menu, [ R Set- up] me nu and [ A Cus tom Se tting] m enu. 1 Press the 3 but ton in Capture mode. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu appears on the monitor. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The [ Q Playback] menu, [ ...

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    Before Using Your Camera 1 31 Proced ure to se t the [JPE G Qual ity] o n the [ A Rec. M ode] me nu is explain ed as an e xampl e. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to choose an item. Turn the front e-dial to navigate the menu a page at a time. 4 Press the four-way co ntroller ( 5 ). Quality levels available whe n recording in JPEG format are d ...

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    32 Before Using Your Camera 1 Usin g the Mode Di al You can switc h the Exposu re mode by s etting the ico ns on the m ode dial to the d ial indica tor. Item F unction Pa ge A (USER) Lets you captur e images w ith settings that you set. p.133 B (Green) Automatic ally sets shutter s peed and ap erture to the proper exp osure acc ording to Program li ...

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    2 Getting Started This chapter explai ns your first steps fr om purchasing the camera to taking pict ures. Be sure to read it and follow the instruct ions. Attaching th e Strap ..... .......... .............. .............. ... 34 Using the Battery ................... ......... .............. ........35 Inserting/Remo ving the SD Memory Card . .... ...

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    34 Getting Started 2 Attach ing th e Str ap 1 Pass the end of the strap through the strap lug, then secure it on the inside of the clasp. 2 Pass the other end of the strap through the other str ap lug on the camer a, then secure it on the insi de of the clasp. ...

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    35 Getting Started 2 Using the Battery Insert the b attery into the c amera. Use only a D-LI5 0 battery. When usi ng the ba ttery for the first tim e, or when th e batter y has no t been used in a long time, o r when [Ba ttery dep leted] appear s, rechar ge the battery. Note: AC plug cord “Listed, Type SPT-2 or NISPT-2, 18/2 flexible cord, rated ...

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    36 Getting Started 2 When using the battery for t he fi rst ti me, charge the batt ery and insert i t int o the camera. 1 Open the battery cover. Lift the battery cover unlock lever, turn towards OPEN ( 1 ) to unl ock, and then pull the cover open ( 2 ). • Do not use t he pr ovi ded b atte ry c harg er to ch arge b att erie s ot her than rechar g ...

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    37 Getting Started 2 2 Face the S mark on the battery t owards the monitor, push the battery l ock lever in t he direction of t he arrow ( 1 ) and insert t he battery. Insert until the battery locks. To remove the battery, push the battery lock lever in the direction of the arrow ( 1 ) with your hand. The battery pops out slightly. Remove i t. 3 Cl ...

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    38 Getting Started 2 You ca n confirm remaini ng battery level by c hecking the { disp layed on the LCD pane l. The pictu re storag e capaci ty (flash us e 50%) is bas ed on meas uring cond itions in accorda nce with CIPA standard s and th e others are base d on PEN TAX measuring conditi ons. Some devia tion from the abo ve figure s may oc cur in a ...

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    39 Getting Started 2 We rec ommend using the AC ada pter D -AC50 (o ptional) when u sing the monitor for a lon g time or when c onnecting to yo ur PC. 1 Make sure the camera is turned off and open the terminal cover. 2 Face the S mark on the DC terminal of the AC adapter towards the S mark on the camera, and connect the DC terminal to the DC input ...

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    40 Getting Started 2 Inserting/Removing the SD Memory Car d Thi s came r a use s ei t her a n SD Memo ry Card o r an SDHC Memor y Car d . (B ot h cards are referred to as S D Me mory C ards hereafter.) Ma ke sure the camera is turned of f bef ore i nsert ing or removing t he SD Memory Card ( market prod uct). 1 Lift the card cover unlock lever ( 1 ...

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    41 Getting Started 2 Precaut ions Wh en Using the SD Memo ry Card • The SD Memory Ca rd is equippe d with a write-protect swit ch. Sett ing the sw itch to LOCK pro tects the existing da ta by prohibiti ng recording of new data, deleti on of existi ng data o r formatting of the ca rd. • Care should be t aken whe n removin g the SD Me mory Ca rd ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 44

    42 Getting Started 2 Choose the numbe r of pi xels ( size) and qu ality le vel ( JPEG data compre ssio n rate) o f pictur es acco rdin g to how yo u inten d to us e the picture s yo u have taken. Pictur es with larger recor ded p ixels or mor e E s a re clear er when printed. The numbe r of pictures that can be taken (the number of pi ctures th at ...

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    43 Getting Started 2 With u , y ou ca n recor d in the v ersati le JPEG format o r the high quality and editable RA W format. For RAW file for mat, you can select the PENTAX o riginal PEF form at or g eneral- purpos e DNG (Di gital Negative) format des igned by Adobe S ystems . On a 512 MB SD Memo ry Card , you can rec ord up to 20 im ages in P EF ...

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    44 Getting Started 2 Turni ng the Camera On and Off 1 Move the main switch to [ON] position. The camera will turn on. Move the main s witch to [OFF] position to turn off the camera. • Always turn the camera o ff when not in use. • The power will auto matically turn off wh en you do not perform any o perations within a se t period of time. To re ...

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    45 Getting Started 2 Initi al S ettin gs The first tim e the cam era is turned on a fter purchasi ng, the [ Language/ ] scr een appears on the mon itor. F ollow t he procedu re below to set the langua ge display ed on the mon itor and t he current date and ti me. O nce setting is don e, these will not need to be set again when turning your c amera ...

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    46 Getting Started 2 2 Press the 4 but ton. The [Initial Setting] screen for the selected language appears. Press the four-way controller ( 3 ) twice and proceed to Step 9 if [Hometown] does not have to be adjusted. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The cur sor move s to W . 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ) and use the four-way controll ...

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    47 Getting Started 2 When an Incorrect Language is Set When you mist akenl y selec t a languag e in th e [Langu age/ ] screen , you can perfo rm the fol lowing operatio ns to set the correct l anguag e. 1 Press the 3 button once or twice to display the guides (p.22) on the monitor. The screen shown on the right is an example of the guides displayed ...

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    48 Getting Started 2 Set the c urrent d ate and time an d the di splay s tyle. 1 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to [mm/dd/yy]. 2 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to choose the date style . 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to [24h]. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select 24h (24- hour display ...

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    49 Getting Started 2 7 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The frame moves to the month. 8 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to set the month. Set the day and year in the same manner. Next, set the time. If you select [12h] in Step 4, the setting s witches between am and pm depending on the time. 9 Press the 4 but ton. The camera is ready to ta ...

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    50 Getting Started 2 Attach ing th e Len s All cam era e xposure mo des a re avail able when usin g DA, D FA , FA J o r other le nses with an Ap erture s (Auto ) posit ion. Some functi ons are restric ted when lense s are no t set to the Aper ture s positi on. Al so see “Notes o n [36. Usin g Apertu re Rin g]” (p.251) . Other lense s and access ...

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    51 Getting Started 2 4 Remove the front lens cap by pushing the indi cated portions inwar d. To detach the lens, hold down the lens unlock button ( 3 ) and turn the lens counterclockwise. • The bo dy mount cover ( 1 ) is a c over to prev ent sc ratches and block dust when shippe d. Body Mou nt Cap K is so ld sep aratel y and h as a lock f unction ...

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    52 Getting Started 2 Adjust ing t he Vie wfind er Diopt er Adjust the viewfinder to suit y our eyesight. If it is d ifficult to see the vi ewfinder image clearl y, slid e the di opter adjustme nt lever s ideways. You can adjust the diopte r from appr oximate ly –2.5m -1 to +1.5m -1 . 1 Look through the vie wfinder and poi nt the c am era at a w h ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 55

    3 Basic Operations This chapter explai ns basic operati ons for shooting by setting mode dial to Green mode (automatic exposur e according to the Nor mal prog ram line) t o ensure suc cessful capturing. For information about advanced functions and settings for taking pi ctures, refer to chapter 4 and onward. Basic Shooting Operation ........ ...... ...

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    54 Basic Oper ations 3 Basi c Shoo ting Op erati on How you hold the cam era is importan t when taking pic tures. • Hold the camer a firmly w ith both hands. • Press th e shut ter rele ase button gentl y when tak ing a pic ture. Hold ing the Came ra • To reduc e cam era shak e, suppo rt your body or t he came ra on a solid ob ject such as a t ...

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    55 Basic Oper ations 3 The u fe atures v arious Capture m odes, Focus modes, and Dr ive modes s uited fo r your intent ions. This sec tion ex plains how to t ake picture s by si mply pressing the sh utter rel ease button. 1 Set the mode dial to B . The Exposure mode changes to B (Green) mode. In B , proper exposure is determined by the camera and t ...

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    56 Basic Oper ations 3 3 Look through the viewfi nder to view the s ubject. A zoom lens can be used to c hange the size of the subject in the viewfinder. 1 Using a Zoom Lens (p.59) 4 Position the subje ct inside the AF frame and press the shutter release but ton halfway. The autofocus system operates. The focus indi cato r ] appears in the viewfind ...

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    57 Basic Oper ations 3 6 Review the c aptured image on the monitor . Image appears for 1 second on the monitor after c apturing (Instant Review ). You ca n magnify the ima ge during Instant Rev iew with the rear e-dial. (p.174) You c an delete the ima ge during Insta nt Review b y pressing the i button. 1 Setting the Instant Review (p.227) 1 Deleti ...

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    58 Basic Oper ations 3 The auto focus me chani sm is no t perfe ct. Foc using ma y be d ifficult when taking pic tures unde r the followi ng conditio ns ((a) to (f) below) . These als o apply to manual focusi ng using the focu s indic ator ] i n the vie wfinder. If the subject cannot be focus ed automat ically , set the focus mode lever to and us ...

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    59 Basic Oper ations 3 Usin g a Zoom Lens Enlarg e the s ubject (tel ephoto) o r cap ture a wid er area (wide angle) with a zoom l ens. Adj ust it to the de sired s ize and take th e pictur e. 1 Turn the zoo m ring to the ri ght or left . Turn the zoom ring clockwise for telephoto and counterclockwise for wide angle. • The sma ller the nu mber of ...

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    60 Basic Oper ations 3 Usin g the Built- in Flash If you wis h to dis charge th e flash i n a dark or back lit loc ation, press t he K button to po p up the flash. Select a f lash mode to sui t your pu rpose from the Flash opti ons scree n in the F n menu . You can adjust th e flash output with the rear e-dial in any Exposur e mode ot her than Gree ...

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    61 Basic Oper ations 3 1 Press the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. When us ing Slow- speed syn c or Slow -speed sy nc+Red -eye, the sh utter speed becom es slow er de pending on t he b rightnes s. Us e Shak e Red uction (p.65) o r fix the ca mera on a tripo d to preve nt came ra sha ke. Selecting Fl ash Mode Exit E x i t Exit Fn AUTO AUTO AUTO OK F ...

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    62 Basic Oper ations 3 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). The Flash options screen appears. 3 Use the f our-way c ontroller ( 45 ) to choose a flash mode. When not in B (Green) mode, turn the rear e-dial to perform Flash exposure compensation. (p.136) 4 Press the 4 but ton. The camera is ready to take a picture. • When t he mode di al is set ...

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    63 Basic Oper ations 3 1 Press the K but ton. The built-in flash pops up and begins charging. When the flash is fully c harged, E appears in the LCD panel and viewfinder. (p.27, p.29) 2 Press the shutter rel ease button halfway. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when focused. 3 Press the shutter rel ease button fully. The picture is t ...

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    64 Basic Oper ations 3 “Red-eye” is the p henome non whe re eyes lo ok reddi sh in photogra phs taken in dar k environ ments with a flash. This is caus ed by t he re flection of the elect ronic fl ash in the retina of the ey e. Red-ey e occur s becaus e pupils are dil ated in dar k en vironme nts. This phen omenon canno t be aver ted but t he f ...

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    65 Basic Oper ations 3 Taking Pi ctures Using the Shake Redu ction Fu nction You can e asily take s harp pictu res usin g the Shake Redu ction function by simply turning on the S hake Reduct ion s witch. Shake Reduct ion The Shake Reduct ion f unct ion r educes camera s hake t hat oc curs when t he shutt er r ele ase butt on is press ed. Thi s is u ...

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    66 Basic Oper ations 3 1 Turn on th e Shake Reduction switch. When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, k appears in the viewfinder and the Shake Reduction function turns on. Turning O n the Shake Reduction Function • Be sure t o turn off the Shake Reduct ion switch when us ing the camera with a trip od. • The Sha ke Redu ction func t ...

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    67 Basic Oper ations 3 The [Inpu t Focal L ength] sett ing men u appea rs when th e came ra is turne d on with the Shak e Reductio n swit ch on and a type of lens that does not suppo rt automa tic ac quisiti on of l ens inform ation s uch a s focal length (p. 65) is moun ted. Set [Foc al Length ] manua lly o n the [In put Foca l Leng th] set ting m ...

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    68 Basic Oper ations 3 Playing Bac k Still Pictures You can play back ca ptured stil l pictur es with th e cam era. 1 Press the Q but ton after taking a picture. The most recently captured image (image with the largest file number) is displayed on the monitor. Press the M button duri ng playback to di splay i nformati on such as the image data f or ...

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    69 Basic Oper ations 3 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 45 ). 4 : The previous image appears. 5 : The next image appears. • You ca n display th e next or p revious image by turning th e front e-d ial. • Ref er t o “Pl ayback Functi ons” (p. 169) for pl aybac k mod e det ail s. ...

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    70 Basic Oper ations 3 Deleting I mages You can delete one im age at a tim e. 1 Press the Q button and use the f our-wa y contro ll er ( 45 ) to se lect an image t o delet e. 2 Press the i butt on. The Delete screen appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Del ete]. Select the file format to delete for images saved in RAW+ format. ...

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    4 Shooting Functions This chapter descr ibes the various basic and advanced shooting funct ions availa ble with the u . How to Operate the Shooting Menus .............. ... 72 Setting the Exposure ................ .......... .............. ... 76 Focusing ........ .............. .......... .............. .............. . 104 Checking the Compositio ...

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    72 Shooting Func tions 4 How to Operate th e Sh ooting Menus Press t he 3 button in Captu re mode. T he [ A Rec. M ode] me nu appears . Perfor m setting s relate d to ca pturing i n the [ A Rec. Mod e] menu . [ A Rec. Mode] Menu Setting Items Item Func tion Page Exposure Mode Sets the Exposure mode. * Appears only when the mode dial is set to A . p ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 75

    73 Shooting Func tions 4 Set cus tom functi ons to ful ly use t he functio ns of a SL R came ra with th e Custom Se tting M enu. The default s etting does not chan ge cus tom function . The [ A Custom Setting] m enu se ttings ar e act ivated whe n [Sett ing], the first item , is O (On). [ A Custom Setti ng] Menu Setting It ems Item Func tion Page S ...

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    74 Shooting Func tions 4 14. AF by Press Halfway Sets wh ether to perform AF when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. - 15. S uper impo se AF Area Sets wh ether to di splay th e select ed AF point (foc us po sit ion ) in th e vi ewf inde r. p.107 16. AF in remote control Sets wh ether to us e Autofocu s when shooting with remo te control ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 77

    75 Shooting Func tions 4 Press the { butt on in C apture mod e. The Fn menu appears . Pre ss the fo ur-w ay cont rol ler ( 2345 ) or the 4 b utton to set the op eration. 31. D ispla y Sensitiv ity Sets wh ether to sw itch the n umber of re cordable images in the LC D panel a nd vi ewfinder to t he sensit ivity di splay. - 34. Catch -in focus When s ...

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    76 Shooting Func tions 4 Settin g the Exposure Correct ex posu re of the s ubject is determin ed by the c ombi nation of shutter s peed and aper ture sett ing. Ther e are many correct com bination s of shutter s peed a nd aperture for a particular subjec t. Different combina tio ns produ ce differ ent effe cts. The shu tter spe ed determ ines t he ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 79

    77 Shooting Func tions 4 Adjust t he amou nt of li ght hi tting th e CMOS s ensor b y changi ng the apertur e. Opening the a perture (reduce the aper ture v alue) Object s clo ser and farther than the focused subject wil l be more o ut of focus. For instanc e, if y ou take a pictu re of a flo wer against a lands cape with the ape rture open, the la ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 80

    78 Shooting Func tions 4 You can set the sens itivity to suit th e bri ghtness of the s urroun dings . The sensit ivity can be se t to [AUTO] or within a sensi tivit y range equi vale nt to ISO 10 0 to 320 0. The de fault sett ing is [A UTO]. Set [Sens itivity ] in the Fn menu. (p.7 5) Set range to automatically correct sensitivity when Sensitivity ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 81

    79 Shooting Func tions 4 Press the 4 button i n Capture m ode. T he set sen sitivi ty is displ ayed o n the LCD pane l and i n the vi ewfinde r. Turn the front e- dial while pre ssing the 4 butto n to ch ange the sensiti vity. Dynamic range i s the rati o that indicate s the lig ht level expres sed by th e CMOS s ensor pixe ls from brig ht areas to ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 82

    80 Shooting Func tions 4 This cam era featur es the fo llowing n ine expo sure modes. Use the mo de dial ( p.32) to change the expos ure mod e. The s ettings availab le for ea ch expos ure mode are a s follows. Changing the Exposure Mode Exposure Mode Description EV Com- pensati on Change Shutter Speed Chan ge Aperture Sen- siti vi ty Page B (Green ...

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    81 Shooting Func tions 4 e (Hyper- prog ram ) Automati cally s ets shutter s peed and aperture t o the prope r exp osure acco rdin g to Program l ine when taking pic tures. You can us e the front a nd rear e- dials to easily switch betw een sh utte r priority and aperture prio rit y. Yes Yes Yes Yes p.84 K (Sen sitivity Priority) Automati cally s e ...

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    82 Shooting Func tions 4 * Ref er to p.101 for details on EV compensat ion for a (Hyper-manual) and M ( Flash X-sync speed). M (Flash X- sync speed) The sh utt er sp eed i s locked at 1/1 80 second s. Use this when usin g an Exte rnal flash th at does n ot automat icall y change the shu tter speed. Yes* No Yes Othe r than Auto p.97 Exposure Mode De ...

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    83 Shooting Func tions 4 Automati cally s ets shut ter spee d and ap erture t o the prop er exposur e accord ing to Progra m line whe n taki ng pict ures. 1 Set the mode dial to B . 2 Confirm the shutter spe ed and aper ture in t he viewfinder or on the LCD panel. Using the B (Green) Mode Shutter speed, aperture, AE lock, EV comp ensation, Auto bra ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 86

    84 Shooting Func tions 4 Automati cally s ets shut ter spee d and ap erture t o the prop er exposur e accord ing to Progra m line whe n taki ng pict ures. Use the fr ont e-di al and re ar e-dial to change the sh utter spe ed and apertur e while ma intai ning th e proper exposure (Hype r-progr am). 1 Set the mode dial to e . 2 Confirm the shutter sp ...

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    85 Shooting Func tions 4 You can set the sens itivity to suit th e bri ghtness of the s ubject. The shu tter spe ed and a pertu re are a utomatica lly s et acco rding to the sele cted sens itiv ity to obtain the appr opriate e xpos ure. 1 Set the mode dial to K . Using the K (Sensitivity Pri ority) Mode Hyper-program To change the shutt er speed Yo ...

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    86 Shooting Func tions 4 2 Turn the r ear e-dial and adjust the sensit ivity. The shutter speed, aperture value and sensitivity are displa yed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel. • You ca n set the sen sitivity to values equi valent to ISO 100 to 3200. [AUTO ] is not avai lable. • Turn th e front e-dial while pres sing the m bu tto n to cha ...

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    87 Shooting Func tions 4 Lets you set th e desi red shu tter spee d for exp ressi ng moving subjec ts. When tak ing pi ctures of a fast m oving subj ect, you can incr ease the shutter s peed to make the su bject loo k still or decreas e the shu tter spee d to have th e subjec t show mov ement . Aperture val ue is au tomatical ly set t o give the ap ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 90

    88 Shooting Func tions 4 • Turn th e front e-dial while pres sing the m bu tto n to cha nge the EV comp ensat ion val ue. ( p.1 00) • Set the s hutter s peed in increme nts of 1/2 EV o r 1/3 E V. Set in [2. EV St eps] in the [ A Cus tom Sett ing] menu . (p.101) • You ca n autom atically cor rect the se nsitivi ty if appro priate exp osur e ca ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 91

    89 Shooting Func tions 4 Set apertu re for con trollin g the depth of field. The depth of fie ld is deeper and the f ront and ba ck o f the f ocuse d objec t is cl ear when ap erture is set to a larg e value. The depth of fiel d is sh allower and the front and b ack of the focus ed objec t is b lurred when aper ture is set to a sm all val ue. Shutt ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 92

    90 Shooting Func tions 4 • Turn th e front e-dial while pres sing the m bu tto n to cha nge the EV comp ensat ion val ue. ( p.1 00) • Set the ape rture val ue in increm ents of 1/ 2 EV or 1/ 3 EV. Set in [2. EV St eps] in the [ A Cus tom Sett ing] menu . (p.101) • You ca n autom atically cor rect the se nsitivi ty if appro priate exp osur e c ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 93

    91 Shooting Func tions 4 You can set bot h the de sired s hutter s peed an d aperture to take the pic tur e. Autom atically s ets th e sensit ivity s o that t he manu ally se t shutt er speed and apert ure will give t he proper ex posu re acco rding to th e bri ghtness o f the su bject . 1 Set the mode dial to L . 2 Turn the fr ont e-dial and adjus ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 94

    92 Shooting Func tions 4 • Turn th e front e-dial while pres sing the m bu tto n to cha nge the EV comp ensat ion val ue. ( p.1 00) • Set th e shutter spee d and a perture v alues in increm ents o f 1/2 EV or 1/3 E V. Set in [2. EV Steps] in the [ A Custom Setti ng] menu. (p .101) • Settings other than [AUTO] are not available in [Sensitivity ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 95

    93 Shooting Func tions 4 This mode is c onvenien t for ta king pic ture s using t he same s hutter speed and ap erture sett ing co mbina tion or taki ng int entionall y unde rexpos ed (darker ) or over -expos ed (bri ghter) p hotogr aphs. 1 Effect of Apertur e and Shu tter Spee d (p.7 6) 1 Set the mode dial to a . 2 Press the Green butt on. Automat ...

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    94 Shooting Func tions 4 • When th e sensitiv ity is set to [AUT O] and exp osure mo de is set to a (H yper- manual) mode, th e sensitivity is the lowest sensitivity set in “Setting t he Range of Automatic Correction in AUTO” (p.78). • The viewfind er ind icator blinks when the differen ce f rom appropr iate exposur e is over ±3.0. • Set ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 97

    95 Shooting Func tions 4 Combining with L Pres s the L b utton (p.10 2) to re cord the expos ure value in Hyper -manual. If the shut ter speed or ap erture is then chan ged, the combi nation of s hutter speed an d apertur e cha nges w hile exp osure is retai ned. Examp le: If th e shutter speed is 1/125 sec and ape rture is F 5.6 an d is reco rded ...

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    96 Shooting Func tions 4 This mode is us eful f or the lo ng exp osures required f or sh ooting night scenes and fire works. The shu tter rem ains open as l ong as the shutte r relea se but ton is ke pt presse d. 1 Set the mode dial to p . Using the p (Bulb) Mode • EV comp ensat ion , Cont in uous s hoo ting and E xpo sure B rac ket are no t avai ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 99

    97 Shooting Func tions 4 The shu tter spe ed is loc ked at 1/180 seconds . Use t his when u sing an Extern al flash that doe s not a utomati call y change the sh utter speed. 1 Set the mode dial to M . Using the M (Flash X- Sync Speed) Mode • Turn th e rear e-dia l to adjust th e apertur e value. • Press t he Green button to re tain the sh utte ...

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    98 Shooting Func tions 4 Choose the part of th e scre en to us e for mea suring brightne ss and determi ning expos ure. L (Multi-segment metering), M (Center-weight ed metering) or N (Spot mete ring) m ode can b e selec ted. T he factor y defa ult setting is L (Mul ti- segme nt m eteri ng) . Set with th e metering m ode le ver. (p.19) The scene i n ...

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    99 Shooting Func tions 4 Mete ri ng is wei ght ed at t he cent er of t he s cr een . Use this me tering when yo u want to comp ensate the expo sure by exp erience, instead o f leaving it to the ca mer a. The illustra tion show s tha t sen sitivit y incre ase s as t he p atter n heig ht inc re ases (c en ter ). T his mode does no t autom atically co ...

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    100 Shooting Func tions 4 This all ows you to deliber ately ov erexpo se (brigh ten) or u nder-ex pose (darken) your pic ture. Sele ct 1/2 EV or 1/ 3 EV in [2. EV St eps] in the [ A Custom Settin g] menu. (p.101) You can adjust the EV Compensation from –3 to +3 (EV) in increments of 1/2 EV or –2 t o +2 (EV) in incremen ts of 1/3 EV. 1 Set the c ...

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    101 Shooting Func tions 4 Set Exp osure Steps i n [ 2. EV Steps ] in the [ A Custom Se tting] m enu to increm ents o f 1/2 EV or 1/3 E V. EV compe nsatio n is not avai lable wh en the expo sure mo de is set to B (Green) or p (Bulb) mode. • The EV c ompen sat ion c annot be cance led b y tu rnin g th e cam era of f or by sett ing an y othe r expo ...

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    102 Shooting Func tions 4 AE Lock i s a fun ction tha t memorizes the expo sure prio r to taki ng the picture . Use this when th e subjec t is too small or back lit and a proper exposure settin g cann ot be obtai ned. 1 Press the L butt on. The camera memorizes the exposure (brightness) at that instant. Press it again to unlock. Recording the Expos ...

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    103 Shooting Func tions 4 You can take m ultipl e frames while cr eatin g a singl e pic ture. 1 Select [Multi -exposure] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu and press the four-way cont roller ( 5 ). The Multi-exposure screen appears. 2 Use the four-wa y controller ( 5 ) to select the number of shots. Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select from 2 to 9 ...

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    104 Shooting Func tions 4 Focusing You can focus wit h the fol lowin g metho ds. You can also choose the auto focus mode from l ( Single m ode) whe re the shutte r releas e button i s pressed halfway to focus on the s ubject an d the focus is loc ked at tha t posi tion, an d k (Continuo us mode) where the subj ect is kept in focus by conti nuous ad ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 107

    105 Shooting Func tions 4 2 Look through the viewfi nder and press t he shutter release button halfway. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when focused. (When blinking, the subjec t is not in focus.) 1 Subjects that are Difficult to Focus on (p.58) • The ca mera can be focuse d by pre ssing th e = button as w ell as by pressing the s ...

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    106 Shooting Func tions 4 AF Adj ust men t You ca n adju st the AF fo cusing p osition with [35 . AF Adjus tment] in the [ A Custom Se tting] menu . 1 Select [35. AF Adjustmen t] in th e [ A Custom S etting] me nu and press the four-way cont roller ( 5 ). 2 P ress t he fo ur-w ay cont rol ler ( 23 ) to select [O n] and p ress the four -way contr ol ...

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    107 Shooting Func tions 4 Choose the part of th e viewfin der to set fo cus to. The factory def ault setting is S (Au to). The selec ted AF poi nt lights red in the viewfinde r. (Supe rimpose AF Area) Set with th e AF poi nt switc hing di al. (p.1 9) 1 Select j (Sel ect) with the AF point switchi ng dial. Selecting the Focusin g Area (AF Point) S A ...

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    108 Shooting Func tions 4 2 Look through the viewfi nder and check the position of the subject. 3 Use the four-way controll er ( 2345 ) to selec t the desired AF point. The AF point lights red in the vi ewfinder (Superimpose AF Area) and you can check where you set the AF point. If the subj ect is o utside the range of the focus ing a rea, the c am ...

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    109 Shooting Func tions 4 2 Center the subject to focus in the viewfi nder and press the shutter r elease butt on halfway. The focus indicator ] appears and you will hear a beep when the subject comes into focus. (When blinking, the subject is not in foc us.) 3 Lock the focus. Keep the shutter release button pressed halfway. The focus wi ll remain ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 112

    110 Shooting Func tions 4 Set [6. A E-L with AF lo cked] in the [ A Custom Se ttin g] men u (p.7 3) to lo ck the exposu re value while focus is locked. Ex posure i s not locked by default durin g focus lo ck. When yo u adju st the focus manu ally, y ou ca n either check with the f ocus indicat or in the viewfi nder or us e the viewfi nder matte fi ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 113

    111 Shooting Func tions 4 2 Look through the viewfi nder, press the shutter rel ease button halfway and turn the focusing r ing. The focus indicator ] appears and you will hear a beep when the subject comes into focus. You can manual ly adjus t the fo cus using the viewfi nder matte fiel d. 1 Set the f ocus mode lever to . • Focu s manuall y us ...

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    112 Shooting Func tions 4 2 Look through the viewfi nder and turn the f ocusing ring unt il the subject l ooks sharp on the focusing scr een. The = bu tton ope rates the autofocus mechani sm in the same manner as when the shutte r relea se button is pres sed h alfway. (Captur ing is pe rformed with th e shutt er releas e button .) When the subje ct ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 115

    113 Shooting Func tions 4 Checkin g the Compo sition, Expos ure and Foc us Before Sho oting You can us e the prev iew func tion to che ck the d epth of fie ld, com positio n, exposure and foc us before taking a picture . There a re 3 previ ew methods . Choose whe ther to us e Live V iew, Opti cal Pr eview, or Digital Preview when the ma in switc h ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 116

    114 Shooting Func tions 4 1 Focus on the subject, and then turn the main switch to | . The mirror raises and a real-time image is displayed on the monitor. Turn the main switch to | again to exit Live V iew. Live View can be displayed for up to 3 minutes. Displaying the Preview Displaying the Live View • If Live View is used in places where the c ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 117

    115 Shooting Func tions 4 1 Position the subje ct inside the AF frame and press the shutter release button hal fway to focus on the subject. 2 Turn the mai n switch to | whi le looking t hrough the vi ewfinder. You can check the depth of field in the viewfinder while the main switch is on | . 1 Focus on the subject, then compose the picture in the ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 118

    116 Shooting Func tions 4 • You can dis play the Bright/Da rk are a warn ing or hi stogr am in D igital Prev iew. Set in [Digital Preview] (p.229) in the [ Q Pl aybac k] men u. • The maxi mum displa y time fo r Digita l Preview is 60 seco nds. • You ca n magnif y the imag e during Digital Prev iew wi th the rear e-dial. (p .174) • Press t h ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 119

    117 Shooting Func tions 4 Con tinuous Sh ootin g Pictur es can be taken c ontin uously wh ile th e shutte r relea se butt on is hel d down. You can selec t fro m g (Continu ous shoo ting ( Hi)) an d h (Contin uous shoot ing (Lo) ) for cont inuous shoo ting. 1 Press the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ). The Driv ...

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    118 Shooting Func tions 4 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) and use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to sel ect g or h . 5 Press the 4 but ton. The camera is ready to take pictures continuously. 6 Press the shutter rel ease button halfway. The autofocus system operates. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when focused. 7 Press the s ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 121

    119 Shooting Func tions 4 You can take pict ures continuously at approximatel y 21 frames per second. In this m ode, im ages a re saved wi th JPEG Rec. Pixels s et to Y (1536×1 024) re gardles s of th e save fo rmat sett ing (p .156). T he JPEG Quality s et in t he [ A Rec. Mode] m enu is used. 1 Press the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. 2 Press t ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 122

    120 Shooting Func tions 4 Interval Shootin g During interval s hooting, pictu res are t aken a t a s et interv al from a set t ime. 1 Select [Interval Shooting] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu . 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). 3 Use the four- way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On ). 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 3 ) to s elect [I nterval]. Wh ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 123

    121 Shooting Func tions 4 7 Press the 4 but ton. The camera is ready to take a series of interval pictures. 8 Press the shutter rel ease button halfway. The focus indicator ] appears when the subject is in focus. 9 Press the shutter rel ease button fully. When [Start Trigger] is set to [Now], the first picture is taken. When set to [Set Time], shoo ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 124

    122 Shooting Func tions 4 Self-T imer Shoo ting This cam era ha s two t ypes of self- timers: g and Z . 1 Mount the ca mera onto a t ripod. 2 Press the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ). The Drive Mode options screen appears. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select g . g Shut ter w ill be rel eas ed af t ...

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    123 Shooting Func tions 4 5 Press the four- way controller ( 3 ) and use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select g or Z . 6 Press the 4 but ton. The camera is ready to take a picture. 7 Confirm in the viewfinder that the subject you wish to shoot is properly f ramed and press the shutter r elease butt on halfway. The focus indicator ] app ears wh ...

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    124 Shooting Func tions 4 • The be ep can be turned off (p.219). • Expo sure may be af fecte d if light enter s the viewfind er. Attac h the prov ided ME vie wfinder cap or use the AE lock func tion (p.102) . (To ignor e the light enter ing the vi ewfinde r, set th e exposur e mode t o a (Hy per-m anual) (p .93).) • Sel ect a set ting o ther ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 127

    125 Shooting Func tions 4 Remote Control Sh ootin g (Remote Contr ol F: So ld Sepa rat ely) The shu tter can be relea sed from a distan ce by usi ng the op tional re mote control unit. You can s elect fr om h (remote c ontrol), i (3 sec. dela yed releas e), or i (r emote cont inuous shoo ting) for remote control shooti ng. 1 Mount the ca mera onto ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 128

    126 Shooting Func tions 4 5 Press the four- way controller ( 3 ) and use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select h , i , or i . The self-timer lamp will blink to let you know that the camera is in remote control wait status. 6 Press the 4 but ton. The camera is ready to take a picture. 7 Press the shutter rel ease button halfway. The autofocus sy ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 129

    127 Shooting Func tions 4 • Expo sure may be af fecte d if light enter s the viewfind er. Attac h the prov ided ME vie wfinder cap or use the AE lock func tion (p.102) . (To ignor e the light enter ing the vi ewfinde r, set th e exposur e mode t o a (Hy per-m anual) (p .93).) • Sel ect a set tin g ot her than h , i or i i n the D rive Mode opti ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 130

    128 Shooting Func tions 4 Using Mirror Up Fu ncti on to Prevent Camera Shake Use the Mi rror Up fu nctio n if ca mera sh ake is e vident ev en when c able switch (opti onal) or remote control un it (optional) i s used with a tripod. When sh ooting with the 2 sec. S elf-Ti mer, the m irror po ps up a nd the shutter is rele ased 2 seconds a fter you ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 131

    129 Shooting Func tions 4 Changing t he Shooting Con ditions Automatically when Shooting (Auto Bracket) You can ta ke co ntinuou s pictur es with di fferent ex posure when the s hutter releas e button is press ed. The f irst fr ame is expose d with n o compens ation, the se cond frame is und erexposed (n egativ e compens ation) a nd the th ird is o ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 132

    130 Shooting Func tions 4 2 Set th e ste p in ter val. Turn the rear e-dial while pressing the ] button. The available bracketing amounts in [2. EV Steps] in the [ A Custom Setting] menu (p.73) are as follows. 3 Press the shutter rel ease button halfway. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when focused. 4 Press the shutter rel ease butt ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 133

    131 Shooting Func tions 4 You can save pictu res with three di fferent whi te bal ance, sat uration, hue, sharpne ss a nd con trast level s. Unlike exp osure brac keting, three picture s are save d with each sho t. You can set the sa ving order with [ 9. Auto Bracketing o rder] in the [ A Custom Se tting] menu. 1 Select [Extended Brack et] in the [ ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 134

    132 Shooting Func tions 4 5 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ) to select [Br acketing amount] and press the four-way cont roller ( 5 ). Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the bracketing amount. For [White Balance], select from B A±1, BA±2, BA±3, GM±1, GM±2 and GM±3. The default setting is BA±1. For [Saturation], [Hue], [Contrast] ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 135

    133 Shooting Func tions 4 Storin g User Setting s You ca n sto re th e cu rrent cam era settin gs and easi ly retri eve them sim ply by setting t he mode dial to A . The foll owing se ttings can b e stor ed. Store the s ettings i n [USER] in the [ R S et-up] me nu. You can also perfor m settings when the mode dial is set to A . To chan ge the Exp o ...

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    5 Using the Flash This chapte r provides details on the built-i n flash of u and describes how to take pict ures with the external fl ash. Compensating Flash O utput .............. .............. . 136 Allowing Shooting while Chargi ng Flash ......... 137 Flash Characte ristics in Each Ex posure Mode ........... .......... .............. .......... ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 138

    136 Using the Flash 5 Compensati ng Flash Output You can change the fl ash output in a r ange o f –2.0 to +1.0. Th e flash comp ensat ion va lues are as f ollow s for 1 /2 EV an d 1/3 EV. * Set interval of steps in [2. EV Step s] in the [ A Cu stom Setti ng] menu . (p.101 ) Turn the rear e -dial to set [Fl ash Mode] in the Fn menu (p. 75). Step i ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 139

    137 Using the Flash 5 Allowin g Shootin g while Charging Flas h You can set to e nable shooti ng whi le flash is be ing char ged. Set [On] f or [28. Rele ase wh en Chargin g] in th e [ A Cust om Set tin g] menu (p.74). Pictur es canno t be tak en whi le the flas h is ch arging b y defa ult. 28. Release when Charging Enables shutter release while th ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 140

    138 Using the Flash 5 Flash Characteri stics in Each Expo sure Mode • When taki ng a moving su bject , you can use th e flash to chan ge the blur effect. • Any desired shutter speed 1/ 180 sec. or slower can be set for taking a flash photograph . • The apertu re va lue au tomatical ly chan ges acc ording to the ambie nt brightne ss. • The s ...

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    139 Using the Flash 5 You can use slow -speed s ync whe n shootin g port raits with th e sunset in the back ground. B oth the portrait an d the ba ckgrou nd are c aptured beautiful ly. Using e / K / c mode 1 Set the m ode dial to e , K or c . 2 Press t he K button. 3 Press t he { button an d press the fou r-way con troller ( 3 ). 4 Select G or H an ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 142

    140 Using the Flash 5 Trailin g curtain s ync dis charge s the fl ash imm ediately before th e shutt er curtain closes . When shooting movin g object s with a sl ow shut ter speed , Trailing c urtain s ync and Slow-speed sync p roduce d ifferent e ffects dependin g on whe n the fl ash is d ischa rged. For exam ple, whe n shoo ting a moving c ar wit ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 143

    141 Using the Flash 5 Distance and Apertu re when Us ing the Built-in Flash A set cr iteria is ne cess ary bet ween the guide num ber, a perture and distanc e when sho oting w ith the fla sh to o btain the c orrect ex posure. Calculat e and adj ust th e shooti ng co nditions if flas h outpu t is not suffici ent. Built- in flash guide numb er The fo ...

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    142 Using the Flash 5 DA, D FA, FA J, FA and F Le ns Compat ibili ty with the Built-in Flash Depending on the lens u sed with t he u , even if a lens wi thout a hood is a ttached, th e use o f the built- in flas h may not be possib le or may be limit ed due t o vignetti ng. DA, D FA, F A J, and FA lenses not lis ted below c an be use d without prob ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 145

    143 Using the Flash 5 Using an External Fl ash (Optional) Using the option al exter nal flas h AF540 FGZ, AF360 FGZ or AF20 0FG enables a varie ty of flas h mode s, su ch as P- TTL a uto flash mode, dependin g on the external flash be ing us ed. See th e chart below fo r details . (Yes: Avail able #: Restricted No: Not av ailable ) *1 W hen using D ...

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    144 Using the Flash 5 The AF36 0FGZ does n ot have the funct ion to set the FORM AT si ze to [DIGITAL], b ut the d ifference i n angl e of view b etween s tandard 35 mm format an d the u is au tomatic ally cal culat ed based o n the fo cal length of the len s used ( when usin g DA, D FA, FA J , FA or F lense s). The conver sion indi cator appear s ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 147

    145 Using the Flash 5 With the AF 540FG Z or AF360FG Z, you ca n disc harge the fl ash to take a picture at a shut ter speed faster than 1/18 0 seco nd. High-s peed flas h sync can be us ed wit h the flas h attac hed to the c amera, o r wirel ess. Attach ing and Us ing the AF54 0FGZ or AF3 60FGZ on t he Camera 1 Remove the cov er of the hot shoe an ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 148

    146 Using the Flash 5 Setting the Channel for the External Flas h on the Camera First set the c hannel for th e extern al flash uni t on the camera. 1 Set the cha nnel fo r the external fl ash unit. 2 Attach the external fl ash to the camera hot s hoe. 3 Turn on the camer a and t he extern al flash , and pr ess the shutter release butt on halfway . ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 149

    147 Using the Flash 5 Wire less Sho oting Using a Combination of the Built-in Flash and an External Flash Unit 1 Remove the ext ernal fl ash unit f or which the ch annel was set on the camer a, and pla ce at th e desir ed location. 2 Set the flash mode of the camer a to r , and pop up the buil t-in flash. 3 Confirm tha t both fl ashes a re fully ch ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 150

    148 Using the Flash 5 As with t he built- in fla sh, red-ey e re duction is availabl e with an exter nal flash.T his may not b e availa ble on some fl ashes or may ha ve r estrict ions for usag e conditi ons. See the ch art on p.143. When using the built-in flash with an exter nal flash (AF54 0FGZ or AF360FG Z) that is se t to the Trailing curtain ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 151

    149 Using the Flash 5 As show n in the il lust ration be low, atta ch the Hot Shoe A dapter F G (optiona l) to the camera hot sho e and a n Off-Cam era Shoe Adapt er F (optiona l) to the bottom o f the exter nal flas h, and conne ct these w ith the Extensi on Cord F 5P (op tional ). The Off -Camer a Shoe A dapter F can be mounted us ing th e tripod ...

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    150 Using the Flash 5 When co mbinin g two or more ex ternal flashe s Combinin g two or more ex ternal fl ashes ( AF540FG Z, AF360 FGZ o r AF200FG ) or u sing an exter nal flas h in com binati on with the bu ilt-in flash allows m ultip le flash photogr aphy (con tras t-control- sync flash photogra phy). Thi s is based on the d ifferenc e between th ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 153

    151 Using the Flash 5 You can connec t an e xternal flash to th e camera with a s ync c ord by u sing t he X-sy nc sock et. X-sync Socket • The us e of high-vo ltage or hi gh-curren t exter nal flashe s may caus e a cam era breakd own. • When a cord is connected to the X-sync socket, li nked functions will not work. • To p revent v igne tting ...

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    Memo 152 ...

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    6 Shooting Settings This chapt er descri bes how to s et the sav e format for pictures taken and o ther sett ings. Setting the Ima ge Processi ng Method in Capture Mode (Custo m Image) ........... .............. .............. . 154 Setting the File Format ............. .............. ........... 156 ...

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    154 Shooting Setti ngs 6 Setting the Image Processing Method in Capture Mo de (Custom Image) By using C ustom Image to chang e the [Im age Tone ], you can adjus t settings such as the col or and c ontrast b efore sh ooting an image. Select f rom th e foll owing six m odes fo r Image T one: B right, Na tural, Portra it, Lan dscape, V ibrant a nd Mon ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 157

    155 Shooting Setti ngs 6 2 Press the 4 but ton. The Custom Image screen appears. After the power i s tu rned on, the l ast image taken i s di splayed in the background. Set the mai n switc h to | to change the background i mage to t he Digital Preview i mage. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose the Image Tone. 4 Use the four-way control ...

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    156 Shooting Setti ngs 6 Settin g the File Format You can sele ct the number o f rec orded pi xels fr om X , J , P and i . The more p ixels t here are , the lar ger the pi cture an d the bi gger the file size. The fi le size will also d iffer acco rding to the [JPEG Quality ] setting. The defa ult se tting i s X 4 672×3104. The pape r size s abov ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 159

    157 Shooting Setti ngs 6 You can s et the i mage q uality l evel. The file size will als o diff er acco rding to the [ JPEG Rec. Pixels ] setting. The defa ult settin g is C (Be st). You can s et the JP EG qu ality lev el in [JPEG Q uality] i n the [ A Rec. Mo de] menu. (p .72) When the q ualit y lev el is c hanged, the number of r ecordab le ima g ...

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    158 Shooting Setti ngs 6 You can set the forma t of ima ge files . The defa ult se tting i s JPEG . Set [File Format] in the [ A R ec. Mode] m enu. (p.7 2) When the f ile fo rmat is changed, t he numb er of re cord able imag es appears at the top r ight of th e scree n. You can select P EF or DNG forma t in [RAW file form at] in the [ A Rec. Mode] ...

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    159 Shooting Setti ngs 6 You can set the function when the | button ( p.19) i s pressed . The foll owing se ttings are ava ilable. 1 Select [ | Button] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off) for [ Cancel each time]. When set to O (On), the recording forma ...

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    160 Shooting Setti ngs 6 White bal ance is a functio n for adju sting th e colo r of an imag e so that white objects ap pear white. Set the w hit e balanc e if you a re not s atisfied with the color bal ance of pictu res taken with white balanc e set to F (Aut o), or to intenti onally a pply a c reative effe ct to you r images . The de fault setti ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 163

    161 Shooting Setti ngs 6 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 4 ). The White Balance screen appears. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 23 ) and set. Set the main switch to | to display Digital Preview with the set White Balance. Fine-tuning White Balanc e is easier with Digital Previ ew. Press the { button to save the background Digital Preview imag ...

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    162 Shooting Setti ngs 6 The u al lows yo u to fin e tune t he Whit e Balanc e settin g. 1 Perform desir ed settings in Steps 1 to 3 of “Setting t he White Balance” . 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The White Balance fine t une screen appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 2345 ) to fine tune White Balance. Seven levels and 225 patte ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 165

    163 Shooting Setti ngs 6 You can adjust the white b alance d epending o n the l ight sourc e when taking p ictures . With M anual White Bala nce, the c amera c an s tore del icate shade s that ca nnot be precis ely a djust ed with the whit e balan ce pres et values provid ed in th e camer a (p.160) . This pr ovides the opti mum white balance for yo ...

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    164 Shooting Setti ngs 6 6 Press the shutter rel ease button fully . Slide the focus mode lev er to when the shutter cannot be released. The screen to selec t the measuring range is displayed. 7 Use the rear e -dial to sel ect the entire screen or spo t area for the measuring range. 8 When a spot area is selected, use the four-way contr oller ( 2 ...

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    165 Shooting Setti ngs 6 Use figures to se t the colo r tem perature. 1 Press the { but ton. The Fn menu appears. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 4 ). The White Balance screen appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 3 ) to select Color Temperature (the default sett ing is 5000K). 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). 5 Use the four-way contr ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 168

    166 Shooting Setti ngs 6 7 Adjust the Color Temperature wi th the front and rear e- dial. Color Temperature steps differ depending on the e-dial. * T he default setting for Color T emperature step units is Kelvin. You can change the step units to Mired in [19. Color t emp. steps] in the [ A Custom Setting] menu. However, figures ar e converted to K ...

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    167 Shooting Setti ngs 6 You can set the co lor spa ce to use . The defa ult setti ng is [sR GB]. Set [Color Space] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu. (p.72) Setting the Color Space 1s R G B Sets to sR GB colo r spac e. 2 AdobeRGB Set s to AdobeRGB color spac e. File nam es differ depend ing on the col or space s etting as sh own bel ow. For sR GB : IMGPx ...

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    7 Playback Functions This chapter descr ibes how to use the various playback functions in Playback mode. How to Ope rate the M enus During Pla yback ... 170 Rotating Images . ......... .............. .............. .......... . 172 Enlarging Play back Images ................ .............. . 173 Displaying M ultiple Image s ........... ............ ...

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    170 Playback Fu nctions 7 How to Operate th e Menus During Playback Press the 3 button in Play back mode. The [ Q Playback] menu appears. Perfor m setting s relate d to pl ayback and editin g imag es in the [ Q Playba ck] m enu. Set custom f unctions t o full y use t he functi ons of a SLR camera wit h the Custom Functi on Menu. The default sett in ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 173

    171 Playback Fu nctions 7 Press t he { button durin g play back. T he Fn menu a ppears. Pre ss the fo ur-w ay cont rol ler ( 2345 ) or the 4 button to set the operatio n. Playback Fn Menu Setting Items Key or Button Item F unction Pa ge 2 DPOF Setting s Se ts the DPOF settings . p.204 4 Dig ital F ilt er Change s the color tone of capture d images ...

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    172 Playback Fu nctions 7 Rotating I mages The u fe atures a function that uses a sensor to rotat e and cor rect the dire ction o f the im age when an image i s captur ed with the side of the shutter r elease button fa cing u p and the Mo de dial facing do wn. You can also ro tate the capture d image 90 ° coun tercloc kwise a t a time with the ste ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 175

    173 Playback Fu nctions 7 Enlarging Playback Images Images c an be m agnified up to 32 times in play back mod e. 1 Press the Q butto n and use t he four- way cont rol le r ( 45 ) to selec t an image . 100-0046 1 0 0 - 0 0 4 6 100-0046 1/2000 1 / 2 0 0 0 F5.6 F 5 . 6 1/2000 F5.6 ...

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    174 Playback Fu nctions 7 2 Turn the r ear e-dial to the right (tow ar d y ). Image enlarge s at each c alibration (1.2 times * to 3 2 tim es). Operations available during Enlarged view * T he default setting for the fi rst click (min imum magn ification) on the rear e-dial (toward right) is 1.2 times. You can change this in [Playback display] in [ ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 177

    175 Playback Fu nctions 7 Displaying Mul tiple Images You can display 4, 9 or 16 imag es on t he moni tor at the same time. The defa ult se tting i s 9-ima ge dis play. T he num ber of im ages c an be changed but 9-i mage d isplay is explai ned here. 1 Press the Q but ton. 2 Turn the r ear e-dial to the left (tow ar d f ). The multi-image display s ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 178

    176 Playback Fu nctions 7 3 Turn the r ear e-dial to the right (tow ar ds y ) or pr ess the 4 button. A full screen display of the selected image appears. 1 In the mult i-im age d ispla y screen, pr ess the { button. The multi-image options screen appears. 2 Use the four-way control ler ( 425 ) t o select t he number of images t o display a t once. ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 179

    177 Playback Fu nctions 7 Displaying a Folder You can displ ay the c ontents of fold ers in the mul ti-i mage di splay s creen. 1 Turn the rear e-dial to the left in the multi-i mage display scr een. 2 Use the four-way control ler ( 2345 ) to select the f older you want to display and press the 4 button. The images in the folder are displ ayed acco ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 180

    178 Playback Fu nctions 7 Com par ing Im age s You can displ ay two im ages s ide-b y-side. 1 Press the { but ton in Playback mode, and the n press the 4 button. Two images are displayed side-by-side. The same image is displayed on the l eft and right. Turn the front e- dial to select the images to compare. You can also press the { button in Enlarg ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 181

    179 Playback Fu nctions 7 Slideshow You can play back all imag es reco rded o n your S D Memo ry Card succes sivel y. To star t cont inuous pl ayback , use t he menu screen display ed on the monitor. 1 Press the Q button and use the f our-wa y contro ll er ( 45 ) to sel ect an image to be di spl ayed f irst . 2 Press the { but ton. The Fn menu appe ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 182

    180 Playback Fu nctions 7 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). Start screen is displayed and sl ideshow begins. Operations available during a slideshow Operations available when paused 4 Stop the s lideshow. Slideshow ends when one of the fol lowing is performed during playback or when paused. • Four-way controller ( 3 ) is pressed *1 • Q bu ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 183

    181 Playback Fu nctions 7 Set imag e displa y interval for slidesho w to [3 sec ], [5 sec] , [10 sec] or [30 sec] . The defa ult se tting i s [3 sec ]. Set whethe r or not to play ba ck repeate dly. The de fault s etting is [Off]. 1 Select [Slideshow] in the [ Q Playback] menu . 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). 3 Press the four- way controll ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 184

    182 Playback Fu nctions 7 Changi ng Play back Di splay Met hod The cam era swi tches display inform ation wh en you press the M button in the Playb ack screen. A histogr am shows the br ightnes s distributi on of an i mage. The horizon tal axis repr esen ts brigh tness (d ark at the left and b right at th e right) and th e vertic al axis repres ent ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 185

    183 Playback Fu nctions 7 Understanding Brightness If the bri ghtness is cor rect, the graph pea ks i n the midd le. If th e imag e is too dark , the pe ak is on the left s ide, an d if it is too bri ght, the peak is on the right s ide. When the ima ge is too dark, the par t to the left is cut off (dar k portion s with no detail ) and when the im a ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 186

    184 Playback Fu nctions 7 You can set whe ther o r not to di spla y the B right/Dar k area warning in Playbac k mode a nd set the init ial mag nific ation w hen enlar ging ima ges. 1 Select [Playback display] in the [ Q Playback] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off ). 4 Use ...

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    185 Playback Fu nctions 7 Dele ting M ultip le Imag es You can delete all sav ed images at once. 1 Press the Q but ton. 2 Press the i butt on twice. The Delete All screen appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Del ete All]. Deletin g All Images Delete d image s canno t be restor ed. A conf irmat ion scre en appe ars whe n ther e ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 188

    186 Playback Fu nctions 7 4 Press the 4 but ton. All images are deleted. A confirmation screen appears when there are protected images. Press the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Delete All] or [Leave All] and press the 4 button. You can delete multip le image s fro m the mu lti-ima ge dis play at o nce. 1 Press the Q but ton. 2 Turn the r ear ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 189

    187 Playback Fu nctions 7 3 Press the i butt on. 9 appears on the images. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 2345 ) t o move to the images to delet e and press t he 4 button. Image is selected and O app ears. Protected images cannot be selected. 5 Press the i butt on. The Delete confirmation screen appears. 6 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to se ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 190

    188 Playback Fu nctions 7 You can delete all imag es in a selec ted fold er. 1 Turn the r ear e-dial to the left (tow ar d f ) in Playback mod e to display t he folders. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2345 ) to select the folder t o delete and press th e i button. The Delete Folder confirmation screen appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 2 ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 191

    189 Playback Fu nctions 7 Prot ecting I mages from Deletion (Pro tec t) You can protect i mages fr om being acci dentally deleted. 1 Press the Q button and use the f our-wa y contro ll er ( 45 ) to se lect an image. 2 Press the Z bu tton. The Protect screen appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Pr otect]. 4 Press the 4 but ton. ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 192

    190 Playback Fu nctions 7 1 Press the Q but ton. 2 Press the Z bu tton twice. The Protect all images screen appears. 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 23 ) to select [Pr otect] and press the 4 button. All images saved in the SD Memory Card are protected. Protecting All Images Select [Unprote ct] in Step 3 to cancel the Pr otect setting o n all of ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 193

    191 Playback Fu nctions 7 Connectin g the Camer a to AV Equipmen t By usi ng the p rovided v ideo cabl e (I-V C28), you can p lay back images using a TV or othe r device with a video IN jack as your mo nitor. Make s ure that both th e TV and the ca mera ar e turned o ff before c onnec ting the cable. 1 Sel ectin g the V ide o Output Form at (p .233 ...

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    Memo 192 ...

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    8 Processing Images This chapt er descri bes how to p rocess pictur es taken and edit RAW images. Proces sing Images wi th Digita l Filters ............. 194 Editing RAW Images ........ .............. ......... ........... 197 ...

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    194 Processing Ima ges 8 Processing Images with Digital Filter s You can edit s hot imag es us ing di gital fi lters. P roces sed imag es ar e saved under a d ifferent name. 1 Press the { but ton in Playback mode. The Fn menu appears. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 4 ). The screen for selecting the filter appears. TIFF a nd RA W i mages cann ot ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 197

    195 Processing Ima ges 8 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select an image. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select a fi lter. Select a filter and preview the effects on the image. 5 Adjust with the fron t e-dial and rear e-dia l. Filter name Function Front e-d ial Rear e-dial B&W Conver ts to a bla ck and w hite image. C hanges ...

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    196 Processing Ima ges 8 When another image is selected with the four-way controller ( 45 ), the image appears in the set filter. 6 Press the 4 but ton. The save confirmation screen appears. 7 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Save as] . Press the 3 button to return to the previous screen. Select [Cancel] and press the 4 button to retu ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 199

    197 Processing Ima ges 8 Editi ng RAW Images You can conv ert captu red RAW files into JPE G or TI FF file s. 1 Press the { but ton in Playback mode. The Fn menu appears. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 3 ). 3 Press the 4 but ton. The parameters recorded in the image file appear. To specify the parameters, see “Specifying the Parameters” (p. ...

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    198 Processing Ima ges 8 4 Press the 4 but ton. The save confirmation screen appears. 5 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Sav e as]. Press the 3 button to return to the previous screen. Select [Cancel] and press the 4 button to return to single-image playback mode. 6 Press the 4 but ton. The edited image is saved under a different name ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 201

    199 Processing Ima ges 8 4 Press the f our-way contr oller ( 2345 ) to select t he RAW image to e dit and press the 4 button to select the check box ( O ). Press the 4 button again to clear the check box ( P ). Turn the rear e-dial toward f to select s ingle-image display and view the image. You can select up to 100 images at a time. 5 Press the { ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 202

    200 Processing Ima ges 8 Specifi es the para meters for editin g RAW im ages. When m ultiple images are selec ted, al l images are edi ted with the sa me parame ters. If Quality Level is no t set t o [TIFF], images are saved as JPEG images. 1 Select [ Change Setting] i n Step 3 of p.197 or Step 5 of p.199 and press the 4 button. The parameter setti ...

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    201 Processing Ima ges 8 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to change the parameter. Use the four-way controller ( 5 ) to display the setting screen for White Balance/Custom Image. To make t hese settings, see “Adjusting the White Balance” (p.160) and “Setting the Image Processing Method in Capture Mode (Custom Image)” (p.154). 4 Press t ...

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    Memo 202 ...

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    9 Printing from the Camera This chapt er descri bes how to mak e the printi ng setti ngs. Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) ...... ........... 204 Printi ng Using PictBridge .............. .............. ...... 207 ...

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    204 Printing from the Camera 9 Settin g the Printi ng Servi ce (DPOF) You can order c onventio nal ph otograph p rints b y taking the SD M emory Card with record ed ima ges to a s tore for a printi ng se rvice. DPOF (D igital Print O rder For mat) se ttings allow yo u to s pecify th e number o f copies or to im print the date . Set the fol lowin g ...

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    205 Printing from the Camera 9 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose the number of copies and press the four-way cont roller ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Date]. 5 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose whether to insert the date ( O ) or not ( P ). O : The date will be printed. P : The date will not be printed. You can select the nex ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 208

    206 Printing from the Camera 9 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 2 ). The DPOF screen appears. 3 Press the { but ton. The screen for making DPOF settings for all images appears. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose the number of copies and whether to insert the date ( O ) or not ( P ). Refer to Steps 4 and 5 of “Printing Single Images ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 209

    207 Printing from the Camera 9 Prin ting Us ing Pict Bridge This func tion let s you print i mages directly fr om the cam era wi thout usin g a PC (di rect pr inting ). Connect th e came ra and P ictBri dge co mpatib le print er wit h the in cluded USB cable (I-USB 17) to print directly. Select the im ages you w ant to print , the n umber of copi e ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 210

    208 Printing from the Camera 9 1 Press the 3 but ton. 2 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select the [ R Set-up] menu. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [USB Connection]. 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). A pop-up menu appears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [P ictB ridge]. 6 Press the 4 but ton. The settin ...

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    209 Printing from the Camera 9 1 Turn off the camera. 2 Face the ar row on the pr ovided USB cable toward the S mark on the camera, and connect the camera and PictBridge compati ble printer. The PictBridge logo is dis played on PictBridge compatible printers. 3 Turn the p rinter on. 4 After p rinter start- up is comp lete, turn the camera on. The P ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 212

    210 Printing from the Camera 9 1 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Si ngle Image] on the PictBr idge menu. 2 Press the 4 but ton. The Print single image screen appears. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to choose an image to print. 4 Us e the four -way cont roll er ( 23 ) to cho ose th e number of copi es. You can print up to 99 co ...

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    211 Printing from the Camera 9 7 Press the { but ton. The screen for changing print settings appears. 8 Select [Paper Size] and press the four-way controll er ( 5 ). The Paper Size screen appears. 9 Use the four-way c ontroller ( 2345 ) to choose the paper size. You can only choose a size that is supported by your printer. When [ _ Setting] is sele ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 214

    212 Printing from the Camera 9 1 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Al l Images] on the PictBr idge menu. 2 Press the 4 but ton. The Print all images screen appears. 3 Choose the number of copies and whether to imprint the dat e or not. The numbe r of copies an d the dat e setti ng that you choose ap ply to all of the images. Refer to S ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 215

    213 Printing from the Camera 9 1 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [DPOF AUTOPRINT] on the PictBridge menu. 2 Press the 4 but ton. The Print w/DPOF settings screen appears. Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to check the number of copies for each image, whether the date is imprinted or not, and total number of copies. The number of copi ...

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    Memo 214 ...

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    10 Camera Settings This chapte r describes how t o change the camer a settings. How to Operat e the [ R Set-up] Me nu ......... ...... 216 Formatting the SD Memory Card .. .............. ...... 218 Setting the Beep Setting, Date and Time, and Display Language .................. ......... .............. ...... 219 Adjusting the Monitor and the Menu ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 218

    216 Camera Settin gs 10 How to Operate the [ R Set-u p] Menu Press t he 3 button a nd us e the f our-way contro ller ( 45 ) t o displa y the [ R Set-up ] menu. Perform vario us setti ngs related to the c amera in th e [ R Set-u p] menu . [ R Set-up] Menu Setting Items Item Funct ion Page USER Registers the cu rrent ca me ra sett ings to USER. p.133 ...

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    217 Camera Settin gs 10 *1 Ref er to p.11 of the “P ENTAX PHOTO B rowser 3/PEN TAX PHO TO Labora tory 3 Operating Manual” for details on connecting the camer a to a PC. *2 I n USER mode, this is displayed instead of Reset. Sensor Cleaning Lock s the mi rror in the u p positio n for c leaning t he CMOS sensor. p.254 Reset Resets al l setting s. ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 220

    218 Camera Settin gs 10 Format ting th e SD Memory Card Use this camera to fo rmat (initia lize) a n SD Memory Card that is unused or has b een used on other camer as or di gital dev ices. Formatting wi ll delete all the d ata on th e SD Me mory Card. 1 Select [ Format] in t he [ R Set-up] menu. 2 Use the four-way control ler ( 5 ) to d isplay the ...

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    219 Camera Settin gs 10 Settin g the Beep Setting, Date and Time, and Dis play Langu age You can turn th e camera o peration beep on or o ff. The d efault se tting is all O (On). There are fiv e items that yo u can set: In-focu s, AE Lock, | button, Self- timer and Re mote Con trol. 1 Select [Beep] in the [ R Set-up] menu. 2 Press the four-way cont ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 222

    220 Camera Settin gs 10 You can change the in itial dat e an d time se ttings . You c an also set the display s tyle. Cho ose [mm/dd /yy], [dd/m m/yy] or [y y/mm/dd]. Choose [12h] (12 hou r) or [24h ] (24 hour) for time display m ethod. Set in [Da te Adjus t] in the [ R Set-up] me nu. (p.21 6) 1 Setting t he Date a nd Time (p.48) Changing the Date ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 223

    221 Camera Settin gs 10 The date and tim e selec ted in “Ini tial Set tings ” (p. 45) ser ve as the date and time o f your pres ent lo cation. Setting [W orld Ti me] enables you to disp lay the local date a nd time on the monitor when trav eling overse as. 1 Selec t [W orld Time ] in the [ R Set-up] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 224

    222 Camera Settin gs 10 7 Use the four-way control ler ( 3 ) to sel ec t [DST ]. 8 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off ). Select O (On) if the Destination ci ty uses daylight saving time (DST). 9 Press the 4 but ton. The World Time setting is saved. 10 Press the 3 but ton twice. The camera is ready to take a picture. • ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 225

    223 Camera Settin gs 10 List of World Time Cities Region City Regi on City North America Honol ulu Africa/ West Asia Dakar Anchorag e Algiers Vancouv er Johanne sburg San Franc isco Istanbul Los Angele s Cairo Calga ry Jerusal em Denver Nairobi Chica go Jeddah Miam i Tehr an Toronto D ubai New York Karachi Halifa x Kabul Centra l and South America ...

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    224 Camera Settin gs 10 You can change the la nguage in whi ch the men us, err or mess ages, etc. are displ ayed. Set in [La nguage / ] in t he [ R Se t-up] menu. (p.216) You can choos e from 18 langu ages: Eng lish, F rench, G erman, S panis h, Portugu ese, Ita lian, Dutch, Dani sh, S wedish , Finnish , Poli sh, Czec h, Hungaria n, Turk ish, Rus s ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 227

    225 Camera Settin gs 10 Adjusting the Monitor an d the Menu Dis pla y You can set the si ze of the text sele cted in th e menu s to [Std.] (normal display ) or [L arge] (m agnified displ ay). Set in [Tex t Size] in the [ R S et-up] men u. (p. 216) Set the le ngth of time th at the gu ides are dis playe d on the monito r when the camer a is turned o ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 228

    226 Camera Settin gs 10 You can adjust the brig htness o f the monitor . Adjus t set tings when the monitor is hard to s ee. Set in [B rightness Level] i n the [ R Set -up] menu. (p.21 6) Adjusts the c olor of th e moni tor. 1 Select [ LCD Color Tu ning] in the [ R Set-up] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). 3 Use the four-way contr oller ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 229

    227 Camera Settin gs 10 5 Press the 3 but ton. The camera returns to the Capture or Playback mode. You can perform the setting s relate d to I nstant Revie w an d Digit al Prev iew. You can set the I nstant Revi ew display ti me and whether or not to display t he histogram and Bright /Dark area warning. The default sett ings are [1 s ec] for the di ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 230

    228 Camera Settin gs 10 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 3 ) to sel ect [Hist ogra m]. 5 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off ) for [H istog ram ]. 6 Use the four-way control ler ( 3 ) to s elect [B right/Dark area]. 7 Use the four-way control ler ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off ). 8 Press the 3 but ton twice. The camera ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 231

    229 Camera Settin gs 10 You ca n set wheth er or not to displ ay th e histog ram and Br ight/Da rk area warning durin g Digital Preview. The default s etting is [Off] for the histogr am and Bright/D ark are a warn ing. 1 Select [ Digital Preview] in the [ Q Playback] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The screen for setting the Digital P ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 232

    230 Camera Settin gs 10 Setti ng the I mage File Nami ng Conv ention You can selec t the m ethod fo r assigni ng the f older names for stori ng image s. The d efault set tin g is [Date] . Set in [Fol der Name] in the [ R Set-up ] menu. (p .216) You can selec t the m ethod for ass igning t he fil e numb er of an imag e when save d to a new folder. S ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 233

    231 Camera Settin gs 10 You can change the fi le name s of imag es. The defa ult na ming con ventio ns for t he col or space (p.167 ) setti ngs are as follows. [xxxx ] indicate s t he file num ber. Th is is display ed as a four-d igit sequ ent ial number. (p.230 ) For sRGB , you can chan ge [IMGP ] (4 characters) to the desired cha racters. For Ado ...

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    232 Camera Settin gs 10 4 After ent ering the desired charact ers, press the { button. The text is changed. 5 Press the 3 but ton twice. The camera returns to the Capture or Playback mode. You can re set the file n ame to the de fault set ting by se lecting [Reset File Name]. (p.2 41) ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 235

    233 Camera Settin gs 10 Selec ting th e Video Output Format and Power Settin gs When you c onnect the c amera to AV equipm ent such as a TV, choo se the appropr iate vid eo outp ut format ( NTSC or PAL) for playing back image s. Set in [V ideo O ut] in the [ R Set-up ] menu. (p.216) 1 Connecti ng the Camera to AV Eq uipmen t (p.191) You can set the ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 236

    234 Camera Settin gs 10 You can set the bat tery priority to the came ra or the battery grip when a battery grip (p .256) is attac hed. The d efault settin g is [Aut o Sele ct]. 1 Sele ct [S elec t batte ry ] in the [ R Set-up] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The screen for selecting the battery appears. 3 Press the four-way contr oll ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 237

    235 Camera Settin gs 10 Usin g Pixel Mapp ing Pixel m appin g is a fun ction for mappi ng out and correc ting f or defect ive pixels in the CMOS se nsor . 1 Select [ Pixel Mapping] in the [ R Set-up] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). 3 Press the four-way contr oller ( 23 ) to se lec t [Pi xel Mapping] and press the 4 button. Defective p ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 238

    236 Camera Settin gs 10 Select ing Captu re Mode Se ttings to Save in the Ca mera You can selec t which s etting s to sav e when the c amera i s turned off. The foll owing se ttings can b e saved: Flash m ode, Driv e mode , White Bal ance, Sensit ivi ty, EV Compe nsat ion, F lash Ex p. Com p., Au to B racket , Playback Display and Fi le No. The def ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 239

    11 Resetting to Default Settings Resets the camera sett ings. Resetting Rec. Mode/Play back/Set-up Menu ... 238 Resetting the Custom Function Menu ............. . 239 Resetting Other Settings . .............. .............. ...... 240 ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 240

    238 Resetting t o Default Settings 11 Resetting Rec. Mode/Play back/Set- up Menu Settings in [ A Rec. Mode] me nu, [ Q Pl ayback] menu a nd [ R Se t-up] menu can be rese t to defa ult settin gs. However, Date Ad just, Lan guage/ , Vid eo Out, Tex t Size a nd the World Time city setti ng are not reset. When the e xposur e mode is set to USER, [ Rese ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 241

    239 Resetting t o Default Settings 11 Resetting the Cu stom Fu nction Men u Reset se ttings in [ A Custom Setting] menu to default se ttings. Settings in [ A Rec. Mode] me nu, [ Q Pl ayback] menu a nd [ R Se t-up] menu are not re set. 1 Select [Reset Custom Function] i n the [ A Custom Sett ing] menu. 2 Use the four-way control ler ( 5 ) to d ispla ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 242

    240 Resetting t o Default Settings 11 Resetting Oth er Se ttings You can reset s aved USE R mode s etting s to th eir defau lt sett ings. 1 Set the mode dial to A . 2 Select [Reset USER setti ng] in the [ R Set-up] menu. 3 Use the four-way control ler ( 5 ) to displ ay the Reset USER setting screen. 4 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [ ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 243

    241 Resetting t o Default Settings 11 If you ch anged the fi le na me setting (p.231), y ou can res et this to the default s etting. 1 Select [ File Name] in t he [ R Set-up] menu and press the four-way cont roller ( 5 ). 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 23 ) to s elect [Reset File Name] and press the four-way control ler ( 5 ). 3 Press the four- ...

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    Memo 242 ...

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    12 Appendix Default Sett ings ................ ......... .............. ........... 244 Functions Available with Various Lens Combinations ..... .............. .............. .............. ......249 Notes on [36. Using Aperture Ring] .................. 251 Cleaning the CMOS Sensor ................ ......... ...... 252 Optional Acc essories ....... ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 246

    244 Appendix 12 Default Setti ngs The tabl e belo w lists the fac tory default settings . Table n otations a re as fo llows . The curren t setting (las t mem ory) is s ave d whe n the ca mera is turned o ff. Reset Setting Yes : The setting retu rns to the de fault sett ing with th e reset f unction (p.237). No : The settin g is saved ev en after re ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 247

    245 Appendix 12 [ Q Playback ] Menu [ R Set-up] Menu Item Default Setting Reset Setting Pa ge Playback dis play Bri ght /Dar k are a P (Off) Yes p.184 Quick Z oom P (Off) Yes Instant Review Displ ay Time 1 sec Yes p.227 Histogram P (O ff) Yes Bri ght /Dar k are a P (Off) Yes Liv e View Show Grid P (Off) Yes p.228 AF F rame D isp lay P (Off) Yes Dig ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 248

    246 Appendix 12 *1 Res et only for [Reset USER setting] displayed when Mode dial is set to A (USER). *2 Res et only for [Reset File Name] in the [File Name] menu. [ A Custom Setting] Menu LCD Col or Tuni ng ±0 Ye s p.22 6 Video O ut Accordin g to defau lt setti ng No p.233 USB Connection PC Yes p.208 Auto Power Off 1 min Yes p.233 Folder Nam e Dat ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 249

    247 Appendix 12 *1 T he saved adjustment value is reset only fo r [Reset] in the [35. AF Adjus tment] menu. *2 T he [ A Custom Set ting] menu settings ar e reset. 13. AF Butto n Functio n Enable AF Yes p.112 14. AF by Press Halfwa y On Yes – 15. Superi mpose AF Area On Yes p.107 16. AF in remote co ntrol Off Yes p.74 17. Slow Shu tter Speed NR Au ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 250

    248 Appendix 12 Fn Menu *1 A utomatically discharged in Green Mode. *2 [ Bright] when [Language/ ] is set to a language other t han Japanese. *3 T he filter color and frequency settings can be saved or reset. Item Default Setting Reset Setting Pa ge Drive Mo de 9 (Single frame shootin g) Yes p.117, p.122, p.125 Flash M ode E (Flash On) *1 Yes p.60 ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 251

    249 Appendix 12 Functi ons Avail able wit h Vari ous Lens Com bin ation s Lenses th at can be used wit h this c amera Only DA and FA J len ses and D FA/FA /F/A le nses having an s position on the aper ture ring ca n be used with this camera . Refer to Notes on [36. Using A perture Ri ng] (p.2 51) f or other l enses and D FA/FA/F/A lenses with apert ...

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    250 Appendix 12 Lens names and mount names DA lenses wi th an ultras onic mot or and FA zoom lens es with powe r zoom use the K AF2 mount. FA prime le nses (no n-zoom le nses), DA lenses wi thout ult rasonic moto rs and D FA, F A J an d F le nses use th e K AF mount. See the l ens ma nual fo r details. Lenses an d acce ssories t hat can not be u se ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 253

    251 Appendix 12 Notes on [36. Using Apert ure Ring] Aperture Ring Use When [36. Us ing ap erture ri ng] is set to [P ermitted] in [ A Cus tom Setting ] menu (p. 75), the s hutter c an be rel eased ev en if the ap erture r ing of th e D FA, FA, F or A len s is not set to the s positio n or a lens with out a s positio n is attache d. However, the fea ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 254

    252 Appendix 12 Cleaning the CMOS Sensor Shadows may ap pear in t he ima ge for whi te bac kgrounds a nd other shoot ing condi tions if the CMOS se nsor bec omes di rty o r dusty. T his indicat es that the CMOS sens or must b e cleane d. The Dust Remova l f uncti on sh akes t he CMOS sensor to remov e dust that has col lect ed. 1 Select [Dust Remov ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 255

    253 Appendix 12 1 Select [ Dust Aler t] in t he [ R Set- up] menu. 2 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). 3 Point the lens at a white wall or other uniform surf ace and press the shutter rel ease button fully. After image processing is performed, the Dust Alert screen appears. 4 Press the 4 but ton. The image is saved and Dust Al ert is exited. ? ...

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    254 Appendix 12 Raise the mirror u p and open the sh utter to c lean with a blower. P lease conta ct PENTAX Ser vice Cen ter for p rofessi onal c leaning becau se the CMOS s ensor is a precis ion pa rt. Clean ing se rvices i nvolve a fee. You can use the Imagesen sor Cleaning K it O-IC K1 (opti onal) whe n cleanin g the CM OS. 1 Turn the camera off ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 257

    255 Appendix 12 4 Press the four-way contr oller ( 5 ). The Sensor Cleaning screen appears. 5 Use the four-way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Mi rror Up]. 6 Press the 4 but ton. The mirror is locked in the up position. If you used Dust Alert to detect dust on the sensor within the las t 30 minutes, the Dust Alert image appears on the monitor. Clean ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 258

    256 Appendix 12 Optional Access ories A number of dedi cated ac cessor ies are availab le for thi s camer a. Pleas e contact a PENTA X Servic e Center f or deta ils regar ding ac cessor ies. Produc ts marked with an aster isk (*) are the s ame as those supplied wi th the camera. The Bat tery Grip ha s featu res suc h as a s hutter r eleas e button ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 259

    257 Appendix 12 Auto Flash A F540FG Z Auto Flash A F360FG Z The AF54 0FGZ and AF36 0FGZ ar e P-TTL auto flas h units with a maximum guide number of ap proxima tely 5 4 and a pproxim ately 36 (ISO 100/m), r espectiv ely. Th eir featur es inc lude sla ve-sync flash, c ontrast- control -sync flash, au to flas h, high-spe ed sy nc flash, wireles s flas ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 260

    258 Appendix 12 Off-cam era Shoe C lip CL- 10 When us ing the AF540F GZ or AF360FG Z as a wireles s flash, this large cl ip is used for settin g the externa l flash on a desk or tabl e. Magnifie r Eyec up O-M E53 This viewfi nder acces sory is for magnifyi ng up t o 1.18 t imes. When the e yecup i s attache d to the u wit h a vie wfinder mag nific ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 261

    259 Appendix 12 ME Viewfinder Cap (*) Eyecup F P (*) LF-80: A F Frame Matte ( standar d) LL-80: AF Di vided Mat te LI-80: AF Scal e Matte Connect to the cable switch t erminal and opera te the ca mera shut ter rele ase button. The cord length is 0.5 m. Lets yo u shoot pictu res from wit hin 5 m of th e fr ont or back of the camer a. Interchangeabl ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 262

    260 Appendix 12 Camera Case O-CC55 Camera St rap O-S T53 (*) Clean the o ptica l par ts su ch as the CMOS sens or and l ens of thi s camera. Body Mount Cap K Hot Shoe Cover F K (*) USB Cable I-USB 17 (*) Video Cable I-VC28 (*) Sync S ocket 2P Ca p (*) Camera Case/Strap Imagesensor Cleaning Kit O-ICK1 Others ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 263

    261 Appendix 12 Error Messag es Error Messag e Description Memor y card ful l The S D Memo ry Ca rd is f ull and n o more imag es can be s aved. Ins ert a new SD M emory Card or delete un wanted i mages. (p.40 , p.70) You may b e able to save new ima ges by converti ng to JPEG format or changin g the JPEG record pix els or J PEG qualit y setting . ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 264

    262 Appendix 12 Not enou gh battery remaining to activa te Pixe l Mappin g Appears du ring pixe l mapp ing if the battery le vel is insuffi cient. R eplace the battery with a c harged one or use an AC ad aptor D-AC5 0 (optional ). (p.39) Image folder can not be create d The maxi mum folder num ber (999) an d file number (99 99) are being us ed, and ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 265

    263 Appendix 12 No i n k i n t h e p r i n t er P rinter has run out of ink. Replace i nk and prin t. Paper stuc k in the p rinter Paper is jammed in the pri nter. Remove p aper and print. Data error A da ta error has oc curred duri ng printing. Turn the powe r off This appea rs when exitin g the PictBr idge mode. Turn the m ain switch off. Error M ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 266

    264 Appendix 12 Troubl eshoot ing We rec ommend checki ng the following items befor e contact ing a s ervic e cente r. Problem Cause Remedy The camera does no t turn on The batt ery is no t insta lled Chec k if a batt ery is ins talle d. If not, in stall a charged battery. The battery power is l ow Repla ce with a c harged ba ttery or us e the AC a ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 267

    265 Appendix 12 In rare ca ses, the came ra may no t operate c orrectly d ue to stat ic electr icity . This can be r emedied b y taking the battery out and putting it back in again. When the mirror rem ains in the up pos ition, tak e the batt ery out and put it back in again. Then, turn the power o n. The mi rror will retract. Afte r the proce dure ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 268

    266 Appendix 12 Main Specifi cations Number of Sh ots Type TT L autofocu s, auto- expo sure SLR digital-sti ll camera w ith built-in re tractable P- TTL flash Effective Pix els A pprox. 1 4.6 mega pixels Sens or Total pi xels app rox. 15. 07 meg apixel s, CMO S with a pr imary color filt er Recorded Pixels X (RAW: 467 2×3104 pi xels), X ( JPEG: 46 ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 269

    267 Appendix 12 JPEG Quality (Compression): Z ( Premium) = 1/2.8, C (Best) = 1/ 4.5, D (Better) = 1/8, E (Good) = 1/ 16 Recor ded Pixels File Form at/ JPEG Qual ity Capacity 4GB 2GB 1G B 512MB 256MB 128MB i 1824× 1216 Z Approx. 1828 Approx. 931 Approx . 461 Approx. 230 Approx. 116 Approx. 59 C Approx. 2943 Approx. 1499 Approx. 737 Approx. 368 Appr ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 270

    268 Appendix 12 LCD Pa nel Di splay b is lit = Built- in flash ready , b is blinking = Flash sh ould be used or incom pati ble lens is be ing used , 3 = Auto disch arge, > = Redey e reduct ion, Q = Slow -speed sync , 9 =Single frame s hootin g, j = Co ntinuou s shoot ing, g = Self-timer, h = Remot e contr ol shoot ing, ? = Batt ery ex hau stion ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 271

    269 Appendix 12 Built-in Flash P-TTL bui lt-i n flash w ith seria l contro l, GN appro x. 13 (IS O 100 • m), An gles of c overage: 18 mm lens angl e of view , Flash synchr onizati on speed ra nge at 1/180 sec. and slow er, Daylig ht-sync f lash, Sl ow-speed-syn c flash, I SO range = P- TTL: 1 00 to 6400 Ext erna l Fl ash Syn c Hot shoe with M -co ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 272

    270 Appendix 12 Glossary AdobeRGB Color spac e recom mended by Adobe Syst ems, Inc . for com mercia l printin g. Wid er range of color reprodu ction than sR GB. Co vers mo st of th e colo r range so co lors only avai lable when printe d are no t lost when edi ting image s on a comput er. When image is op ened by n on-comp atible software, the color ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 273

    271 Appendix 12 CMOS Sensor Photogr aphy elem ent whi ch conv erts the light e ntering through th e lens into elec tric s ignals that crea te the i mage. Color Space A defined range of color s from the sp ectrum wh ich are used. In digital cameras, [sRGB ] is defined as the standard by Exif. In thi s camera, [AdobeRG B] is al so used becaus e of th ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 274

    272 Appendix 12 Dynamic Range (D-Range) Indicate d with a val ue exp ressing th e ligh t level r eproduc ible i n an im age. This is the same a s the t erm “la titude” u sed wi th silver halide fi lm. Genera lly, when the dy namic r ange is wi de, it i s dif ficult for bright and dark areas to occur in the ima ge, and when the dyna mic ran ge i ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 275

    273 Appendix 12 Mired Propor tional s cale of mea suremen t that consisten tly s hows col or chang e per unit . Determ ined by m ultipl ying the i nvers e of the col or tem perature by 1,000,000. ND (Neutral Density) Filter A filter wi th many s aturatio n leve ls that ad justs th e brightn ess with out affect ing the colo r tone of p ictures . Noi ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 276

    274 Appendix 12 sRGB (standard RGB) Internati onal stand ard of col or sp ace establis hed by the IEC (Inte rnationa l Electrote chnic al Commi ssion) . This is define d from color space for PC monitor s and is also used as t he sta ndard co lor spa ce for E xif. Vign ett ing The pict ure edg es are bl ackene d when par t of the l ight com ing from ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 277

    275 12 Appendix Index Symbols [ A Custom S etting] Menu .............. ........ 73, 170, 2 46 i (Delete) button . ............ 21, 70 m (EV C ompensati on) button ............. ............. ... 1 9, 100 ] (Expos ure B racket) button ............. ............. ... 1 9, 129 K (Fla sh pop -up) button ............. ............. ..... 19, 60 B (Green ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 278

    276 12 Appendix [ A Custom S etting] Menu .............. ........ 73, 170, 2 46 D Date Adju st .................. ........... 48 Date chang e ......... ............. ... 220 Dayl ight ( Whit e Bala nce) ...... 160 Daylight-S ync Sh ooting .......... 64 Delete ...... ............. .......... 7 0, 185 Delete Al l Images .............. ... 1 85 i (Del ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 279

    277 12 Appendix High-ISO N oise Redu ction ..... 80 High-Sp eed Flas h Sync Mode ....... ............. ............. ... 1 45 Histogram ....... ............. ... 26, 182 Hue .......... ............. ............. ... 154 Hyper-man ual Mode a .......... 93 Hyper-progr am Mo de e ........ 84 I Illustration (Digi tal Filter) ... ... 195 Image C ompari ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 280

    278 12 Appendix Print Service ................ ......... 2 04 Print Single Image ............. ... 210 Printer connec tion ................ 209 Program L ine .. ............. ........... 82 Progra m Mode e .............. ..... 84 Protect ..... ............. ............. ... 189 Z (Protect) but ton ....... 2 1, 189 P-TTL (Flash) .............. .... ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 281

    279 12 Appendix V Video c able ................. ......... 1 91 Video Outp ut Format ............ 2 33 Viewfind er ................... ..... 27, 52 Vignetti ng ............. ................ 2 74 W White Ba lanc e ................... ... 160 Wireless Mode (Flash) ......... 145 World Time ........... ............. ... 221 X M (Flash X- sync Spe ed) ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 282

    280 12 Appendix WARRANTY PO LICY All PE NTAX c ameras p urch ased thr ough au thorize d bona fide photogra phic distributi on cha nnels ar e guaran teed ag ainst defects o f materia l or workm anship fo r a period of twelve m onths from date of purchase. Serv ice wil l be rend ered, and defec tive p arts wil l be rep laced withou t cost to y ou wit ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 283

    281 12 Appendix requir ed, ple ase keep the rec eipt or bills coveri ng the purchase o f your equip ment for at least a year. B efore sendi ng your equipm ent for servici ng, please m ake sur e that you are sending i t to the manufa cturer’s authoriz ed represen tative s or thei r approv ed repai r sh ops, unles s you ar e sen ding it directly to ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 284

    282 12 Appendix For customers in USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This dev ice complie s with P art 15 of the FCC Rul es. Oper ation is su bject to the f ollowing two con dition s: (1) This de vice may n ot cause harmf ul interfer ence, an d (2) thi s devic e must accept any inter ferenc e recei ved, includi ng int erferenc e that may caus e unde si ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 285

    Declaration of Conformity Accordin g to 47C FR, Parts 2 and 1 5 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals We: PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America, In c. Located at: 60 0 12 Street, Sui te 300 Golden, Color ado 80401 U.S.A. Phone: 303- 799-8000 FAX: 303 -790-1131 Declare un der so le respon sibi lity that the pr oduct ide nti ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 286

    Information on disposal for users 1. In the Eu ropea n Union If your product i s marked with t his sy mbol, it me ans that u sed electrica l/electr onic pro ducts s hould not b e mixed with gen eral househol d waste. Ther e exists a separate co llectio n system fo r these produc ts. Used electr ic/ele ctronic equipment mu st be trea ted separa tely ...

  • Pentax K20D - page 287

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  • Pentax K20D - page 288

    Operating Manual • Specif ications and exter nal dimen sions ar e subjec t to chang e without no tice. 57988 Copyright © PENTAX Corpo ration 2008 02-200 802 Printe d in Philippi nes PENTAX Corporat ion 2-36-9, M aeno-c ho, Itaba shi-ku , Tokyo 1 74-8 639, JAPA N (http:// www.pentax.co.jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European Hea dquarters) Julius-Vo ss ...

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