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  • Pentax P70 - page 1

    Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensur e the best performanc e from your c amera, pl ease read the O perating Manual befo re using t he camera. • Specifi cations and ex ternal dimensio ns are subject to change withou t notice. 53467 Copyright © HOYA CORPORATION 2009 H01-200901 Pri nted in China HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imag ing Systems Div isio ...

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    Thank y ou for purchas ing this PEN TAX Digital Ca mera. Please rea d this manua l before us ing the camera in order to g et the most out of al l the feat ures and functions. Ke ep this manual safe , as it can be a valua ble tool i n helping you to un derstand a ll the ca mera cap abilities . Reg ardin g copy rig hts Images taken using the PENTAX D ...

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    1 To users of this camera • Do not use or store this device in the vi cinity of equipment that generat es strong electromagnetic radiati on or magnetic fields. Strong static charges or the m agnetic fi elds produced by equipment such as radio transmitters could interfere with t he monitor, damage data stored on the memory ca rd, or affect the pro ...

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    2 Warning • Do not at tempt to take t he camera apar t or remodel th e camera. Hi gh voltages are pres ent within t he camera, and there is t herefore a danger o f electric sh ocks if the camera is taken apart. • If the inside of the ca mera shoul d becom e exposed as a result of, for examp le, the camer a being drop ped, pleas e do not unde r ...

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    3 Caution • Do n ot cha rge any batter ies othe r than r echarg eable lit hium-ion battery D-LI88 . The battery co uld explod e or catch fire . • Do not place you r finger on the flash when it is di scharging as there is a risk of burns . • Do not discharge t he flash whi le it is touching yo ur clothi ng as there is a risk of disc oloring. ? ...

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    4 Warning • Do no t us e the prod uct at a vol tage othe r th an the speci fie d volt age. Use with a pow er sou rce or volt age ot her t han t hat de sign ated c an cau se a f ire or electri cal shock. The specified v oltage is 100-240 V AC. • Do n ot dis assembl e or mo dify th e produ ct. Thi s can cause a fire or electrica l shock. • If t ...

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    5 • To red uce the risk of hazards, use only CSA /UL Cer tified power supply cord set, cord is Type SPT-2 or heavier, minimum NO.18 AWG copper, one end w ith a molded -on male att achmen t plug cap (wit h a specified NEMA configura tion), and the ot her is provid ed with a molde d-on femal e connect or bo dy (with a spec ified IE C noni ndustrial ...

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    6 • The re spons e speed of the liquid cry stal displa y become s slow at low tempera tures. This i s due to the prope rties of the liquid crystal and is not a fault. • Per iodi c check s are re commend ed ever y 1 to 2 year s in or der to m aint ain high perf ormance. • If the cam era is subj ected to rap id temperat ure change s, conden sat ...

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    7 USING YOUR CA MERA SAFELY... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ... 1 Care to be Taken During Handling ....................... ............................ 5 Contents .. ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ...... ... 7 Composition of the O perating Manual ........ ......... ...

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    8 Taking Pictu res 63 Taking St ill Pict ures........ ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ... 64 Taking P ictures ..... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... . 64 Setting the Shooting Mod e ................................. ............................ 67 Using the ...

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    9 Recording Mo vies ... ........ ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... . 119 Recording a Movi e .... ......... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... . 119 Selecting the Rec orded Pixels and Fram e Rate for Mov ies ......... 121 Setting the Movie SR (Movi e Shake Reduction) F unction. ...

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    10 Printin g Using Pict Bridge ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... . 171 Changing the US B Connection Mode ...................................... ..... 171 Connecti ng the Camer a to the Printer ........ ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... . 172 Printi ng Single Images....... ...... ...... ...... ......... ... ...

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    11 Connecti ng to a Windows PC ....... ........ ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ..... 208 Connecting the Camera and Windows PC ................................... 208 Transferring Images . ........................................ ............................ 209 Disconnecting the Camera from Your Windows PC ... .................. 212 St ...

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    12 In this ma nual, the m ethod for operati ng the four-way controlle r is shown in illus trations, such as in the one below. The mean ings of t he symbols used in this Operati ng Manua l are explain ed below. 1 indicat es the reference pa ge number for an ex planation of th e related ope ration. indicat es informat ion that is useful to know. indi ...

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    13 This Op erating M anual co ntains the following chapters . Composition of the Operating Manual 1 Getting Sta rted ––––––––––– ––––––––––– ––––––––– –––––––– –– This chapter explains what you need to do after purch asing the camer a before you start taking pictures. ...

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    14 Camera Features In addition to basic pictur e-taking, the Optio P70 has a variety of shooting modes to suit different situations. This section describes how to make the most of the key features of your camera. Together with the explanations of camera operations, it wil l enable you to enjoy your came ra to the full. You can a lso hold it vertic ...

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    15 The Optio P70 comes w ith a “Face Rec ognition” func tion that spo ts the faces i n your s hot and automatic ally adjus ts the f ocus and e xposure for the face s. It can recognize u p to 32 pe ople per sho t (*), so it w ill hel p you take perf ect group shots too . It will aut omatical ly release t he shutter when peo ple are smil ing, or ...

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    16 The Opt io P70 ha s a shake reduction function to reduce camera s hake during m ovie reco rding (p.12 2). It also su pports the 1280×720 HDTV image form at so you can view your recordin gs as stunning wid e-screen movie s. The Opti o P70 has a v ariety of funct ions to let you enjo y playing back an d editing images without having to connec t t ...

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    17 Items marke d with an asterisk (*) are als o available as optional access ories. The battery charger and AC plug cord are only sold as a set (Battery Charg er Kit K-BC88). For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Access ories” (p.235). Checking t he Contents of the Pack age Camera Opti o P7 0 Strap O-ST51 (*) Software (CD-ROM) S-SW ...

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    18 Front Back Names of Parts Se lf-t im er la mp Microphone Lens Speaker Flash Battery/Card cover Tripod socke t PC/AV terminal Display Power switch Shutter release b utton Strap lug ...

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    19 Names of Operating Parts Refer to “Understanding the Button Functions” (p.50 - p.53) for an explanation of the function of each button. Shutter release button 4 / W button 3 button Four-way controller Green/ i b utton Zoom lever Q button Power switch I button ...

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    20 The disp lay sho ws informat ion such as the shoo ting cond itions in the captur e mode. The di splay ch anges in th e following sequence each time you pr ess the 4 / W b utton: “Norm al Display”, “Hi stogram + Info” and “No Info”. Monitor Indications Display i n A Mode When the shoot ing mode is set to 9 (Green) mode, the m onitor d ...

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    21 Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode *F o r 3 , M appea rs if the s hutter rele ase button is pressed halfway when [Pixel Tra ck SR] in the [ A Re c. Mode] menu is set to [ Auto]. l appears when [Pixel Track SR] is set to [Of f]. * 4 and 5 appear only w hen th e shutt er relea se butto n is pre ssed ha lfway. * Fo r 8, when the focu s mo ...

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    22 Histogram + In fo/No Info Displa y in Still Picture Captu re Mode A1 to A17 and B1 appear w hen “Histogram + Info ” is selected. Only B1 appears when “No In fo” is se lected. * Fo r A3, M appears if the shutter release b utton is pr essed halfw ay when [Pixel Tra ck SR] in the [ A Re c. Mode] menu is set to [ Auto]. l appears when [Pixel ...

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    23 The disp lay sho ws the sho oting info rmation of the image in the play back mode. Th e displa y change s in the fo llowing s equence eac h time y ou press th e 4 / W button: “Nor mal Display ”, “Histogram + I nfo” and “No Info”. Display i n Q Mode OK OK OK F3.5 F 3 . 5 1/250 1 / 2 5 0 F3.5 1/250 100 1 0 0 - 0038 0 0 3 8 100 - 0038 1 ...

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    24 Normal Display /Histogram + In fo Display in Playb ack Mode (All of the display items are displayed here for explanato ry purposes.) The disp lay sho ws informat ion such as the shoo ting cond itions. A1 to A11 appe ar when “ Normal Displ ay ” or “Histog ram + Info ” is sele cted. B1 to B7 appe ar only when “Hi stogram + Info ” is se ...

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    25 A guide fo r each av ailable butto n operatio n appears as follow s on the display during o peration. A histogram sh ows the brightnes s distributi on of an image. T he horizo ntal axis repres ents brig htness (da rk at the left a nd bright a t the right ) and the ve rtical axi s represents the numb er of pixe ls. The shap e of the hi stogram be ...

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    26 When the image is too dark, the part to the left is c ut off (dark portions) and wh en the ima ge is too bri ght, the pa rt to the rig ht is cut off (bright portions ). Understanding Contrast The graph pea ks gradual ly for images in which contra st is balanced. The graph pea ks on both sides bu t sinks in th e middle for i mages with a large di ...

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    1 Getting Started Attaching th e Strap .................. .............. ... 28 Powering the Camera .............. .............. ... 29 Installing the SD Memory Card ............. ... 35 Turning the Camera On and Off .............. 39 Initial Se ttings ............ .............. ................. 41 ...

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    28 1 Getting Started Attaching the Strap Attach the strap (O-S T51) suppl ied with the camera. 1 Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug. 2 Pass the other end of the s trap through the loop and pull tight. 2 1 ...

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    29 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camer a Use the s upplied b attery cha rger (D-BC88 ) to charge the suppl ied rechargea ble lithi um-ion batter y (D-LI88) before using it in the c amera for the firs t time or afte r a long pe riod of non-us e, or when t he [Battery depleted ] message a ppears. Note: AC plu g cord “List ed, Type SPT-2 or NISPT- ...

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    30 1 Getting Started Use the rech argeable li thium-ion battery D-LI88 that is provided with the camera. Charge the batte ry before u sing it in th e camera for t he first time. 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Slid e th e batt ery/ card c over towa rd the lens ( 1 ). • Do not use the supplied battery char ger (D-BC88) to charge ba tteries other ...

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    31 1 Getting Started 2 Press t he battery lock lev er in the d irection of 2 and insert the battery so that the PENTAX logo is facing towa rd the scre en displa y. Match the marks o n the batteri es to the marks inside the battery compa rtment an d push the bat tery in until it is lo cked in plac e. 3 Close th e battery /card cove r. Close th e bat ...

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    32 1 Getting Started • Image Storage Capacity , Movie Rec ording Time, Sound Reco rdin g Time , and Play back T ime (at 23 ° C with the display on and the battery fully charged) *1 Recor ding cap acity show s the app roximat e numbe r of shots re corded during C IPA-com pliant testing (with di splay on, flash used for 50% of the shots, an d 23 d ...

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    33 1 Getting Started Use of the optional AC adapte r kit (K-AC88) i s recommen ded if yo u intend to use the c amera for a l ong time o r connect it to a comp uter. 1 Make su re that the c amera is t urned off an d open the battery /card cove r. 2 Remove the battery . Refer to p. 30 - p.31 on how to open/cl ose the bat tery/card co ver and remov e ...

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    34 1 Getting Started 6 Conn ect t he DC t erm inal o f the A C adap ter t o the D C terminal of the DC coupler. 7 Connect t he AC plu g cord to th e AC adapt er. 8 Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet. • M ake sure that the camera is turned off before connect ing or disconnecting the A C adapter. • M ake sure that the AC plug co rd and t ...

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    35 1 Getting Started Instal ling the SD Memory Card This camera uses either an SD Memory Card or an SDHC Memo ry Card. (Both card s are referred to as SD Memory Cards h ereafter.) Capture d images and soun d files are s aved on t he SD Me mory Card i f a card is inserted in the cam era. They are sav ed in the bu ilt-in memory if a card is not inse ...

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    36 1 Getting Started 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Slid e th e batt ery/ card c over towa rd the lens ( 1 ). 2 Insert the SD Me mory Card into the SD Me mory Card socket so that the lab el is facing tow ard the front of the camera (the side with the lens). Push the ca rd in all the way . Data may not be re corded co rrectly if the card is not i ...

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    37 1 Getting Started Precautio ns When Using an SD Memor y Card • T he SD Memory Card is equipped with a write- protect switch. S etting the switch to LOCK prevents new data from being recorded on the card, the stored data from being delet ed, and the card from being formatted by the camera or computer. r appears on t he display when the car d is ...

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    38 1 Getting Started The siz es of the r ecorded imag es differ depending on the numb er of recorded pixels of th e images, s o the number of images th at will be saved o n an SD Memory Card also differs. Choose the ap propriate nu mber of recorde d pixels for stil l pictures on the [ A Rec. Mode ] menu. Choose th e appropria te numbe r of recorde ...

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    39 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on a nd the display turns on. When you turn the cam era on, the lens cove r opens and the lens extend s. If the [Langu age/ ] screen or [D ate Adjust] sc reen appea rs when you tu rn the ca mera on, follo w the pr ocedur e on p.41 to set the dis play lan ...

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    40 1 Getting Started Use th is mode when you w ant to pl ay back im ages or s ound files straighta way with out taking an y more pi ctures. 1 Press the power switch while holding down the Q button. The disp lay turns on with the lens re tracted an d the camer a turns on in the play back mod e. Starting-up in the Pla yback Mode To switch from the pl ...

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    41 1 Getting Started Initia l Settings The [Lan guage/ ] s creen appea rs when the camera is turned on for the first time. Perfor m the oper ations in “Setting the D isplay Lan guage” below to set the lan guage, an d in “Settin g the Date an d Time” (p.45 ) to set the c urrent date an d time. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose ...

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    42 1 Getting Started 2 Press t he 4 button. The [Initi al Setting] scr een appear s in the selected languag e. If the desired settings for [Hom etown] and [ DST] (Dayligh t Saving Time) appear, p ress the 4 button ag ain to display the [Date Adjust] screen. Go to “Setting th e Date and Tim e” (p.45) . Go to Step 3 in “To Set Hometown and DST? ...

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    43 1 Getting Started If you accident ally select another language and g o to the next procedu re, perform the fo llowing operation to set the language back. When Ano ther L anguage Ha s Been In adverte ntly Sel ected 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select th e language and press the 4 button. The ...

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    44 1 Getting Started 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Ho metown ]. 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [Hom etown] scr een appear s. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the city. 6 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The fram e mo ves to [DST] (Daylight Saving Time). 7 Use the four-way controlle ...

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    45 1 Getting Started Set the cu rrent date a nd time a nd the dis play style . 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). Th e fram e mo ve s to [m m/ dd/y y]. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se the date an d time display st yle. Choose from [mm/ dd/yy], [dd /mm/yy] or [yy/mm /dd]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The frame mov ...

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    46 1 Getting Started 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the month. Change the day a nd yea r in the same manner . Next, ch ange the tim e. If you sel ected [12h] in Step 4, the settin g switch es betwee n am and pm corres ponding t o the time. 9 Press t he 4 button. Thi s confi rms the date and t ime. Nex t, spec ify t he Verti cal Sn a ...

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    47 1 Getting Started When the [Initial Setting] or [ Date Adjust] screen is displayed, you can cancel the setting oper ation and switch to t he capture mode by pressing the 3 button. In this case, the [Initial Setting] scree n will appear next time you turn the camer a on. [Language/ ], [Date], [Time], [Hometown], [DST], and [Vertical Snap] can be ...

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    Memo 48 ...

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    2 Common Operations Understanding the Button Functions ..... 50 Setting the Came ra Functions ................. 55 ...

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    50 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Understanding the Button Function s 1 Power sw itch Turns the ca mera on a nd off (p.39). 2 Zoom lever Chang es the captu red area (p. 76). 3 Shutter rel ease button Focuses the camera on the subjec t when pressed halfway in Still Picture Ca pture Mode (except in 3 , s and m odes). Takes th e still picture w hen pressed ...

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    51 2 Com mon Oper ati ons 5 Q button Switches to t he Q mode (p.54). 6 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) Change s the drive mo de (p.91, p.92 ). ( 3 ) Displays t he Captur e Mode Palett e (p.67). ( 4 ) Change s the flash mo de (p.99 ). ( 5 ) Change s the focus m ode (p.101 ). ( 23 ) Adjusts in mode (p.102). 7 4 / W button Chang es the inform ation on ...

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    52 2 Com mon Oper ati ons 1 Power sw itch Turns the ca mera on a nd off (p.39). 2 Zoom lever Turn to the left ( f ) during single-imag e display to change to four-image display. Changes to nine-image disp lay when turned to the left again. Returns to the previous display when turned to the right ( y ) (p.128 ). Enlarges the imag e when t urned to t ...

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    53 2 Com mon Oper ati ons 5 Q button Switches to A mode ( p.54). 6 Four-way con troller ( 2 ) P lays bac k and paus es a movi e or soun d file (p.1 27, p.18 0). ( 3 ) Displays the Pla yback M ode Pa lette (p. 132). Stop s a movie or sound fi le durin g playba ck (p.1 27, p. 180). ( 45 ) Displays th e pre vious or next image or sound file du ring si ...

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    54 2 Com mon Oper ati ons In th is manu al, the ca pture m ode, s uch as f or taking still pict ures, is referred to as “ A mode” (the c aptur e mode ). The p lay back mod e, such as for display ing c aptured images on the display, is refer red to a s “ Q mod e” (the playba ck mo de). In Q mode, yo u can p erf orm si mple edi ting oper atio ...

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    55 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Setting the Camera Fun ctions To chang e the cam era settings , press th e 3 button to display the [ A Rec. Mode] me nu or [ W Setting] m enu. Men us for pla ying back and editing images a nd sound files are dis played from the Playb ack Mode Palette. Press t he 3 button i n A mode to disp lay th e [ A Rec. Mode] menu. Pre ...

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    56 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Available button operations a ppear on the display during menu operation. MENU SHUTTER MENU MENU OK 02/02/2009 0 2 / 0 2 / 2 0 0 9 02/02/2009 14:25 1 4 : 2 5 14:25 100 1 0 0 - 0038 0038 100 - 0038 02/02/2009 0 2 / 0 2 / 2 0 0 9 02/02/2009 14:25 1 4 : 2 5 14:25 100 1 0 0 - 0038 0038 100 - 0038 14:25 1 4 : 2 5 14:25 38 3 8 3 ...

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    57 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Ex.) To set th e [Focusing Area] on the [ A Rec . Mode] menu 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The fram e mo ves to [Pixel T rack SR] . 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) three times. The f rame mov es to [F ocusin g Area] . 4 Press t he fou ...

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    58 2 Com mon Oper ati ons 6 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to capture statu s. When th e shutter rel ease button is pressed f ully, the pict ure is taken. 6 Press t he Q button. When t he [ A Rec. Mod e] menu is display ed from A mode, the setti ng is sav ed and th e camer a retu rns to pl ...

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    59 2 Com mon Oper ati ons This dis plays t he items tha t can be s et with the menus an d provide s descrip tions of each i tem. See the list of defa ult setting s in the Appendi x “Defaul t Settings” (p.229 ) to decide whether you wa nt the settin gs saved when th e camera is turn ed off and whether you want the s ettings returned to the defau ...

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    60 2 Com mon Oper ati ons [ W Setting] Menu • Us e the 9 (Green) mode to enjoy easy picture-taking using s tandard settings, regardles s of the settings in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu (p.74). • A ssigning frequently used functions to the Green button enables you to go straight to the desired functio n (p.117). Item Descri ption Page Sound For adju ...

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    61 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Powe r Sav ing For setting the ti me until the camera enters power- saving mode p.195 Auto P ower Off For setting the ti me until the camera turns of f automatically p. 196 Reset For returni ng settin gs other than th e date and time, language, worl d time and vi deo out to the ir defaults p.198 Delete all images F or dele ...

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    Memo 62 ...

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    3 Taking Pictures Taking Still Pictures ............ .............. ........ 64 Setting the Shooting Functions ............ ... 99 Recording Movie s .......... .............. ........... 119 Saving the Settings (M emory) .... ........... 123 ...

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    64 3 Taking Pict ures Taking Still P ictur es The Opti o P70 featu res a wide range of sh ooting mode s and fun ctions to suit alm ost any subjec t or scene. This c hapter describ es how to take pictur es with th e most comm only used standard s ettings (the initia l factor y default settings ). 1 Press t he power switch. The cam era turns on and i ...

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    65 3 Taking Pict ures You can cha nge the cap tured area by turning the zoom lever to the left or right (p.76). Right ( x ) E nlarges the subject. Left ( w ) Widen s the ar ea that is capt ured by t he camer a. 3 Press t he shutter release button halfway. The foc us frame (or face rec ognition f rame) on the display turns g reen w hen the camer a f ...

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    66 3 Taking Pict ures The shut ter release button work s in a two-s tep action a s follows . Press ha lfway This refe rs to press ing the shu tter releas e button gentl y to the first positio n. This locks the focus s etting a nd the expo sure. The green fo cus frame li ghts on th e display w hen the shu tter releas e button is p ressed halfway a n ...

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    67 3 Taking Pict ures The imag e appears on the disp lay for one second (Ins tant Revie w) immedi ately after it is captu red. If the c amera de tects that the subject ’s eyes are closed w hile the Face Recogniti on (p.70) i s activated , the messag e [Closed eyes have b een detec ted.] appe ars for 3 sec onds (Blink Dete ction). The Op tio P 70 ...

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    68 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press t he 4 button. The shoot ing mode i s selected and the camer a return s to capt ure status . There are 24 availa ble shoo ting modes. Shoo ting Mode Description Page b Auto Pictu re Automat ically selects the bes t capture mode. p.72 R Progr am Used for basic sh ooting. Various f unctions can also be set with this mode ...

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    69 3 Taking Pict ures N Frame Composit e For captur ing images with a frame. Recorded pixels is f ixed to h (2048×1536). p.89 B Party For capturing images at parties or in dim l ight. Increa ses ISO and clarit y. p.87 V Natural Skin Tone For images of people . Enhances skin ton es while smoothin g blemishes. p.82 U Candlelight For captur ing scene ...

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    70 3 Taking Pict ures With the O ptio P70, the Face Recognitio n funct ion is avai lable with all shoo ting mode s. When t he camera dete cts a person’ s face in the image, the Face Recogn ition funct ion displays a yellow face recognition fram e around the face on the di splay s creen, sets t he focus (Face Reco gnit ion AF) and co mpensa tes t ...

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    71 3 Taking Pict ures An icon i ndicatin g either Fa ce Priority O n or Smile Capture app ears on the disp lay. (The icon does not appear w hen the F ace Recog nition funct ion is not ac tivated. ) • T he Face Recognition function cannot be set to off in b (Auto Picture), B (Night Scene Portrait), C (Half-length Portrait), P (Portrait), R (Ki ds) ...

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    72 3 Taking Pict ures In b (Auto Pict ure) mode, th e camera automatical ly selects the most appropria te mode dependi ng on the situation s and subjects. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select b . 3 Press t he 4 button. The b (Au to Picture) mode is ...

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    73 3 Taking Pict ures In R (Program) mode, the c amera autom aticall y sets the shutter s peed and apert ure for taki ng still pictures. However, you can sel ect other funct ions such a s the fla sh mode and recorded p ixels. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 234 ...

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    74 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press t he 4 button. The R (P rogram) mod e is selected an d the camer a return s to capt ure status . When th e camera re cognize s a person’s face, the Face Recognition functi on is activat ed and the fac e recognit ion frame appears (p.70). 4 Set the funct ions you want to change. Refer to “Setting the Shooting Functi ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 77

    75 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The came ra switc hes to 9 m ode. Press the Green button aga in to return t o the stat us befo re 9 mode was se lected . When th e camera re cognize s a person’s face, the Face Recognition functi on is activat ed and the fac e recognit ion frame app ears (p.70 ). 2 Press t he shutter rele ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 78

    76 3 Taking Pict ures You can u se the zo om to chang e the cap tured area. 1 Turn the zoom lever in A mode. Right ( x ) E nlarges the subject. Left ( w ) Widen s the ar ea that is capt ured by t he camer a. When y ou co ntinue to turn to t he right ( x ), the camera a utomatically switc hes from optical zoom to Intelligent Zoom. Once the l ever is ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 79

    77 3 Taking Pict ures Recorded pix els and the m aximum zoom ratio The digi tal zoom is set to O (On) in th e default settings. To take pic tures using onl y the optica l zoom and Intelli gent Zoom, s et the digital zoom to P (Off). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 80

    78 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). O (On) Uses Digital Zoom P (Off) Uses only opti cal zoom an d Intelligent Zo om The setti ng is saved. 4 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns to ca ptur e stat us. Vertical S nap lets y ou hold t he camera vertically like a cel lphone an d take pictur es u ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 81

    79 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Turn the camera clo ckwise and hold it in the vertical position. In Vertical Snap mode, e verything is displaye d vertical ly on the displ ay. When th e camera re cognizes a pe rson’s face, the Face Recognition functi on is activat ed and the fac e recognitio n frame appears (p.70). 4 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 82

    80 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Ver tical Snap] . 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [Ver tical Snap] scre en appear s. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [On] or [ Cancel]. On Enab les Vertica l Snap shoo ting. Cance l ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 83

    81 3 Taking Pict ures You can choose settings appropriate fo r taking pictures of dark s cenes, such as nightsc apes. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select A , B , c , S or U . 3 Press t he 4 button. The shoot ing mode i s selected and the camer a r ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 84

    82 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. The foc us frame on the disp lay turns green wh en the ca mera foc uses on the sub ject at the cor rect distan ce. 5 Press t he shutter release b utton fu lly. The pictur e is taken. C (Half -length Po rtrait), P (Por trait) an d V (Natura l Skin T one) m odes a re suita ble for t ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 85

    83 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select C , P or V and pr ess the 4 button. The shoot ing mode i s selected and the camer a return s to capt ure status . When th e camera re cognize s a person’s face, the Face Recognition functi ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 86

    84 3 Taking Pict ures R (Kids) mo de is su itable for taking pi ctures of moving c hildren. It also reprod uces health y and brig ht skin tone . Face R ecognition f unction (p.70) operates auto maticall y for this mode, maki ng it eas ier to emphas ize the subj ect’s face when tak ing pictures . 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 87

    85 3 Taking Pict ures Use this mode to k eep your moving pet i n focus wh ile you t ake the pictur e and capt ure the colo r of your pet ’s coat. C hoose the a ppropriate icon de pending o n what colo r your pet is (closer to black or white or in betwee n). 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 88

    86 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. The foc us frame on the disp lay turns green wh en the ca mera foc uses on the sub ject at the cor rect distan ce. The foc us frame follows the subject w hile the s hutter re lease but ton is presse d halfway. 7 Press t he shutter release b utton fu lly. The pictur e is taken. 1 P ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 89

    87 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. The foc us frame on the disp lay turns green wh en the ca mera foc uses on the sub ject at the cor rect distan ce. When Sport mode is s elected, the focus frame follows the subject while the shu tter release butt on is pressed halfwa y. 5 Press t he shutter release b utton fu lly. ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 90

    88 3 Taking Pict ures This mo de allows yo u to take c lear picture s of written tex t. This is conven ient for ca pturing a d igital copy of an importa nt docum ent or enhanci ng legibi lity of s mall prin t. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select c ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 91

    89 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he 4 button. The desi red text mode is selecte d and the camer a return s to capt ure status . When th e camera re cognize s a person’s face, the Face Recognition functi on is activat ed and the fac e recognit ion frame appears (p.70). 6 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. The foc us frame on the disp lay ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 92

    90 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the frame yo u want to use. 4 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). The sele cted frame appears i n single-i mage display. You can choose an other fr ame usin g either of the follo wing operat ions. 5 Press t he 4 button. The frame appears on the displa y. When th e camera re ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 93

    91 3 Taking Pict ures In Self-tim er mode, the p icture is taken ten secon ds or two seco nds after the sh utte r rel ease b utto n is pr essed. Stabilize the camera with a tripod or other support when taking a picture with the self -time r. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) i n A mode. Optional F rames The optional frames ar e stored in the ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 94

    92 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Use the four-way controller ( 453 ) to s ele ct g or Z and press the 4 button. The came ra is ready to t ake the pict ure using the se lf-time r. When th e camera re cognize s a person’s face, the Face Recognition functi on is activat ed and the fac e recognit ion frame app ears (p.70 ). 3 Press t he shutter release b utto ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 95

    93 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select j or K and pr ess the 4 button. The came ra is rea dy to take a ser ies of pic tures . 3 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. The foc us frame on the disp lay turns green wh en the ca mera foc uses on the sub ject at the ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 96

    94 3 Taking Pict ures In X (Dig ital Wide) mode, yo u can stitch two cap tured images into a single frame up to approx. 21 m m coverage (35 mm film equivale nt). 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) in A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select X . 3 Press the 4 button. The came ra enters the X ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 97

    95 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. The foc us frame on the disp lay turns green wh en the ca mera foc uses on the sub ject at the cor rect distan ce. 5 Press t he shutter release button fully. The f irst ca ptur ed im age is tempo rari ly saved, and the shoo ting scre en for the second i mage is dis played. 6 Take ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 98

    96 3 Taking Pict ures 1 When the shooting scree n for the second image is displayed in Step 5 on p.95, press the 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select an option and press the 4 button. In F (Digita l Panorama) m ode, you c an stitch two or three ca ptured frames to create a pan oramic p hotograph ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 99

    97 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press t he 4 button. The came ra enters the F mode and t he mes sage [Se t shift dire ction] is displa yed. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the directio n in which the images will be joined. The screen for taking the fir st frame is displaye d. When th e camera re cognize s a person’s face, the Face Recognit ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 100

    98 3 Taking Pict ures 8 Take th e third fra me. Repea t Steps 5 to 7 to take t he third frame . The panor ama stitch ing starts and a stitched image appea rs. The stitc hed image do es not app ear when the In stant Revi ew (p.67, p.113) is off. 1 After shooting the firs t frame in Step 6 on p.97 or second frame in Step 7, press the 4 button. A conf ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 101

    99 3 Taking Pict ures Setting the Shooting F unctions Selecting the Fla sh Mode , Auto The fl ash discharges aut omatically dep ending on the light conditi ons. a Flash Of f The flash doe s not dischar ge, regardless of the brightnes s. Use this mode to take pictur es where flash photograp hy is prohibite d. b Flash On The flas h discharges rega rd ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 102

    100 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 4 ) in A mode. The flash m ode chang es each tim e the button i s presse d. You can al so chang e the set ting us ing th e four -way co ntrol ler ( 23 ). 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to capture statu s. About the red-e ye phenome non Taking pictures ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 103

    101 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) in A mode. The focu s mode cha nges each t ime the button i s presse d. You can al so chang e the set ting us ing th e four -way co ntrol ler ( 23 ). 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to capture statu s. Selecting the Focus Mode = Standard Use this mo ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 104

    102 3 Taking Pict ures The pr ocedure fo r setting t he focus manually ( ) is describe d below. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) i n A mode. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 5 ) to select . 3 Press t he 4 button. The cent ral portion of the i mage is magn ified on t he di splay to fu ll sc reen . 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 23 ) ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 105

    103 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he 4 button. The focu s is fixed an d the camer a returns to cap ture stat us. After th e focus is f ixed, you can pres s the four- way cont roller ( 5 ) again to displa y the indicat or an d readjus t the f ocus. You can c hange the autofocus a rea (Focus ing Area). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 106

    104 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns to ca ptur e stat us. You ca n choo se fr om eigh t rec orded p ixels setti ngs fo r stil l pict ures . The lar ger your recorded pixels, the cl earer the detai ls will appe ar when you print yo ur picture. As th e quality of th e printed pic ture also depe nds on the ima ge qualit ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 107

    105 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Reco rded Pixels]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the number of r ecorded pixels. 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is sav ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 108

    106 3 Taking Pict ures You can a djust the overall b rightness of the pi cture. Use th is function to take pi ctures tha t are inten tionally overexpose d or under exposed. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [EV Compensati on]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 109

    107 3 Taking Pict ures You can t ake pictu res in na tural colo rs by adjus ting the whi te balanc e accordi ng to the l ight conditi ons at the time of sho oting. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [White Balance]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [Wh i ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 110

    108 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the sett ing. You can c heck the results of availabl e white balanc e setting s on the previe w image e ach ti me you pres s the fo ur-wa y cont rolle r ( 23 ). 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns to ca ptur e stat us. Refer ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 111

    109 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he 4 button. The set tin g is sav ed an d the sc reen r etur ns to th e [ A Rec. Mo de] menu . 5 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns to ca ptur e stat us. You can s et the are a of the scree n where the brightness is metered to determin e the exp osure. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 112

    110 3 Taking Pict ures You can s elect the s ensitivity to suit the brightness of the surro undings . 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Sensitivity]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. • W hen the shutter release button is pressed ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 113

    111 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the sensi tivity. 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns to ca ptur e stat us. This sp ecifies whether Blink Detection works w hen you u se the Face Reco gnit ion fu nctio n. Th e defa ult se ttin g is O (On). 1 Press t he 3 but ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 114

    112 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O (On) or P (Off). O (On) Bl ink Detect ion functio n works. P (Off) Blink Detect ion functio n does not work . The setti ng is saved. 4 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns to ca ptur e stat us. You can s et this func tion to cor rect for camera s hake during s hooting. If ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 115

    113 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns to ca ptur e stat us. Use t his se ttin g to s peci fy whe ther or no t an I nstan t Revi ew is displ aye d immedi ately after ima ges are shot. The default sett ing is [1se c.] (displays the imag e for 1 se cond). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 116

    114 3 Taking Pict ures You ca n give the im age sh arp or soft outli nes. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use th e four- way control ler ( 23 ) to select [Sharp ness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the shar pness level. F Soft G Normal H Sharp 4 Press t he 3 button. The setti ng is saved and t ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 117

    115 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the satu ration level. F Low G Normal H High 4 Press t he 3 button. The setti ng is saved and the came ra returns to capture statu s. You can s et the image contrast level. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 118

    116 3 Taking Pict ures You can ch oose whethe r to imprint th e date and/o r time when tak ing still pictur es. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec. M ode] appea rs. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Dat e Imprint]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to s ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 119

    117 3 Taking Pict ures Assign a function to the Gre en button and recall it quickly by simply pressin g the Green button. This is useful for goi ng straight to the setting screens of frequently used fun ctions. The follo wing fu nctions can be assi gned to the Green button : 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 120

    118 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose a function and press the 4 button. 5 Press t he 3 button. The sele cted functio n is assigne d to the Green button. 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The func tion assigne d to the Green bu tton is called u p. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the settings a nd pr ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 121

    119 3 Taking Pict ures Recording Movies This m ode en ables yo u to re cord m ovies. S ound is record ed at t he same t ime. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n A mode. The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select C (Movie). 3 Press t he 4 button. C (Movie) mo de is selec ted and the c amera ret urns ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 122

    120 3 Taking Pict ures You can cha nge the cap tured area by turning the zoom lever to the left or right. Right ( x ) E nlarges the subject. Left ( w ) Widen s the ar ea that is capt ured by t he camer a. 4 Press t he shutter release b utton fu lly. Recordi ng starts. You can continue r ecording until the built-in me mory or the SD Memor y Card is ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 123

    121 3 Taking Pict ures You can choos e the recorded pixel s and frame rate setting s for movies . The more p ixels there are , the cleare r the detail s and the bi gger the file size. Th e more frames per second , the bette r the quality of the movie , but the fi le size becomes la rger. * The frame rate (fps) indicates the number of frames per sec ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 124

    122 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the number of r ecorded pixels a nd frame rate. 7 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. 8 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amer a retur ns to ca ptur e stat us. In C (Movie) mo de, you can com pensate for cam era shake wh ile you are recording a movie with the Movie SR (Mov ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 125

    123 3 Taking Pict ures Saving the Settings (Memory) The Mem ory function is for savin g the current c amera settin gs when the camera is turned off. For some ca mera settin gs, the Memo ry function is alwa ys set to O (On) (the setti ngs are sav ed when the camera is t urned off), wh ile for others you can choose on or off (to choose wh ether the s ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 126

    124 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A Rec . Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Memor y]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [Me mory] scree n appears . 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose an item. 5 Use the four-way c ontroller ( 45 ) t o se lec t O (On) or P (Off). ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 127

    4 Playing Back and Deleting Images Playing Back Images ............... .............. . 126 Deleting Ima ges .................. .............. ...... 142 Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment .............. .............. .............. .............. ........... 1 51 ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 128

    126 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Playing Back Images 1 Press the Q button after taking a picture. The came ra enters the Q mode an d the image app ears on th e display. Displaying one image in fu ll in Q mode ( Q mode default settin g) is ca lled sing le-imag e display. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 45 ). The previo us or next image a ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 129

    127 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can play ba ck the m ovies yo u have ta ken. The sound is played back at the same time. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want to play back. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can be performed dur ing playba ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 130

    128 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can d isplay f our or nine thumbnails of capture d images at a time. 1 In Q mode, turn t he zoom lever to the left ( f ). The four -image disp lay appears showing a page cons isting of fo ur thumbna il images. Turn the zoom lever to the left ( f ) a gain to swi tch t o nine -imag e di splay. A page con si ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 131

    129 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s The icon s that appear on the images indicate the following: Press the 4 b utton to sw itch to sin gle-image display of the select ed image. Press the Q button to switch to A mode. In nine-i mage dis play, turn the zoom le ver to the left ( f ) to switch to folder display or calendar dis play. Press the Gre e ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 132

    130 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Calendar disp lay Recorde d image s and sound fi les are displaye d by date in cal endar for mat. The first ima ge record ed on a date is displaye d for that da te on the calend ar. O appe ars for da tes on whi ch a s ound file was the fi rst reco rde d file . Use the four-way con troller ( 2345 ) to move the ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 133

    131 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Recorded Pixels MENU Ca n c el Cancel OK OK OK 7 M OK MENU SHUTTER 02/02/2009 02/02/2009 02/02/2009 14:25 14:25 14:25 100 1 0 0 - 0038 0 0 3 8 100 - 0038 14:25 1 4 : 2 5 14:25 38 3 8 38 02/02/2009 0 2 / 0 2 / 2 0 0 9 02/02/2009 Sl id e sh ow Slideshow OK OK OK MENU Ca nc e l Cancel For continuously playing ba ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 134

    132 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Playback M ode Palette Playbac k Mode Description Page u Slid eshow For continuously playing b ack images. S creen or sound effects can be set. p.133 n Resize Changes Record ed Pixels and Qual ity Level to make the file size sma ller. p.154 o Cropping For c ropping images to the size you like. Saved as a new ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 135

    133 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can p lay back re corded im ages one aft er another. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image to start the slideshow with. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select u (Slideshow). 4 ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 136

    134 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You ca n set the pl ayback inter val a nd also a scre en eff ect a nd soun d effect fo r when on e image cha nges to th e next. 1 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Interval] in Step 5 o n p.133. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 3 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 137

    135 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can s elect yo ur favorite s hots from the images y ou have captured and regis ter them i n the FAVORI TE folder for easy playb ack later. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the image to be re gistere d as a favorit e. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ac ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 138

    136 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select A (Favorites) . 4 Press t he 4 button. The scre en for se lecting [Play back Fa vorites] or [R egister as F avorite] a ppears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Registe r as Favor ite]. 6 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [Regist er this ima ge as ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 139

    137 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Use this procedure to play b ack the ima ges you hav e register ed in the FAVORITE folder. As wel l as viewing images o ne at a tim e, you can al so view t hem using 4 -image or 9 -image di splay o r as a sli deshow. 1 Select [P layback Fav orites] in S tep 5 on p.136. The first reg istered im age appea rs. 2 ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 140

    138 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 1 Press t he Q button after ta king a picture. The ima ge a ppears on the d isplay. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select s (Image Rotation) and pre ss the 4 button. The r otati on se lect ion scr een (0°, R ight 90° ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 141

    139 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You ca n magn ify an imag e up to ten t imes . 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). The image is magnified (× 1.1 to ×10). Continuing to turn the zoom l ever to the right ( y ) c hange s the magn ifica ti ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 142

    140 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can enjoy playing bac k images with the subject’s face s zoomed up simply by pressin g the I butt on (Face clo se-up play back) if the Face Recog nition functi on operate d when the i mages wer e taken. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify. 2 ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 143

    141 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s The follow ing operat ions can be perform ed during Fa ce close-up playback mode . 3 Press t he 4 button. The image retu rns to single-i mage display. Zoom l ever to the ri ght ( y ) Zooms up on the subject being display ed for face close-up playback at an eq ual or slightly larger magnif ication ratio. Zoom ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 144

    142 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Deleting Images Delete images and sound fil es with m istakes or that you do not want to keep. You can d elete a s ingle image or sound file. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image/sound file you want to delete. 2 Press t he i button. A confirmat ion screen appears. When ...

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    143 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Delete]. 4 Press t he 4 button. The image or sound file is deleted. If sound (voice mem o) has been re corded with an imag e (p.181), you can del ete the so und without deleting the image . 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the ...

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    144 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can d elete sev eral images /sound file s select ed from the four-/nine- image d isplay a t once . 1 In Q mode, turn t he zoom lever to the left ( f ) once or t wice. Four-im age displa y or Nine-ima ge display appears . 2 Press t he i button. P appears on the images and sound files . Deleting Selec ted I ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 147

    145 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the i mages and sound files that you want to delete and press the 4 button. O appear s on t he selec ted i mages and sound fil es. If you sel ect an imag e and tur n the zoom lever to the right ( y ), the select ed image app ears in single -image display a s lo ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 148

    146 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can d elete all the imag es and soun d files at once. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou pr ess t he 3 button in A mode, pr ess the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the four-way controll er ( 23 ) to select [Delete all images]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 149

    147 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 5 Press t he 4 button. All the images and s ound f iles are deleted. You can recover imag es or so und files that were ta ken with t his camera and then deleted. 1 After deleting a file, press the four-wa y controller ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to selec ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 150

    148 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 5 Press t he 4 button. The fi les are re cover ed. You can p rotect sto red image s and so und files from being a ccidenta lly delet ed. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to protect. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appe ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 151

    149 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 6 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [Pro tect this ima ge/sound] appears. To protect another ima ge or sound file, use the fou r-way control ler ( 45 ) to select an other image or sound file. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protect ]. 8 Press t he 4 button. The sele cted image or sound file is ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 152

    150 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protect ]. 4 Press t he 4 button. All the images and s ound f iles are protected . Protected images and s ound files will be deleted when the SD M emory Card is formatted (p.184). To cancel the Protect setting on all your images and sound files, select [Unprotec ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 153

    151 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By using th e supplied AV ca ble (I-AVC7), you can capture and play back images on equipmen t with a video IN j ack, such a s a TV. 1 Turn the AV device and camera off. 2 Connect the AV cable to the PC/AV ter minal of the camera. Conne ct the termina l of the AV cable wit ...

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    152 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 5 Turn the camera on. • I t is recom mended to use the optional AC adapter kit K-AC88 if you intend to use the c amera for a long time (p.33). • Depe nding on the country or regi on, images and sound f iles may fail to be played b ack if the video output format is set different f rom the one in use there. ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 155

    5 Editing and Printing Images Editing Image s ............... .............. ........... 154 Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) ...... 168 Printing Using PictBridge ....... ............... 171 ...

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    154 5 Editing and Printing Images Edit ing I mag es By changi ng the size and quality of a selected image, you can make the file siz e smaller t han the ori ginal. You can use thi s function to continue taking pi ctures when the SD Memory Card or the built-i n memory is full , by mak ing the imag es smaller and overwr iting the original im ages to ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 157

    155 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or overwri ting the image ap pears. When t he sele cted image is protec ted, the res ized im age will b e saved as a new image witho ut the follo wing confi rmation dial og displa yed on the screen . 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Overwr ite] or [S av ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 158

    156 5 Editing and Printing Images 4 Press t he 4 button. The cropp ing screen appears. The la rgest size of cro pped ima ge is sho wn wi th a gree n frame on the screen . The croppe d image cannot be l arger than this croppi ng frame size. 5 Choose the c ropping area. The follo wing operat ions move the green frame and set the area for cropping on ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 159

    157 5 Editing and Printing Images 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select P ( Digit al Filter). 4 Press t he 4 button. The digit al filter select ion screen appears. ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 160

    158 5 Editing and Printing Images 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Overwr ite] or [S ave as]. 8 Press t he 4 button. The image s process ed with the filter are saved. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose a digital filter type. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the effect. The col or filter changes in the f ollo ...

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    159 5 Editing and Printing Images 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o choose a digital filter you want to use. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the effec t. The bright ness inc reases ea ch time you press the f our-way controller ( 5 ) an d decreas es each tim e you press t he four- way controlle r ( 4 ). 7 Press t he 4 button. A ...

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    160 5 Editing and Printing Images You can c orrect im ages where the flash has caused the subjec t to appear w ith red eyes . 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to correct. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to sel ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 163

    161 5 Editing and Printing Images This func tion lets you add a dec orative fram e to still pictures. There are 90 frames already stored in the camera. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image to which you want to add a frame. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 164

    162 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Turn the zoom lever to the right ( y ). The sele cted frame appears i n single-i mage display. You can choose an other fr ame usin g either of the follo wing operat ions. 7 Press t he 4 button. The frame position and si ze adjust ment screen appear s. You can adj ust the imag e using either of the following o per ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 165

    163 5 Editing and Printing Images Optional F rames The optional frames ar e stored in the built-in m emory in the Optio P70. These optional frames are deleted if the files on the built-in memory are deleted with a computer or the built-in memory is f ormatted. To reload the optional frames into the built-in memory, copy the files from the CD-ROM (S ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 166

    164 5 Editing and Printing Images The frames downloade d from the PENTAX web site or other sou rce can be used for adding a frame to pictures. You can se lect a fr ame from the rec orded mov ie to save as a still pic ture or divid e a movi e into two. 1 Enter the Q mode and use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want to edit. 2 ...

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    165 5 Editing and Printing Images 5 Select [Sav e as Still Image] on the movie edit selection screen. 6 Press t he 4 button. The scr een appe ars for s electing a frame t o be sav ed as a s till pictu re. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose the frame yo u want to save. 2 Plays or pau ses the m ovie 3 Stops the m ovie and returns to th ...

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    166 5 Editing and Printing Images 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Divide]. 10 Press t he 4 button. The movie is divided a t the specified position, the t wo portions are saved as ne w files, an d the origina l one is delete d. You can copy i mages and sound f iles from the built -in memo ry to the SD Memory Card and vice versa. Th i ...

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    167 5 Editing and Printing Images All the im ages an d sound file s in the b uilt-in me mory are copied to the SD Memory Card at once. Before copying th e images, m ake sure tha t there is enough sp ace on the SD Memory Card . 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ 2}{ ]. 5 Press t he 4 button. All the images and s ound f iles are copied. ...

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    168 5 Editing and Printing Images Setting the Printing Se rvice (DPOF) DPOF (Dig ital Print Order Fo rmat) is the f ormat for stori ng print ord er data on still p ictures ca ptured w ith a digi tal camera. Once the print order data hav e been st ored, the pi ctures can be printed accordin g to the DPOF se ttin gs usi ng a DPOF -com patib le pr int ...

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    169 5 Editing and Printing Images 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Single Image ]. 5 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [DPOF se tting for this ima ge] appea rs. To make DPOF settings f or another image, use the fou r-way co ntroller ( 45 ) to s elect an other im age. If DP OF set tings have al read y been made for an imag e, th e pre ...

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    170 5 Editing and Printing Images When you c hoose the nu mber of copies and whether or not to insert the date, the settings are applied t o all the i mages store d in the c amera. 1 Select [All Images] in Ste p 4 on p.169. 2 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [DPOF se tting for all imag es] appea rs. 3 Choose the numb er of copies and whether to in ...

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    171 5 Editing and Printing Images Printing Using PictBridge By c onnecti ng the c amera t o a p rinter th at suppo rts Pict Bridge using th e USB cable ( I-USB7 ) provid ed, you c an prin t images dire ctly from th e camera with out using a compu ter. Con nect the c amer a to the pr inter and select the ima ges you want to print an d the nu mber o ...

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    172 5 Editing and Printing Images 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [PictBridge]. 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. 1 Turn off the cam era. 2 Connect t he camera to the printer using the USB ca ble. 3 Turn on the printer . 4 When the printer is ready to p ...

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    173 5 Editing and Printing Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to sel ect [ Singl e Image]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng screen appears. 3 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) to ch oose t he im age to print. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choose the number of copies. You can prin t up ...

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    174 5 Editing and Printing Images 8 Select [P aper Si ze] and press th e four-way controller ( 5 ). The [Pape r Size] screen appears. 9 Use the fou r-way contr olle r ( 2345 ) to choose the paper size. You can onl y choose the size that is support ed by your pr inter. 10 Press t he 4 button. The [Pape r Size] setting is saved, and the screen r etur ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 177

    175 5 Editing and Printing Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to sel ect [All Images]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng screen appears. 3 Choose the numb er of copies and whether to insert the da te or not. The numb er of copies an d date setting that you choos e apply t o all the images . Ref er ...

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    176 5 Editing and Printing Images 1 In the printing mode selection screen, use the four-way controlle r ( 23 ) to selec t [DPOF AUTOPRINT]. 2 Press t he 4 button. The DPOF settings yo u have mad e appear. Use the fo ur-way co ntroller ( 45 ) to check the num ber of copi es for each pict ure, w heth er to inse rt th e date or not , and the t otal nu ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 179

    6 Recording and Playing Back Sound Recording Sound (Voice Recording) .............. .............. .............. .............. ........... 1 78 Adding a Voice M emo to Images ........... 181 ...

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    178 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound Recording Sound (Voice Recording) You can re cord sou nd with the camera. The m icrophon e is locate d on the front o f the camera. When reco rding sound, aim the c amera at the sound s ource to obta in the bes t sound q uality. To use th e Voice Rec ording funct ion, ass ign it to the G reen butto n first. 1 ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 181

    179 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound 1 Press the Gr een button in A mode. The came ra enters the Voice Recor ding mode. The remain ing record able time and the reco rding time of the cur rent file app ear on the displa y. 1 Recordin g time 2 Remain ing record able time 2 Press t he shutter release button fully. Recording st arts. The self-ti mer ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 182

    180 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound You can p lay back the sound f iles you made in Voice Reco rding. 1 Press t he Q button. 2 Use the four-wa y controller ( 45 ) to choose the soun d file to play back. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. 1 Total file recording time 2 Playback time The following operat ions can be perfor ...

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    181 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound Adding a Voice Memo to Images You can a dd a voic e memo to your st ill pictu res. 1 Enter Q mode and use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the still picture to which you want to add a voice memo. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 3 Use the four-way contro ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 184

    182 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound 1 Enter Q mode and use the f our-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the still picture with the voi ce memo that you want to play back. U appears on images w ith voice me mos in sing le-image di splay. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ). Playbac k starts. The following operat ions can be perform ed during p ...

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    7 Setting s Camera Settings .................. .............. ...... 184 ...

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    184 7 Settings Camera Set tings Formattin g will delete all the da ta on the SD Mem ory Card. Be sure to us e this camera to format (initia lize) an SD Me mory Card that is unus ed or has been used on other cam eras or di gital devic es. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou pr ess t he 3 button in A mode, pr e ...

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    185 7 Settings 5 Press t he 4 button. For mattin g st arts . Whe n f orm atti ng is c omp lete d, t he c am era retu rns to A mode or Q mode. You can adjus t the volume of ope ration sound s and change the type of sound. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou pr ess t he 3 button in A mode, pr ess the four -way ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 188

    186 7 Settings 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Start-up Sound]. 5 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select the sound type. Choose from [1 ], [2], [3] o r [Off]. 7 Press t he 4 button. 8 Set [Shut ter Sound], [Opera tion Sound] and [Se lf-timer Sound] in the ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 189

    187 7 Settings 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). Th e fram e mo ve s to [m m/ dd/y y]. Depe ndin g on the i niti al set ting o r prev ious setting , [dd/mm/ yy] or [yy/m m/dd] may be displaye d. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se the date an d time display st yle. Choose from [mm/ dd/yy], [dd /mm/yy] or [yy/mm /dd]. 6 Press t h ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 190

    188 7 Settings 10 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The f rame mov es to one of the fo llo wing items de pending on the date st yle set in Step 5. Month for [mm/dd/y y] Day for [dd/mm/y y] Year for [yy/mm/dd] The follo wing operat ions and scr eens use [mm/d d/yy] as an exam ple. The ope rations are t he same e ven if anothe r date style has ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 191

    189 7 Settings The date and time selected in “Setting the Date and Time ” (p.45) and “Changi ng the Date and Time” (p.186) se rve as the W (Hometow n) date and t ime. By usin g the world time fun ction, yo u can disp lay the ti me in a city other than the Hometown ( X Destina tion). This is us eful when taki ng pictur es in a diff erent tim ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 192

    190 7 Settings 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [DST]. 8 Use the four-way c ontroller ( 45 ) t o se lec t O (On) or P (Off). Select O (On) if the D estina tion ci ty uses dayl ight savi ng tim e. 9 Press t he 4 button. The [Wo rld Time] setti ng is saved. 10 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amer a ret urns t o capt ure stat us with ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 193

    191 7 Settings 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select X (Destination) or W (Hometown). X Displ ays the tim e of the De stinati on city W Displ ays the time of t he Hometow n city 7 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. 8 Press t he 3 button twice. The ca mera retu rns to A mode or Q mode. When X (Des tination) is selected in St ep 6, ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 194

    192 7 Settings 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [Lan guage/ ] scre en appear s. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select the language. 5 Press t he 4 button. The menu s and mes sages are displayed in the se lected la nguage. You can cha nge the naming rul e of the folder fo r storing images . When the namin g rule is set to the ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 195

    193 7 Settings 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou pr ess t he 3 button in A mode, pr ess the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Folder Name]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [ ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 196

    194 7 Settings 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. You ca n adj ust th e brig htne ss of t he disp lay. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou pr ess t he 3 button in A mode, pr ess the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the fo ur-way controller ( 23 ) to selec t [Brightness Level]. 3 Use the four ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 197

    195 7 Settings You can s ave batte ry power by setting t he display to dim au tomatica lly when no operation is p erformed fo r a fixed time. A fter the power s aving function has been activate d, the displ ay returns to the ordinar y brightnes s by press ing any o f the butto ns. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. Wh ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 198

    196 7 Settings You can s et the ca mera to tur n off automati cally whe n no opera tion is performed for a fixe d time. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou pr ess t he 3 button in A mode, pr ess the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Auto Power Off]. 3 Press t ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 199

    197 7 Settings You can c hoose the s tart-up sc reen displ ayed when the came ra is turned on . You can c hoose any of the foll owing imag es as the s tart-up scr een: - The Guid e Disp lay St art-u p Scre en showi ng a gui de to t he shoo ting modes and button s - One of the 3 Optio logo s - One of yo ur own imag es (compati ble imag es only) 1 In ...

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    198 7 Settings You can re set the cam era settin gs to their de faults. Refer to “Default Settings” (p.229) for t he reset s ettings. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears. When y ou pr ess t he 3 button in A mode, pr ess the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to se lect [Re set] . ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 201

    8 Connecting to a Compu ter Setting Up Y our Computer ...... ............... 200 Connecting to a Windows PC ............... . 208 Connecting to a M acintosh .............. ...... 216 ...

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    200 8 Connecting to a Computer Setting Up Your C omputer By insta lling the software in cluded on the provi ded CD-RO M on your compute r and connec ting the camera to your com puter with th e USB cable, y ou can tra nsfer im ages and movies cap tured wi th your ca mera to the co mputer and then d isplay and manage t hem. This section explain s how ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 203

    201 8 Connecting to a Computer The followi ng system req uirements must be met for y ou to fully e njoy the images and movies captured with the ca mera on y our comp uter. * Operation is not guaranteed on all comput ers meeting the s ystem requirements. * The syst em requirements desc ribe the minimum env ironment for playing and editing movies. Sy ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 204

    202 8 Connecting to a Computer * Operation is not guaranteed on all comput ers meeting the s ystem requirements. Install the image viewing/m anaging/ editing softwa re (ACDSe e for PENTAX 3.0). 1 Turn your Windows PC on. 2 Insert t he provided CD- RO M into the CD-ROM drive. The lang uage select ion screen appears. Macinto sh OS Mac OS X (Ver.10.1. ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 205

    203 8 Connecting to a Computer 3 Choose a language from the displayed screen . The “ACDS ee for PENTAX 3.0” installat ion scr een app ears. 4 Click [Install]. The setu p screen ap pears. Follow the on-screen g uidance to input registr ation inform ation and inst all the softw are. If you are using Windows Vist a When the [AutoPlay] screen appea ...

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    204 8 Connecting to a Computer 5 Click [Finish]. “ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0” installation is complete. 6 Click [Exit] on the installation screen. The windo w is closed. 7 Reboot your Windows PC. Go to “Product Registration on the Internet ” (p.206). Install the im age viewing/m anaging so ftware (ACDSee 2 for Mac). 1 Turn your Macintos h on. 2 ...

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    205 8 Connecting to a Computer 5 Choose a language from the displayed screen . The “ACDSee 2 for Mac” in staller screen appear s. 6 Click [Install]. The setu p screen ap pears. Follow the on-screen g uidance to input registr ation inform ation and inst all the softw are. 7 When the sc reen shown on the right a ppears, cli ck [Yes] . 8 Click [Cl ...

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    206 8 Connecting to a Computer In order to better serve you, we requ est that you complete the product registrati on. If your computer is connected to the Internet, p lease cl ick [Produ ct Registrati on] on the s etup screen a fter the languag e selecti on scree n is disp layed. The w orld ma p scr een sh own on t he ri ght for Interne t Product R ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 209

    207 8 Connecting to a Computer 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [PC]. 6 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. Do not connect the camera to your computer while [PictBridge] is selected for the US B Connection mode. Go to the following pages depending on your c ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 210

    208 8 Connecting to a Computer Connecting to a Wi ndows PC Connect your cam era to the Windows PC using th e provid ed USB cable (I-USB7). 1 Turn your Windows PC on. 2 Turn your camer a off. 3 Connect you r camera to the Windows PC using the U SB cable. Conne ct the te rminal of th e AV ca ble with po inting tow ard the 4 on the PC/AV terminal on t ...

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    209 8 Connecting to a Computer Transfer t he images c aptured with the camera t o your Win dows PC. 5 Confirm that [Ac quire images from the device with ACDSee] is checked a nd click [ OK]. 6 Click [Nex t]. 7 Select an image to copy and click [Next]. 8 Specify [File names] and [Destina tion folder ], and click [Next]. The image s are copi ed to you ...

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    210 8 Connecting to a Computer 9 Click [Finish]. The “ACD See for PENTAX 3. 0” starts. 5 Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX 3.0] icon on the desktop. 6 Cli ck [My C omput er]. 7 Double-click [Removable Disk]. When the “D evice Dete ctor” screen does not app ear If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name appears instead ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 213

    211 8 Connecting to a Computer 8 Double-click the [DCIM] folder. Image s are stored in folders name d by the shooting date (“XXX_0202 ” for F ebruary 2. “XXX” is a three-digit number.). If [Stand ard] is selecte d for [Folder Nam e] in the [ W Setting] menu, a folder named “XXXPENTX” (X XX is a three-digit folder number ) is display ed ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 214

    212 8 Connecting to a Computer 1 Double-click the [Safely Remove Hardware ] icon in the task ba r. The “Saf ely Remove H ardwar e” screen app ears. 2 Select [USB Mass Storage D evice] and click [Stop]. The “Sto p a Hardware dev ice” scree n appears . 3 Select [USB Mass Stor age Device] and click [OK]. A messag e appears indicating tha t the ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 215

    213 8 Connecting to a Computer “ACDSee for PENTAX 3 .0” lets you v iew, edit, manage, sea rch for, share, an d print images. 1 Double-click the [ACDSee for PEN TAX 3.0] icon on the desktop. ACDSee s tarts and t he main brow ser window appears. A Menu bar Provides access to the va rious menu c ommand s. B Toolbar Provides quick acc ess to freque ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 216

    214 8 Connecting to a Computer D Preview pane Display s a preview of the image or media file currentl y select ed in the File Lis t pane. You can cha nge the si ze of the preview imag e or pla y back th e media fi le. E File List p ane Display s the con tents of th e selected f older or the resul ts of the m ost recent s earch (the file or folder t ...

  • Pentax P70 - page 217

    215 8 Connecting to a Computer The imag e is displa yed on th e “ACDSee Quick View” screen if you double-cli ck the image fil e directly from the bro wser without starting AC DSee. (You cannot play back or display the file with ACDSee Qu ick View even if you doubl e-click a m ovie or sou nd file.) You can a lso enla rge/reduce the disp lay size ...

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    216 8 Connecting to a Computer Connecting to a Macintosh Connect y our came ra to the Mac intosh usi ng the pro vided USB cabl e (I- USB7). 1 Turn your Macintos h on. 2 Turn your camer a off. 3 Connect your camera to the Macintosh using the USB cable. Conne ct the te rminal of th e AV ca ble with po inting tow ard the 4 on the PC/AV terminal on the ...

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    217 8 Connecting to a Computer Transfer t he images c aptured w ith the cam era to your Macintosh. 5 Spec ify a s ave l ocatio n, make sure that [Launch ACDSee] is checked, and click [ Download] . Afte r image s are co pied to yo ur Macint osh, the “AC DSee 2 for Mac” starts. 1 Drag [NO_NAME] on the deskto p to the trash. If the SD Memory Ca rd ...

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    218 8 Connecting to a Computer “ACDSee 2 for Mac” le ts you di splay an d manage im ages. 1 Double-click the [ACDSee] folder inside the [Applications] folder. 2 Double-click the [ACDSee 2 for Mac] icon. ACDSee s tarts and t he main brow ser window appears. A Menu bar Provides access to the va rious menu c ommand s. B Toolbar Provides quick acc ...

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    219 8 Connecting to a Computer E Favorit es pane You can a dd frequen tly used ite ms (folders, etc.). F File List pane Display s the con tents of th e selected f older or the resul ts of the m ost recent s earch (the file or folder that match es the searc h item). It is the only pane that always app ears in the brows er and it canno t be hidden or ...

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    9 Appendix Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode ......... .............. .............. .............. ...... 222 Messages . .............. .............. .............. ...... 224 Troubleshooting ......... .............. ............... 227 Default Set tings .......... .................. ........... 229 List of World Tim e Cities ........... ...

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    222 9 Appendix Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode Yes: Can be set. No: Cannot be set. b R 9 O A B P R V C C Face Priority On Yes Y es Yes Yes Y es Yes Yes Yes Smile Capture Face Priority Off No Yes Yes Yes Ye s No No Yes Blink Detection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Flas h Mode , (Auto) Yes Y es Yes Yes No Ye s Yes No a (Flash Off) Yes Y e ...

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    223 9 Appendix H I Q Y K B U c c S N W X F Page Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes F ace P riori ty On p.70 Smile Capt ure Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Face Priority Off Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N o No Blink Detection p.67 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes , (Auto) Flash Mode p.99 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes a (Flash Off) Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes b (Flash On) Yes ...

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    224 9 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the follo wing ma y appear on t he display duri ng camera o peration. Message Descri ption Batte ry depleted The battery is exha usted. Char ge the battery us ing the battery c harger ( p.29). Memory card full The SD Memory Card is fu ll and no more images can be saved. Insert a new S D Memory Card or d ele ...

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    225 9 Appendix Messag es such a s the follo wing may appear on th e displ ay when u sing the PictBri dge function . Protec ted The image or sound f ile you are trying t o delete is protected . Data being re corded Displayed when yo u try to switch to Q mode while a n image is still being r ecorded, or when the pro tect setting or DPOF settin g is b ...

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    226 9 Appendix Connect ion error Check print er Displayed when a PictBri dge connecti on fails. Printing Displayed when pri nting is being exec uted. Printing is completed. Conti nue printing? Displa yed when printing c ompletes. Print canc eled Displayed when printing is ca nceled. No image to be proc essed Displayed when there are no images to pr ...

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    227 9 Appendix Troublesh ooting Problem Cause Remedy The camera will not tur n on The batt ery is not installed Check if a batte ry is inst alled. If not, install a battery. The batte ry is installe d incorrectly Check ori entation of t he battery . Reinsert the batt ery accor ding to th e +- symbols in the batte ry compartment (p.30). The battery ...

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    228 9 Appendix The sub ject is not in focus The subj ect is difficul t to fo cus on with auto focus The camera may have di fficulty in focusin g on such subjects as: low contrast subj ects (a white wall, a blue sky, etc .), dark subjects, finely-p atterned objects, rapidly-moving objects. I t is also difficul t to get proper focu s when shooting th ...

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    229 9 Appendix Default Settings The table below lis ts the factory default set tings. The mean ing of the indicati ons for menu items wit h a defaul t setting is explain ed below. Last Memory Se tting Yes : The current setting (la st memory) is saved when the ca mera is turned of f. No : The setting returns to the defaul t setting when the camera i ...

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    230 9 Appendix Memory Face Priori ty P (Off) Yes Yes p.70 Flas h Mode O (On) Yes Yes p.99 Drive Mode P (O ff) Yes Yes p.91 p.92 Fo cus Mod e P (Off) Yes Yes p.101 Zoom P osition P (Off) Yes Yes p.76 MF Pos ition P (Off) Yes Yes p.102 White Bala nce P (Off) Yes Yes p.107 Sensitivity P (Of f) Yes Yes p.110 EV Co mpen satio n P (Off) Yes Yes p.106 AE ...

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    231 9 Appendix [ W Setting] Men u Items Item Default Se tting Last Memo ry Setti ng Reset Sett ing Page Sound Operation Vo lume 3 Yes Yes p.185 Playback Vo lume 3 Yes Yes Start-up Sound 1 Ye s Yes Shutter So und 1 Yes Yes Operation So und 1 Yes Yes Self-timer Sound 1 Yes Yes Date Adju st Date Sty le (dat e) According to initial setting Yes No p.45 ...

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    232 9 Appendix Playback M ode Palette Ite ms Item Defaul t Settin g Last Memo ry Setti ng Reset Sett ing Page Slid eshow Inter val 3 sec. Yes Yes p.133 Screen E ffect Wipe Yes Yes Sound Effe ct O (On) Yes Yes Resize Reco rded Pixels Dependin g on the pictur e taken — — p.154 Cropping Depe nding on the pictur e taken — — p.155 Image/S ound C ...

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    233 9 Appendix Key Oper ation Item Function Default Set ting Las t Mem ory Sett ing Reset Setti ng Page Q butt on Op eration Mode Q mode — — — Zoom lever Zoom Position Full wide -angle * No p.76 Four-way controll er 2 Drive Mo de 9 (Standard) * Yes p.91 p.92 3 Shooting Mode b (Auto Picture) Yes Yes p.67 4 Flash Mode , (Auto) * Yes p.99 5 Focu ...

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    234 9 Appendix List of World Time Cities City : indicates cities that can b e set as e ither the Initial Setting (p.41) or the W orld Time (p. 189). Video Out put Form at: indicates the vide o output f ormat of t he city set as the Initial S etting. Region City Video Output Format Region City Video Output Format North America Honolulu NTSC Africa/ ...

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    235 9 Appendix Optional Accessories A number of dedica ted access ories are ava ilable fo r this camera . Products marked with an asteri sk (*) are the same as those suppl ied with the cam era. Power supply Recha rgeable lithiu m-ion battery D -LI88 (*) Battery charger kit K -BC88 (*) (Battery charg er D-BC88, AC plug cord) AC adapter kit K-AC88 (A ...

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    236 9 Appendix Main Specifi cations Type Fully automatic compac t digital still camera with built-in zoom lens Number of Effect ive Pix els Approx. 12 megapixe ls Image S ensor 1/2. 3 inch CCD Number of Recorded Pixe ls Still D / E (4000 ×3000), 6 (3 072×2304) f (2592×1944 ), h (2048×1536) M (16:9) (1920×1080) , l (1024×7 68) m (640×4 80) * ...

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    237 9 Appendix Approxima te Image S torage Capac ity and Recording Ti me Still Pictures • The image storage capac ity is for ref erence only . The actual image storage capacity may vary dependin g on th e SD Memory Card and t he subj ect. Movie/So und • The above fig ures are based on ou r standard sho oting condi tions and may vary depending o ...

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    238 9 Appendix Intelli gent Z oom A pprox. 5 .2× a t 6 (3072×2 304), Appr ox. 25 .0× at m (640 ×480 ) (when combined with optical zoom) Digi tal Zoom Up to appro x. 6.3× ( combi nes wit h 4× optica l zoom to give zoom magnif ication equ ivalent to ap prox. 25.0× ) Motion Blur Reduction Still Pixel Track SR, Hi-sensitivity shake reduction mod ...

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    239 9 Appendix Built- in Flas h Modes Aut o, Flas h Off, Fl ash On, Auto + Red -eye, Fl ash On + Red-eye, Soft Fl ash Flash Range W ide-angl e: approx. 0. 2 m - 4.6 m (approx . 0.66 ft - 15 ft) (Sensitiv ity: in Aut o condition) Telephot o: approx. 0. 5 m - 2.1 m (approx . 1.64 ft - 6. 9 ft) (Sensitiv ity: in Aut o condition) Drive Mo des S ingle-f ...

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    240 9 Appendix WARRANTY POLICY All PENTAX cam eras purchased through authorized bona fide photographic distribution channels are guaranteed against def ects of material or workmanship for a period of twelve months from dat e of purchase. Service will be rendered, and defective parts will be replaced without cost to you within that period, provided ...

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    241 9 Appendix • T his warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • T he local warranty policies avai lable from PENT AX distributors in so me countries can supersed e this warranty policy. The refore, we recommend that yo u revi ew the war ranty c ard suppl ied with your pr oduct at the time of purchase, or con tact the ...

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    242 9 Appendix For customers in U SA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This de vice c omplies w ith Part 15 of the FC C Rules. Operation is sub ject to the fol lowing tw o condition s: (1) This dev ice may not c ause harmfu l interferen ce, and (2) this device must ac cept any int erference recei ved, includi ng interfer ence that may cause und esired op ...

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    243 9 Appendix Declar ation o f Conform ity According t o 47CFR, P arts 2 and 1 5 for Class B P ersonal Co mputer s and Per ipheral s We: PENTAX Ima ging Comp any A Division of PENT AX of Am erica, Inc. Located at: 600 12 Stre et, Suite 300 Golde n, Colora do 80401 U.S .A. Phone: 303-799-80 00 FAX: 303-790-11 31 Declar e under so le responsi bility ...

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    244 9 Appendix Information for Us ers on Collecti on and Disposal o f Old Equipment an d Used Batteries 1. I n th e Eu rope an U nion These s ymbols on the produc ts, packagi ng and/or accom panying d ocuments m ean that u sed electric al and electron ic equip ments and ba tteries shou ld not be mixed with general hou sehold was te. Used electrical ...

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    246 9 Appendix Index Symbols A Mode ............ .......... 12, 54 Q Mode .... ............. .... 12, 54 Q button ... ............. .... 51, 53 I button ........... .......... 50, 52 [ A Rec. Mode ] menu .......... ............. .. 59, 229 [ W Setting ] menu ..... .. 60, 231 9 Green Mod e . ............. ... 7 4 i Delete .... ............. 12 6, 14 ...

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    247 9 Appendix Candleli ght Mode .............. 8 1 Capture Mode Pale tte ....... 6 7 Center-w eighted meterin g M .................... . 109 Changing vo lume .... 180, 18 5 Charging a battery ............. 29 Checking th e Memory Card ................... ............. ... 39 City name .......... ............. . 234 Color extracti on filter ...... ...

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    248 9 Appendix I Image Recover y ............. . 147 Image Stora ge Capacity ..... .................... . 237 Infinity s .... ............. ........ 101 Info Display ........ ............. ... 2 2 Installing a battery ............. 3 0 Installing the Software ..... 20 2 Instant Re view ........... 67, 11 3 Intellig ent Zoom ................. 7 6 K ...

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    249 9 Appendix Recovering ima ges .. ........ 147 Red- eye Comp ensat ion ... 160 Red- eye re duct ion cd .. ... 9 9 Registeri ng menu ite ms .. . 11 7 Reset .... ................... ........ 198 Resize .. ................... ........ 154 Rotating ...... .................... . 138 S Saturation ................ ........ 114 Saving as stil l pictur e ...

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    Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensur e the best performanc e from your c amera, pl ease read t he Operating Manual b efore using t he camera . • Specifi cations and ex ternal dimens ions are subje ct to change withou t notice. 53467 Copyright © HOYA CORPORATION 2009 H02-200903 Pri nted in China HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imag ing Systems Div is ...

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