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  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 1

    Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the b est performanc e from your c amera, p lease read the Ope rating Manual befor e using the camera. Zoom l ever (p.4 5) Front Power switch, power indicator (green) (p.20 ) Flas h (p.56) Remo te control r eceiver (p.70) Shutte r release but ton (p.24) Lens Mic ropho ne (p. 30) Back Touch di splay (LCD mon ...

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    Simply press the Q button or 3 button, or touch the LCD monitor to set up and operate the camera. Use the touch dis play by directly touching the LCD monitor with your finger. It is recommended that you use the stylus when prec ise operations are required such as edi ting images after shooting. Touch This re fers to touchi ng the touch dis play wit ...

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    1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Overview of the Operatin g Manu al First, you should read the chapters “Getting Started” and “Cam era Features” while operating the Optio T20 to familiarize yourself with how the camera w orks. Refer to t he other chap ters as neces sary for inform ation on a dditional came ra fe atur es. This chapt er explains what you ne e ...

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    2 Thank yo u for purchas ing this PENTAX Dig ital Camera. Please r ead this manu al before us ing the camer a in order to get the m ost out of all the feat ures and f unct ions. Kee p thi s manu al s afe, as it can be a valu able t ool in he lping you to understa nd all the camera’s capabilities. Regarding copy rights Images taken usi ng the PENT ...

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    3 Contents Over view o f the Op eratin g Manua l ... ........ ......... ........ ......... ........ ........ ......... .... 1 Conte nts .... ........ ......... ........ ........ ......... ........ ......... ........ ........ ...... ........ ......... .... 3 USIN G YOU R CAME RA SAFE LY ........... ......... ........ ......... ........ ...... ...... ...

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    Contents 4 3 Taki ng Pict ures ........ .... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... . 34 Settin g the Shootin g Fun ctions ........ ........ ......... ........ ...... ........ ......... ........ ..... 34 Calling Up Fre quently Us ed Functions .............. ......... ........... ............. .... 3 6 Savin g the Curre nt Camer a Settings . ...

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    Contents 5 4 Pla ying B ack and E diting Imag es ......... ...... ....... . 74 Settin g the Playba ck Func tions ........ ........ ......... ..... ......... ........ ......... ........ ..... 74 Displaying Shooting I nformati on ....... ......... ........ ......... .......... ......... ......... 77 Playing Back Images, Movies , and Sound File s ... ...

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    Contents 6 5 Print ing Im ages ... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ....... . 112 Print ing wit h DPO F .. ........ ......... ........ ........ ......... ........ ......... ..... ......... ........ ... 112 App lying the DPOF Settin gs to Ea ch Im age.. ........ ........ ......... ........ ...... 1 12 App lying the DPOF Settin gs to Al ...

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    7 USING YOUR CAMERA SAFELY We ha ve paid close at tention to the safe ty of this p roduct. W hen us ing this produc t, we reques t your special attention rega rding item s marked w ith the following symbols. Warning • Do not att empt to take t he camera apar t or modify t he camera. High interna l voltages are present whi ch can produc e electric ...

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    8 Caution • Never tr y to disassem ble or shor t the battery. Also , do not disp ose of the b attery in fire, as it m ay explod e. • Do no t charge any batte ries oth er than rec hargeab le lithium -ion batte ry D-LI 8. Th e bat ter y coul d expl ode or cat ch f ire . • Do not plac e your finger on the flas h when it is dischargi ng as there ...

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    9 Warning • Do not use the pr oduc t at a volt age ot her th an the specif ied vol tag e. Use w ith a pow er sour ce or vol tage oth er than t hat design ed can cause a fire or elec trical shoc k. The specified voltage is 100 - 240V AC. • Do not di sassembl e or modify the pr oduct. Thi s can cause a fire or electrica l shoc k. • If the gene ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 12

    10 Care to be Taken During Handling • Take t he Wo rldwide Ser vice N etwork l isting that is incl uded in the package . This will be u seful if you exper ience prob lems abroad. • When th e camera ha s not been used for a long tim e, confirm tha t it is still work ing properly , particularly pr ior to taking im portant pictur es (such as at a ...

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    11 • The resp onse speed of the liquid crystal disp lay become s slow at low temp eratures. This is due to the prop erties of the liquid crystal and is not a fault. • Periodi c checks are re commend ed every 1 to 2 ye ars in order to mainta in high performan ce. • If t he came ra is s ubje cted to rapi d te mperat ure c hange s, co ndens atio ...

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    12 1 Getting Star ted 1 Gett ing Sta rted If anyt hing is missing or damage d, contac t your local authorized PENTAX dealer. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are als o available as optional accessorie s. For other optio nal accessorie s, refe r to “Op tional Accessories” (p.143). Checking th e Contents of th e Package Camera Optio T20 Strap O- ...

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    Attaching the Strap 13 1 Getting St arted Attach th e camera st rap as shown bel ow. 1 Pass the narrow end of t he strap ( 1 ) through th e strap lug on the camera. 2 Pass the other end of the st rap through the loop ( 1 ) and pull tight ( 2 ). Memo The stylu s can be attache d to the str ap for your conv enience, if ne cessary. Attachi ng the Stra ...

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    Installing the Ba ttery 14 1 Getting Star ted Use the bat tery charger to char ge the battery bef ore using it in the came ra for the fir st time, after a lon g period of non- use, or whe n the [Battery deplete d] mess age appe ars. 1 Connect the AC plug cord to the battery charger. 2 Plug the A C plug cord i nto a power out let. 3 Place the batter ...

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    Inst all ing the Batt ery 15 1 Getting St arted Caution • Do not use th e battery cha rger to charg e batteries ot her than the recharge able lithi um-ion bat tery D-LI 8, as t he charger may overh eat or become damag ed. • If the bat tery is i nserted correc tly but the charging indicator fa ils to light, the battery may be faulty or exh auste ...

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    Installing the Ba ttery 16 1 Getting Star ted Caution • This camera use s the rechargeable lit hium-ion batt ery D-LI 8. Use of any other ty pe of battery may damage the camera and c ause malfunction . • If the batt ery is incorrectly insert ed, malfunction may res ult. • Do not remove the battery while the camer a is turned on. • If the ca ...

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    Installing the SD Mem ory Card 17 1 Getting St arted This camer a uses an SD Memory Card. When an S D Memory Card i s instal led in the camera, captured im ages and soun d files are save d on the card. If a ca rd is no t installed , they a re save d in the built-in memory (p.20). Caution • Make sure the camer a is turned off bef ore inserting or ...

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    Installing the SD Mem ory Card 18 1 Getting Star ted Memo • The numbe r of pictures t hat can be st ored on an SD Memory Card wil l vary depending on the capacity of t he card and the image resolu tion and quality level selected (p.50, p.52). • The power indica tor blinks while the SD Memory Card is being acces sed (data is bei ng recorded or r ...

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    Installing the SD Mem ory Card 19 1 Getting St arted Precautions When Using an SD Memory Ca rd • The SD M emory Card is equi pped with a write-prot ect switch. S etting the swit ch to LOCK write -protects t he SD Memo ry Card. When t he SD Memor y Card is writ e- protected , th e exis ting da ta is pro tect ed, and the recordin g of new da ta and ...

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    Turning the Camera O n and Off 20 1 Getting Star ted 1 Press the power switch. The camera turns on and is ready to take pictures (Capture mode). If the Initial Setting screen appears when you turn the came ra on, follow the procedure on p.21 to make th e initial settings. 2 Press the power switch again. The camera turns off and the power indicator ...

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    Initial Settings 21 1 Getting St arted Set the language, time, and date before using the c amera for the first time. The Initia l Setting screen appears wh en the camera is tu rned on for th e first time. Perform the o perations below t o set t he langu age and the current date and time. 1 Touch [Lang uage/ ]. The Language/ screen appears. 2 Choose ...

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    Initial Settings 22 1 Getting Star ted 3 Touch [OK] . The Date Adjust screen appears. Caution If the 3 butto n is pressed without touching [OK] on the Initial Se tting screen, t he language will not be se t and the Date Adjust scree n appears. In this case, t he Initial Setting s creen will appear nex t time you turn the camera on. 4 Touch [Date St ...

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    Initial Settings 23 1 Getting St arted 8 Touch [Date]. The Date screen appears. 9 Touch the arrow ico ns ( su ) t o set the current date. 10 Touch [OK] . The setting is s aved and the scr een returns to the Date Adjust screen. 11 Touch [Time] . The Time sc reen appears. 12 Touch the arrow ico ns ( su ) t o set the time. 13 Touch [OK] . The setting ...

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    24 2 Camera Fea tures 2 Camera Featur es You can t ake beauti ful pi ctures b y simply c omposing y our pictur e and pressing the shutt er releas e button. To view and edit the pi ctures yo u have capture d, just touch t he LCD moni tor to perfor m the desi red oper ation. This secti on looks at the basi cs of how t o capture, play ba ck, and edi t ...

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    Enjoy Taking Pic tures 25 2 Camera Fea tures 4 Take th e Pictur e 5 Play Bac k the Images After th e shutter releas e button is pressed halfw ay (which lo cks in the focus ing point and exposure values), press it all t he way down to take a pic ture. The capt ured image appea rs on t he LCD monitor for one second (I nstant Revi ew) and is s aved. ? ...

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    Enjoy Taking Pictures 26 2 Camera Fea tures 6 Edit an Image Viewing Images on a T V The pict ures that you take ca n also be viewed on a TV or othe r AV equi pment so that ev eryone can enjoy t hem (p.8 7). You c an edit captur ed images (p. 94). You can ch ange th e size a nd quali ty level (p.94) , crop an image (p. 95), dr aw a pictur e (p. 96), ...

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    Enjoy Taking Pic tures 27 2 Camera Fea tures Tips on Taking Pictures Adjusting the S hooting Conditions You can ad just the sho oting cond itions based on your creativ e intent. • You can cha nge the re corded pixel s and quality leve l of the picture s dependi ng on how you intend to use th em (p.94). X 3 button J [Rec. Mode 1] J [ Recorde d Pix ...

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    Enjoy Record ing Movies 28 2 Camera Fea tures With t his camera, you c an rec ord mo vies ( 640×48 0 pix els at 30 fps) , wit h sound f or playback on a TV o r PC, to an SD Mem ory Card o r the built- in mem ory. Record ed movies c an easily be e dited with a vari ety of editing functions. • You can al so record m ovies at QVG A (320×24 0) size ...

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    Enjoy Recording Movies 29 2 Camera Fea tures 3 Play Bac k the Movie 4 Edit a M ovie After re cording a m ovie, press t he Q button to swit ch to Pla yback mode. The record ed movi e appear s on the LCD m onitor. In P laybac k mod e, you can reve rse pl ayba ck, pau se playback , adjust the vo lume, and rever se or forward pl ayback fra me by frame ...

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    Enjoy R ecording Sounds 30 2 Camera Fea tures You can re cord sounds to an SD Mem ory Card or the bu ilt-in mem ory. You can a dd an inde x during reco rding to he lp you quic kly find the section of so und yo u want to li sten t o. Yo u can a lso a dd voic e memo s to pi ctur es you have taken. 1 Switch to Voice Re cording Mode 2 Record S ounds En ...

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    Enjoy Reco rding Sounds 31 2 Camera Fea tures 3 Play Bac k the Sou nd Using the Index Fu nction for Quicker and Easier Playback Touch [In dex] on the LC D monitor during rec ording to add an index to the current sound file. By adding an index to a point in the so und file, you can quickly jump t o that positio n during playb ack at any time. • In ...

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    Enjoy Printing Images 32 2 Camera Fea tures After taki ng pictures and editing them , you can print them easily by usi ng DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) setti ngs. You can even pri nt them directly from the camera without a PC whe n using a PictBrid ge- comp atibl e pr inter . Yo u can then s har e pri nts w ith f rie nds an d fam ily o r keep t ...

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    Enjoy Pri nting Imag es 33 2 Camera Fea tures 3 Con nect t he Ca mera to a P rinte r 4 Print t he Images Conn ect the cam era to a printer t hat supports PictB ridge using the pr ovided US B cable. The settin gs for the numb er of copies and whether to su peri mpose the date c an al so be made o n the ca mera wh en printing even if no D POF print s ...

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    34 3 Taking Pic tures 3 Taking Pictur es In Capt ure mode, p ress the 3 button o r touch the LCD moni tor to disp lay th e shoot ing set tin gs. • On the [Capt ure Palett e], touc h an icon to d isplay the guide displ ay. To skip th e guide displa y, double- touch the ico n. • If you press the s hutter releas e button or no operation is perform ...

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    Setting t he Shoot ing Functi ons 35 3 Taking Pic tures Functions set with the [Capture Toolbar] Functions set with th e [Menu] Item Description Defau lt Setting Page Shoo ting Mode Sets the shoot ing mode according t o the shooting conditi on or your subject. A (Pro gram) p.42 Flash Mode Sets the flash mode according t o the shoo ting cond ition . ...

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    Setting the Shoo ting Funct ions 36 3 Taking Pic tures Up to fou r frequentl y used functio ns can be assigned to the [Capture Tool bar] for easy acce ss when taking picture s or rec ording movi es. Functions that can be called up when taking pictu res and recording movies Item Description Default Set ting Pa ge Recorded Pixels Sets the nu mber of ...

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    Setting t he Shoot ing Functi ons 37 3 Taking Pic tures Assigning a Function to the Capture Toolba r 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Comm on]. The Commo n screen appears. 3 Touch [Fn S etting]. The Fn Setting screen appears. 4 Touch the l icon you want to assign a funct ion to in the [Capture Toolbar]. To assign a function to cal ...

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    Setting the Shoo ting Funct ions 38 3 Taking Pic tures You can ch oose to hav e the camer a save the follow ing function settings when it is tu rned off. By u sing [Memory] in t he Memory screen, you will not nee d to select the s ame setting s again whe n shooting unde r similar conditions. All ot her sh oot ing- relat ed fu nctio ns not list ed b ...

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    Setting t he Shoot ing Functi ons 39 3 Taking Pic tures 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Comm on]. The Commo n screen appears. 3 Touch [Memor y]. The Memor y screen appears. 4 Touch the settin g you want to change. • The setting ch anges to O (On) or P (Off). • If the function you want to change does not appear, touch [ w ] to ...

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    Setting the Shoo ting Funct ions 40 3 Taking Pic tures You can ch oose from t he following four display mo des when in Capture mode. Refer to “Mon itor Indica tions” on the inside of the fron t cover for detail s of each disp lay mode. Memo • All button s are operable even if the displa y mode is set to [LCD Of f]. For example, pressing the s ...

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    Setting t he Shoot ing Functi ons 41 3 Taking Pic tures 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monitor. The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch [DISPL AY]. The DISPLAY Selection screen appe ars. 3 Touch the desired sett ing. The setting is s aved and the camera returns to Capture mode. DISPLAY Standard Standard+ Histogram No info. Display LCD Off ...

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    Selecti ng a Shooting Mode 42 3 Taking Pic tures By selec ting the shooti ng mode acco rding to th e shooting situa tion, you can easi ly take pictur es with the ap propriate se ttings. The sh ooting modes for taking pi ctures are a s shown bel ow. Selecting a S hooting Mode Selecting the Shooting Mode in the Captur e Palette Icon Shoot ing Mode De ...

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    Selecting a Shootin g Mode 43 3 Taking Pic tures Memo • When Shoo ting mode is set to (Sport) or E (Pet), [Fla sh Mode] is se t to a (Flash Off). However, the flash mod e can be changed. • When Shoot ing mode is set to < (Flower) , [Focus limiter ] is set to O ff, but the settin g can be changed. • When Shooti ng mode is set to Y (Frame ...

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    Selecti ng a Shooting Mode 44 3 Taking Pic tures Taking Pic tures in Dimly Lit Locations When t aking pictur es under lo w light cond itions, such as during twiligh t or at night, th e camera shu tter must be opened longer to allow more light in. This camera co mes with a special mod e A (Nigh t Scene) for taking pict ures when ligh t lev els are l ...

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    Compo sing Y our Sh ot 45 3 Taking Pic tures When t he zoom is se t to a wide angle, more of the sce ne is include d. When t he zoom is se t to telephot o, distant ob jects appea r closer. Wide angle s ettings ma ke near-to -far objects l ook further a part than the y really are whil e tel ephot o set ting s make the m look clo ser to geth er. 1 In ...

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    Compo sing Y our Sh ot 46 3 Taking Pic tures Setting the Digital Zoom [Digit al Zoom] is set to On in the defa ult settings. To take pictur es using onl y the opti cal zoom , se t [Dig ital Zoom ] to Off. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Comm on]. The Commo n screen appears. 3 Touch [Digital Z oom]. The setting changes to O (On) o ...

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    Compo sing Y our Sh ot 47 3 Taking Pic tures You can take pictures using any of the seven decorat ive frames stored in the camera. 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monitor . The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the A (Sho oting Mod e) icon. • The icon of the currently selected shooting mode appears in place of the A icon. • The [Capture Pale ...

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    Adjusting the Size, Qua lity Level, Brightness, and Color T one 48 3 Taking Pic tures The ca mera will au tomaticall y adjust sett ings such as br ightness and color ton e to captur e pictures and m ovies as opt imally as poss ible. If, however, you want to use crea tive effects, you will nee d to customize the shootin g functio ns. This sec tion e ...

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    Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Level , Brightness, and Color T one 49 3 Taking Pic tures You can se t the numbe r of recorded pi xels (width × height ) and qualit y level (d ata compr ession rate) for pictures and movies, and the frame r ate (num ber of frames per second) for movies, acco rding to how you intend to use the pi ctures or mo vies. The ...

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    Adjusting the Size, Qua lity Level, Brightness, and Color T one 50 3 Taking Pic tures 3 Touch [Recorded Pixels]. The Recorded Pixels screen appears. 4 Touch the desired recorded pixels. The setting is s aved and the scr een returns to the previous screen. 5 Press the 3 button t wice. • The camera returns to Capture mode. • Press t he Q button t ...

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    Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Level , Brightness, and Color T one 51 3 Taking Pic tures For Movies Appr opriat e Numb er of Record ed Pi xels A ccordi ng t o Use Appropriate Quality Level According to Use Appr opriat e Fr ame Ra te Ac cordi ng t o Use 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Mo vie]. The Movie screen appears. 3 Touch [Rec ...

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    Adjusting the Size, Qua lity Level, Brightness, and Color T one 52 3 Taking Pic tures Setti ng th e Quali ty Le vel and Fram e Rate In Step 3, tou ch [Quality Level] or [Frame Rate] and select the desired s etting. Recorde d Pixels, Qu ality Level, Fram e Rate and Approx. Recording Time • The above figu res may vary de pending on the sub ject, sh ...

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    Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Level , Brightness, and Color T one 53 3 Taking Pic tures You can ad just the ove rall brightne ss of the picture . 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Rec. Mode 2]. The Rec. Mode 2 screen appears. 3 Touch [EV Co mpensation]. The EV Compensation screen appears. 4 Touch the p or q icon to adjust the EV se ...

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    Adjusting the Size, Qua lity Level, Brightness, and Color T one 54 3 Taking Pic tures Using the Histogra m This ca mera has a fu nction for dis playing a gr aph (histogr am) that sho ws the tonal range of your scene with the da rkest area s on the left and the brighte st ones to the righ t. The heig ht of the points alo ng the gra ph show the num b ...

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    Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Level , Brightness, and Color T one 55 3 Taking Pic tures You can cho ose which ar ea of the image to me asure for deter mining the exposu re (br ightness ). AE Metering 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Rec. Mode 1]. The Rec. Mode 1 screen appears. 3 Touch [AE Me tering]. The AE Met ering appears. 4 T ...

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    Adjusting the Size, Qua lity Level, Brightness, and Color T one 56 3 Taking Pic tures Flash Mode 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monitor . The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the , (Flash Mode) icon. • The icon of t he currently selected f lash mode appears in place of the , icon. • The Flash Mode screen appears. 3 Touch the desired f lash ...

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    Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Level , Brightness, and Color T one 57 3 Taking Pic tures • The flash mode is fixed at a (Flash Off ) when the sh ooting mode is set to C (Movie), th e drive mode is set t o 1 (Cont. Shootin g), or the focus mode is set to s (Infinity). • Taking pictures usi ng the flash in dark locations may ca use the subject ’ ...

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    Adjusting the Size, Qua lity Level, Brightness, and Color T one 58 3 Taking Pic tures White ba lance is a funct ion for adju sting the color o f an image so that whi te obje cts app ear whi te. If the aut omat ic came ra sett ings do not prov ide t he de sire d col or ba lanc e, or i f y ou wan t to m ake pictu res mo re bluish or reddish, you can ...

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    Adjusting t he Size, Qu ality Level , Brightness, and Color T one 59 3 Taking Pic tures Adjusting the White Balanc e Manually (Manual) Have a bl ank sh eet of white pap er or si mila r mate rial re ady . 1 Select [Manual] on the Whit e Balance screen. [Adj.] and the adjustmen t frame appear. 2 Point the cam era at the blank sheet of paper or other ...

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    Adjusting the Size, Qua lity Level, Brightness, and Color T one 60 3 Taking Pic tures Sharpn ess, saturation , and contras t each have three level s of adjustment availab le for sharpen ing or softenin g image o utlines, enhan cing vividne ss, and adju sting image contrast. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Rec. Mode 2]. The Rec. M ...

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    Focusing 61 3 Taking Pic tures The ca mera auto matically focu ses on yo ur subject w hen you pre ss the shutter rel ease button halfway. If, h owever, you want to quickl y focus on a specific point, you wil l need to select one of the camera’s focus modes. This section explains the var ious foc using settings. Choosin g the Focusing Range By def ...

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    Focusing 62 3 Taking Pic tures Focusi ng in Dimly Lit Locations By default, t he camera is set to use the auxiliary AF li ght for easier focu sing i n dimly li t locat ions (p .66) . Prevent ing Camera Shake and Blu rring of the Subj ect There ar e severa l solutions to pr event inad vertent cam era move ment (came ra s hake) and bl urri ng of the ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 65

    Focusing 63 3 Taking Pic tures 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monitor . The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the = ( Focus Mode) icon. • The icon of the currently selected focus mode appears in place of the = icon. • The Focus M ode screen appears. 3 Touch the desired f ocus mode. • The setting is saved and the cam era returns to Capture ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 66

    Focusing 64 3 Taking Pic tures Adjusting the Focus Ma nually 1 Touch [Manual Fo cus] on the Focus Mode screen. The Adjustable MF guide appears on the LCD monitor. 2 Touch a poin t inside the Adjustable MF guide. The area inside the Adjustable MF guide is enlarged to fill the screen. 3 Touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) t o adjust the focus. The MF bar a ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 67

    Focusing 65 3 Taking Pic tures Choosing the Focusing Area 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Rec. Mode 1]. The Rec. Mode 1 screen appears. 3 Touch = . The AF Setting screen appears. 4 Touch [Focu sing Area]. The Focusing A rea screen appears. 5 Touch the focusin g area you want to set. The setting is saved and t he screen returns to ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 68

    Focusing 66 3 Taking Pic tures Limiting the Focus Range (Focus Limiter) 1 Touch [Focu s Limiter] on the AF Setting screen. The setting changes to O (On) or P (Off). 2 Press the 3 button t hree times. • The camera returns to Capture mode. • Press the Q button to return to Playback mode. Memo When Capt ure m ode is se t to < (Fl ower), [Fo cus ...

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    Focusing 67 3 Taking Pic tures Caution The auxi liary AF light of this c amera conforms to th e safety stan dard (IEC60825-1) f or Class 1 LED produ cts. Looking at the light directly will not create safety hazard. However, do not look int o the emitte r from a very short distance as it may make you d izzy. Memo The auxi liary AF light is not acti ...

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    Taking Pictu res 68 3 Taking Pic tures Memo When the sh ooting mode is set to C (Movie ), the sensitivity is fixed at Auto and cannot be changed. Instead of pressing the sh utter releas e button on th e camera, you can use the self-time r (p.69) o r remote control function ( p.70) to take p ictures. You can al so take cont inuous pictu res (p.72) b ...

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    Taking Pic tures 69 3 Taking Pic tures In S elf-t imer mode, the pi ctur e is t aken ten se cond s or t wo sec onds after the shu tter release but ton is presse d. Stabiliz e the camer a with a tripod w hen taking a picture with t he self-time r. 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monitor . The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the 9 (Drive M ode) ...

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    Taking Pictu res 70 3 Taking Pic tures Instead of pressing the shutter release butt on, you can use the Remo te con trol E or F (op tiona l) t o t ake pi ctur es. 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monitor . The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the 9 (Drive M ode) icon. • On the [Ca pture Toolb ar], the icon of the current ly selected [D rive Mo ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 73

    Taking Pic tures 71 3 Taking Pic tures Using the Remote Co ntrol to Ad just the Zo om Magnif ication With th e Remote con trol E (optional) , you can also adjust the zoom magnif ication with th e zoom button . 1 Press the zoom button on the remote control in remot e control mode. The zoom magnification changes each time the button is pressed. Cauti ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 74

    Taking Pictu res 72 3 Taking Pic tures In this mod e, pictures ar e taken co ntinuously for as long as the shutter rele ase bu tton is p res sed. You ca n cont inue shoo ting unt il the me mory ca pacity o f the SD Mem ory Card or buil t-in memory is full. 1 In Capture mode, to uch the LCD monitor . The [Capture Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the 9 (Dri ...

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    Taking Pic tures 73 3 Taking Pic tures You can choose the Inst ant Rev iew time (the lengt h of tim e the imag e is display ed imm ediately a fter a p icture is taken) f rom [1 sec], [2se c], [3se c], [4sec], [ 5sec] and [Off] ( no display). 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Rec. Mode 2]. The Rec. Mode 2 screen appears. 3 Touch [In ...

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    74 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images 4 Play ing Back a nd Edi ting Images Press the Q button to switch fro m Captur e mode t o Playback m ode. In Pla yback mode , you can use t he [Playb ack Toolb ar] to set the playback function s. • Touchi ng an icon on the [ Playback Pale tte], b rings up the guid e display . To skip the guide displa y, doub ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 77

    Setting the Playback Functions 75 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images Functions Set with the [Playback Toolb ar] Functions Available on the [Playb ack Palette] Item Descr iption Default Setting Page n Playback Pal ette The Playba ck Palette ap pears. — — y Image E nlargemen t Magnifies images. — p.80 s Image Rota tion Rotates im ages. —p . ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 78

    Sett ing th e Play back Functi ons 76 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images h Special Effect Color Filter Uses black -and-whi te, sepia, r ed, blue, g reen, and oth er color fi lters to process an image. B&W p.103 Digital Filter Softens im ages, makes them look like illustrations or makes the subject look broader or mo re slender. Soft p.105 Brig ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 79

    Setting the Playback Functions 77 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can ch oose from the following t hree display modes whe n in Playbac k mode. Refer to “Mon itor Indica tions” on the inside of the fron t cover for detail s of each disp lay mode. Memo • With the histo gram displayed, yo u can determine if the image was properly exposed ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 80

    Sett ing th e Play back Functi ons 78 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images 2 Touch [DISPL AY]. The DISPLAY Selection screen appe ars. 3 Touch the desired sett ing. The setting is s aved and the camera returns to Playback mode. Standard Standard+ Histogram No info. Display ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 81

    Playing B ack Images, M ovies, and Sound Fi les 79 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images Use thi s mode when you want to pl ay back an im age or sound fil e stra ight away wi thou t taki ng pict ures . 1 With your camera turned of f, press the p ower switch while holding d own the Q button. The camera turns on in Playback Only Mode. T he lens remains ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 82

    Playin g Back Imag es, Movies, a nd Sound F iles 80 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can magnify an image up to 12 tim es. When an image is magnif ied, you c an drag it to c hange t he display locati on. 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the image you wan t to magnify. 2 Turn the zoom lever tow ard y . The image is ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 83

    Playing B ack Images, M ovies, and Sound Fi les 81 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can d isplay nine c aptured ima ges or so und files on the LCD mon itor at a ti me. 1 In Playback mode, turn th e zoom lever toward f . • Nine-image display appears . The icons that appear on the thum bnails indicate the following: No icon : I mage without ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 84

    Playin g Back Imag es, Movies, a nd Sound F iles 82 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images 1 In Playback mode, t ouch the arrow icons ( qr ) t o choose an image with a voice memo (p.107). The U icon appears f or images with a voice memo. 2 Touch the w icon. Playback of the voice memo starts. The following operations can be performed during playback. Z ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 85

    Playing B ack Images, M ovies, and Sound Fi les 83 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can p lay back the movies y ou have take n in Movi e ( C ) mode. S ound is played back at the same time. 1 In Playback mode, t ouch the arrow icons ( qr ) t o choose the movie to play back. 2 Touch the w icon. Playback of the movie starts. The fol lowing oper ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 86

    Playin g Back Imag es, Movies, a nd Sound F iles 84 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can play back the sound files y ou recorded in Voic e Recording ( O ) mode. 1 In Playback mode, t ouch the arrow icons ( qr ) t o choose the sound file to play back. 2 Touch the w icon. Playback of the sound file starts. The fol lowing operati ons can be per ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 87

    Playing B ack Images, M ovies, and Sound Fi les 85 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can pl ay back recor ded image s and movie s one after anot her. 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose an image from which to start the slideshow. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n icon. The [Playbac ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 88

    Playin g Back Imag es, Movies, a nd Sound F iles 86 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images Setting t he Interval Touch [In terval] on th e Slideshow scr een to set the pl ayback interv al. Select from [3 sec], [5sec], [ 10sec], [20sec], or [30sec] for setting [Interval ]. Touc h the icon of the d esired duration t ime to sa ve the setting an d return ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 89

    Playing B ack Images, M ovies, and Sound Fi les 87 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images Instead of using the LC D monitor , you can use th e provided AV cable to play back image s, mo vies and s ounds on A V equi pment wit h a vi deo I N jack , su ch as a TV or vide o pr oject or. Make s ure that both t he AV equipme nt and the cam era are tu rned o ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 90

    Playin g Back Imag es, Movies, a nd Sound F iles 88 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images 5 An operations guide will app ear on the TV screen. • Use the z oom lev er, shutter release bu tton, Q button, or 3 button. Zoom lever : Selects an icon, switches screens , or performs other operations. Shutter release button : Sets the s etting, switches set ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 91

    Deleting Images a nd Sound F iles 89 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You ca n dele te images and s ound f iles individu ally. Caution • Prote cted images and sound files ca nnot be deleted (p. 92). • Images and sound files canno t be deleted when the SD Memory Card’s write-prot ect switch is in the locked po sition. 1 In Playback mode, to ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 92

    Deleting Images a nd Sound F iles 90 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images Deleting a Voice Memo To d elet e a vo ice memo r ecor ded wi th a n image (p.107), t ouch [Del ete Sound ] in Step 5. Only th e voice memo i s deleted. Select [D elete] in Step 5 to delete both th e image an d sound file . You can de lete all the imag es and sound files save ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 93

    Deleting Images a nd Sound F iles 91 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can de lete sever al images or so und files selec ted from the nine- image di splay at onc e. Caution Protec ted file s cannot be deleted (p.92). 1 In Playback mode, turn th e zoom lever toward f . The display sw itches to nine-image display. 2 Touch the o icon . A P (ch e ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 94

    Deleting Images a nd Sound F iles 92 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can pr otect image s and sound files from being accidentall y deleted. 1 In Playback mode, touch the LCD monitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the n icon. The [Playback Palette] appears. 3 Doub le- touc h the Z icon. • The Protect sc reen appears. • To bring ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 95

    Deleting Images a nd Sound F iles 93 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images Protecting All Images and Sound Files 1 Touch [All Images/S ounds] on the Protect screen. A confirmation dialog appears. 2 Touch [Prot ect]. All the images and sound files are protected. Memo To cancel the Pro tect setting on all your images and soun d files, select [Unp rotec ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 96

    Editi ng Images and Movies 94 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images By c hanging t he re corded pixels and qual ity level o f an i mage, yo u can r educe the file si ze. You can use th is funct ion to c ontin ue taki ng pict ures wh en the SD Mem ory Car d or built-in m emory is full, by making th e images smaller and overw riti ng the o riginal imag ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 97

    Editin g Images and Movies 95 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can cr op part of an im age and sav e it as a separat e image. 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the image you wan t to crop. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n icon. The [Playback Palette] appears. 4 Doub le- touc h ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 98

    Editi ng Images and Movies 96 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can m ake drawing s on and add st amps to the pi ctures you have taken. You can also crea te your ow n stamp (“My Stamp”) fro m a picture you have taken. 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the image you wan t to edit. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Pl ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 99

    Editin g Images and Movies 97 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images 6 Use the drawing tools on t he right of the screen to make a drawing or add stamps. Touch the icon of a drawing tool to select each function. h : Closes the toolbar. P : Lets you select the color, hardness, and type of line. R : Lets you choose one of 12 different stamps. Q : Use th ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 100

    Editi ng Images and Movies 98 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can ro tate stamps and My Stam p 90° at a time. 1 Touch the R icon on t he My Drawing screen. The Stamp S election screen appears. 2 Touch the stamp you want to rotate. The stamp is selected. 3 Touch the icon which is centered below the screen. The rotation selec tion screen app ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 101

    Editin g Images and Movies 99 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images Creating Your Own Stamps (“My Stamp”) 1 Touch the Q icon. The Image Cutting screen appears. 2 Drag your finger or the stylus over the area you want to cut. • Draw an unbroken line to select t he area you want to c ut. • To change the area to be cut, press the 3 button and re- ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 102

    Editi ng Images and Movies 100 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images Using My Stamp 1 Touch the U icon. The My Stamp Selection screen appears. 2 Touch the stamp you want to use. • The stamp is added to the image. • To delete a st amp, touch [Delete]. Memo My Stamp can als o be rotated. Using the Eraser Touc h the S icon to display the Erase r Sel ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 103

    Editin g Images and Movies 101 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can ad d a decorati ve frame to a pict ure you ha ve taken. The re are seven f rames avail able in the cam era. 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the image to decorate. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n icon. The [P ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 104

    Editi ng Images and Movies 102 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images Adding New Decorative Frames Touc h [Change] in St ep 6 to switch t o the screen for adding a ne w frame. You can ad d frames yo u have downl oaded from the Internet an d other source s. Before ad ding a downlo aded fram e, copy it first to the SD Memory Card. Caution When a new fra ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 105

    Editin g Images and Movies 103 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can use th e Color F ilter func tion to ch ange th e color ton e of imag es. You can ch oose from 1 3 color filters: B&W, sepia, color (8 variat ions), B&W+ Red, B&W+G reen, and B&W +Blue. 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the image for ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 106

    Editi ng Images and Movies 104 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the image for which you want to change th e brightness. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n icon. The [Playback Palette] appears. 4 Doub le- touc h the h icon. • The Special Effect scre ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 107

    Editin g Images and Movies 105 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can use di gital filte rs to give an imag e softnes s, make it look li ke an illustra tion, or make t he subjects look broade r or more slen der. 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the image you wan t to edit. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Tool ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 108

    Editi ng Images and Movies 106 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can correct im ages whe re the flas h has cau sed the subject to a ppear with red ey es. 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the image for which yo u want to use the red-eye compensation fu nction. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 109

    Editin g Images and Movies 107 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can ad d sound (vo ice memo ) to pictures you h ave taken . 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the image to wh ich you want to add a voice memo. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n icon. The [Playback Palette] appears. ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 110

    Editi ng Images and Movies 108 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images You can choos e an imag e save d on the SD Memor y Card to be di spla yed as the star t-up scree n when the ca mera is turn ed on. 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the imag e you want to use as the start-up screen. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback T ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 111

    Editin g Images and Movies 109 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images 1 In Playback mode, touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) to choose the movie you wan t to use to capture a still image. 2 Touch the LCD m onitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 3 Touch the n icon. The [Playback Palette] appears. 4 Doub le- touc h the [ icon. • The Movie Edit screen appe ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 112

    Editi ng Images and Movies 110 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images For copy ing images an d sound fil es from the buil t-in memo ry to the SD Memory Card and vice versa. Caution • You cannot use this funct ion if no SD Memory Card is inser ted in the camera. • Make sure that the camera is turned of f before insert ing or removing the SD Memory ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 113

    Editin g Images and Movies 111 4 Playing B ack and Edit ing Images To Copy Files from the SD Memory Card to the Built-in Memo ry Sele cted i mages and sound file s can be co pied from th e SD Memor y Card to the bui lt-in memor y one at a time. 4 Touch the b icon . 5 Touch the arrow ico ns ( qr ) t o choose the file to copy. 6 Touch [OK] . The sele ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 114

    112 5 Printing Image s 5 Printing Images The Digi tal Print Order For mat (DPOF) sto res printin g information fo r pict ures so t hey c an aut omati call y be prin ted on a DP OF-co mpati ble printer or at DPOF-e nabled photo pr ocessing l abs. Specify the nu mber of co pies for each im age and if you wa nt the d ate to appear on the print. 1 In P ...

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    Pri ntin g wi th D POF 113 5 Printing Image s 6 Touch [Date]. The setting changes to O (On) or P (Off). O : The date will be impr inted. P : The date will not be imprinted. 7 Touch [Copies] . The Copies sc reen appears. 8 Touch the arrow ico ns ( su ) t o specify the number of copies. You can print up to 99 copies. 9 Touch [OK] . The DPOF Setting s ...

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    Printing with DPOF 114 5 Printing Image s The same number of copie s and the same dat e setting are app lied to all the image s stor ed in the camer a. 1 In Playback mode, touch the LCD monitor. The [Playback Toolbar] appears. 2 Touch the n icon. The [Playback Palette] appears. 3 Doub le- touc h the r icon. • The DPOF Setting screen ap pears. • ...

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    Direct Printing with PictBridge 115 5 Printing Image s By connecting t he camera to a PictBri dge-compatible printer with the prov ided U SB c able, you can pr int i mages dir ectl y fr om the came ra witho ut using a PC. C onnect the cam era to the printer and us e the camera to choo se the images y ou want to pri nt, the numbe r of copies , and w ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 118

    Direct Printing with PictBridge 116 5 Printing Image s 1 In the Prin ting Mode Selection screen, touch [P rint One ]. The setting screen appears. 2 Touch [Date]. The setting changes to O (On) or P (Off). O : The date will be impr inted. P : The date will not be imprinted. 3 Touch [Copies] . The Copies sc reen appears. 4 Touch the arrow ico ns ( su ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 119

    Direct Printing with PictBridge 117 5 Printing Image s Changing the Print Settings 5 Touch [Pri nt]. A confirmation dialog appears. 6 Touch [Paper Siz e]. The Paper Size screen appears. 7 Touch a desired paper size from th e selections. You can only choose a size that is supported by your printer. 8 Repeat Steps 6 to 7 for [Paper Typ e], [Quality] ...

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    Direct Printing with PictBridge 118 5 Printing Image s 1 In the Printing M ode Selection screen (Step 5 on p.115), to uch [Print All]. The setting screen appears. 2 Specify the numb er of copies and if you want the date to appear on t he print. Refer to Steps 2 to 4 in “Printing Single Image” (p.116) for how to make the settings. 3 Touch [Pri n ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 121

    Direct Printing with PictBridge 119 5 Printing Image s Discon nect the USB cab le from the c amera and pr inter when you have finish ed printing. 1 Turn off the cam era. 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the cam era and printer. Disconnecting the USB Cable ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 122

    120 6 Settings 6 Setti ngs In Capt ure or Playba ck mode, pres s the 3 bu tton to d ispla y the menu f or setting the various ca mera func tions. This section exp lains how to set the [Sound] and [Setti ng] menu items (For [ Rec. Mode 1], [Re c. Mode 2], [Movie ], and [Common], refer to p.34.) Using the Setting Menu Menu Rec. Mode 1 Rec. Mode 2 Mov ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 123

    Usin g the S etti ng Menu 121 6 Settings Available Settings with [Sound] icon Available Settings wit h [Setting] icon Item Description Default Se tting Page Oper ation Volu me Sets the volume of t he opera tion soun ds. 3p . 1 2 5 Playback Volume Sets the volume of movies an d sound files. 3 p.1 25 Start- up Sound Sets the start-up sound. 1 p.126 S ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 124

    Format ting an S D Memory Ca rd and th e Built- in Memory 122 6 Settings Forma tting will delete al l the data in the b uilt-in memor y or on the SD Memory Card. If an SD Memo ry Card is in the camera, all its data will be deleted. If no SD Mem ory Car d has be en inserted in the ca mera, all t he data in the built- in memory will be deleted. Cauti ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 125

    Chan ging the Da te and Time 123 6 Settings You c an ch ange t he d ate an d ti me se tting s. Y ou can also set the s tyle in which t he date and tim e appear. Setting the Date Sty le 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touch [Date Adju st]. The Date Adjust screen appears. 4 Touch [Date Style ...

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    Chang ing the Date and Ti me 124 6 Settings Setting t he Date 1 Touch [Date] o n the Date Adjust screen. The Date screen appears. 2 Touch the arrow ico ns ( su ) t o set the date. 3 Touch [OK] . The setting is saved and the scr een returns to the D ate Adjust screen. Setting t he Time 1 Touch [Time] on the Date Adjust screen. The Time sc reen appea ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 127

    Chan ging the Sou nd Settin gs 125 6 Settings You can adjust th e volume of operatio n and playb ack sound s and cha nge the type of start -up sound, shutter sound, o peration so und, and self-timer sound. You can also tu rn off the soun ds. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [So und]. The Sound screen appears. Changing the Volume 1 ...

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    Chang ing the S ound Setti ngs 126 6 Settings Changing the Start-up Sound, Shut ter Sound, Operation Sound, Self-timer So und Type 1 Touch the desired sou nd setting icon on the Soun d screen. The setting screen appears. 2 Touch the icon o f the sound type you want to set . • Select [1], [2], [3], [USER], or [Off]. When an icon is t ouched, the s ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 129

    Setting the W orld Time 127 6 Settings The da te and time se lected with the pr ocedure in “Setting the Language and the Dat e and Time” (p. 21) and “Changi ng the Date and Tim e” (p.123) serve as the Hometown da te and time. By using the world time func tion, you can di splay the time in a city other th an the Homet own (Des tination). Thi ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 130

    Sett ing th e World Time 128 6 Settings 6 Touch the arrow icons ( qr ) to choose th e destination city. The current time of the selected city appears. 7 Touch the Z icon. The DST sc reen appears. 8 Touch [On] or [Off]. [On] : Turns on the daylight saving time setting. [Off] : Turns off the daylight saving time setting. The setting is saved and the ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 131

    Setting the W orld Time 129 6 Settings Refer to the following li st of cities when set ting the World Time. Regio n City Region Cit y North Am erica Honolulu Africa/ West Asia Jerusalem Anchora ge Nairobi Vancouv er Jeddah San Fr ancisco Tehran Los Ang eles Dubai Calgary Karachi Denver Ka bul Chicago Male Miami Del hi Toronto C olombo New York Kath ...

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    Chang ing the Di splay La nguage 130 6 Settings You can ch ange the lang uage in which information appears o n the LCD monito r of the camer a. You can ch oose from J apanese, Eng lish, French , Germa n, Spanish, Portugue se, Italian, Sw edish, Dutc h, Russian, T hai, Korean, an d Chines e (tradi tional and sim plified). 1 Press the 3 button. The [ ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 133

    Chan ging a Fold er Nam e 131 6 Settings You can cho ose how names are assigne d to folders f or storing images and sound fi les. When [Da te] is selected , images and sou nd files ar e saved in separate folders b y the date t hey were tak en or rec orded. Folder Naming Method 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Settin ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 134

    Chang ing the US B Connect ion Mode 132 6 Settings Choo se the approp riate USB con nection m ode depend ing on whethe r you are g oing to conne ct the USB cable t o a PC or a PictBridge- comp atibl e prin ter. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touch [USB Connection]. The USB Connection scre ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 135

    Changin g the Vid eo Output Format 133 6 Settings When y ou connec t the came ra to AV equipm ent, choo se the appr opriate vide o outp ut f ormat (NT SC or P AL) t o pla y back imag es. Depe nding on t he cou ntry or reg ion, ima ges, so und files, a nd mov ies may not play b ack if the vid eo output f ormat of the cam era doe s not match th e vid ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 136

    Adjusting the Brightness o f the LCD Monitor 134 6 Settings 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touch [ w ]. The next page of the Setting screen appears. 4 Touch [Brig htness Level]. The Brightness Level s creen appears. 5 Touch the p or q icon to adjust the brightness. • Touch the p icon to ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 137

    Using th e Power Sa ving Functi on 135 6 Settings You can save b attery power by setting the LCD monitor to turn off automat ically when no oper ations h ave been pe rformed f or a predete rmined ti me period. After the power savi ng function is activa ted, you can turn the LCD moni tor on a gain by pr essing a ny button on t he camer a. 1 Press th ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 138

    Setting Auto Power Off 136 6 Settings You can s et the cam era to turn of f automatica lly when no op erations have been pe rfor med fo r a prede term ined t ime per iod. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touch [ w ]. The next page of the Setting screen appears. 4 Touch [Auto Power Off] . Th ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 139

    Setting t he Guid e Display 137 6 Settings You can choose w hether or no t the gui de display w ill appear w hen an ico n is touched on th e [Capture Palette] o r [Playback Palette]. The guide display provides a de scription of eac h icon’s func tion. 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touc ...

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    Returning Changed Se ttings to Their Defaults (Rese t) 138 6 Settings You can re set the cam era setting s to their defaul ts. The lang uage, date and time, world t ime, and vide o output form at are not affe cted . 1 Press the 3 button. The [Menu] appears. 2 Touch [Set ting]. The Setting screen appears. 3 Touch [ w ]. The next page of the Setting ...

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    139 7 Appendix 7 Append ix The ba ttery charge r supplied with the camer a is design ed to switch autom atically to the voltage (100 - 240V) and frequ ency (50 Hz, 60Hz) of the el ectri ci ty suppl y in th e count ry or re gion wh ere use d. Howev er, electrica l socket sha pes differ from countr y to country. Before trave ling abroad , you a re ad ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 142

    Chargi ng the Batte ry Abroad 140 7 Appendix Main Socket Types in the Major Count rie s and Regions of the World A B BF C S North Amer ica U.S.A ., Canada c Europe , Former Soviet Union Icel and, I rel and, It al y, U krai ne, Aust ri a, Neth erlands, Kazakh stan, Greece , Sweden, Denmar k, Ger many, Norway , Hung ary, Fin land , Fran ce, Be lar us ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 143

    Usin g the A C Adap ter 141 7 Appendix The optional AC adapter kit K-AC7 is recommended when t he camera will be used with AV or PC equ ipment and will be on f or long pe riods of tim e. 1 Make sure that the camera is turned off b efore opening the DC input termin al cover. 2 Connect the DC terminal of t he AC adapter to the DC input terminal on th ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 144

    Using th e AC Ad apter 142 7 Appendix Caution • Make sure t he camera is t urned off before connectin g or disconne cting the AC adapter. • Make sur e the AC pl ug cord a nd the p ower cord connecting t he AC a dapter to the camera are i nserted securely. Data may be l ost if eit her become s disconnec ted while da ta is being re corded on the ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 145

    Optional A ccessories 143 7 Appendix A numbe r of dedicated accessori es are availab le for this came ra. AC adapter kit K-AC7 (AC adapter D-AC7, AC Plug cor d D-CO2) Batter y charger kit K -BC8 (*) (Battery charger D-BC8 , AC Plug cord D-CO2) The en ding of the AC plu g cord D-CO2 (*) differs depe nding on the countr y. Recha rgeable lith ium-ion ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 146

    Message s 144 7 Appendix Messa ges such as the following m ay appear on the LCD mo nitor during camer a operation. Message s Battery dep leted The batter y is exhauste d. Charge the ba ttery using the battery charger (p.14). Memory card full The SD Memo ry Card is ful l and no more i mages or sound files ca n be saved . Insert a ne w SD Mem ory Car ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 147

    Messages 145 7 Appendix Messa ges such as the following m ay appear on the LCD mo nitor when usin g the Pi ctBr idge funct io n. Protected The image or sound file y ou are trying to d elete is protec ted. Data being recorded Appears when you try to switch to Playb ack mode while an image is still being recorded, or when the protect set ting or DPOF ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 148

    Troubl eshooting 146 7 Appendix Troubleshooting Proble m Cause Solution Camera will not turn on Battery is not installe d Check if a battery is installed. If n ot, install batte ry (p.15). Battery is installed incorrect ly Check orientation of b attery. Reinsert battery ( p.15). The ba ttery is ex hausted Ch arge the b attery (p. 14). The ba ttery ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 149

    Troub leshooting 147 7 Appendix Subj ect i s not in focus Subject is diffic ult to focus on with au tofocus Lock focus on anothe r object loca ted at the same distance (press shutter relea se button halfwa y), then comp ose picture and pre ss shutter rel ease button fu lly, or us e Manual F ocus mode (p .64). Subject is not in focu sing area Positi ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 150

    Troubl eshooting 148 7 Appendix Picture i s too dar k Flash mo de is set to a (Flash O ff) Set to , (Auto) or b (F lash On ) (p.5 6). Subject is beyond the flas h rang e Take pictu re within range of flash (p.56). Came ra is unabl e to correctly a djust exposu re Adjust EV setting toward q ( p.53). Subject is backlit Use sp ot AE met erin g on th e ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 151

    149 Memo ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 152

    Main Specifications 150 7 Appendix Approx imate Image St orage Cap acity and Recor ding Time Picture Main Speci fications Type Fully automatic com pact digital still camera with built-in zoom lens Effective P ixels 7.0 meg apixels Sensor 7.38 me gapixels ( total pix els) 1/2.5 inch interline tr ansfer CCD with a primary color filte r Recorded Pixel ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 153

    Main Specifications 151 7 Appendix Movie/ Sound 30fps 15fps Sound Built-in Memo ry 256 MB Built-in Memory 256 MB Built-in Memory 256 MB m 640× 480 C 9 sec. 3 m in. 8 sec. 18 sec. 6 min. 16 sec. 12 min . 33 sec. 4 hr. 19 min. 16 sec. D 13 sec. 4 m in. 29 sec . 26 sec. 8 min. 57 sec. E 19 sec. 6 m in. 43 sec . 38 sec. 13 min. 24 sec. D 320× 240 C 2 ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 154

    Main Specifications 152 7 Appendix Focusing System Type TTL contr ast detectio n system by s ensor 5-po int a utof ocus (m ulti ple/s pot ch angea ble) Still Picture Focusi ng Range (from le ns front) Normal : Appro x. 0.4 m - ∞ (full zoom range) Macro : A pprox. 0 .15 m - 0. 5 m (ful l wide- ang le sett ing) Pan Focu s : Appro x. 1.2 m - ∞ (fu ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 155

    Main Specifications 153 7 Appendix Flash Type Au to flash wit h red-eye re duction fun ction Flash Mode s Auto (at low illumina tion), Flash Off, Flash On, Auto+Re d-eye, F lash On+Red- eye, Soft F lash (Slo w syn chro niza tion i s pos sible only in Nig ht Sce ne mode) Effectiv e Range Full wide-ang le setting: Appro x. 0.15 m - 4.5 m (Standar d O ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 156

    154 7 Appendix Infor mation on di sposal for us ers 1. In t he Europe an Union If your prod uct is marked with this symbol , it means that used ele ctri cal/ elect roni c pr oduct s sho uld no t be mixe d wit h general hou sehold waste. Ther e exists a sep arate co llection system for these prod ucts. Used elect ric/electr onic equipm ent must be t ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 157

    WARRANTY POLICY 155 7 Appendix All PENT AX cameras purchased through au thorized bona f ide phot ographic distributio n channe ls are guara nteed ag ains t defects of mat erial or workmanship for a period of twelv e months from date of purchase. Se rvice will be rendere d, and defective par ts will be replaced with out cost to you within t hat peri ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 158

    WARRANTY POLICY 156 7 Appendix • This warr anty polic y does not affect t he customer ’s statutory right s. • The local warranty poli cies available f rom PENTAX distributo rs in some countries can supe rsede t his warra nty pol icy. Theref ore, we recom mend that you review the war ranty card su pplied w ith your product at the time of purch ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 159

    157 7 Appendix For cu stomers i n USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMP LIANCE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the foll owing two cond itions: (1) This device may no t cause ha rmful interfer ence, and (2) this device mus t accept any interferen ce received , including interferen ce that may cause unde sired operat i ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 160

    158 7 Appendix Declaration of Conformity According t o 47CFR, Par ts 2 and 15 fo r Class B Personal Computers and Pe ripherals We: PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America , Inc. Locate d at: 600 12 Street, Suite 300 Golden, C olorado 8 0401 U.S. A. Phone: 30 3-799-8000 FAX: 303-790 -1131 Declare under sole responsibilit y that the pr ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 161

    Index 159 7 Appendix Symbols x Tele........ ......... .......... .......... . 45 w Wide ........... .......... ......... ..... 45 y Magnify . ......... .......... .......... . 8 0 f Nine-image dis play......... ..... 81 Q button ......... .......... ......... ..... 25 C Movie .......... .......... ......... ..... 28 O Voice Recording .... ......... ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 162

    Index 160 7 Appendix Focus Limiter ....... .......... .......... . 66 Focus Modes. .......... ......... ........ 63 Focusing Area ..... .......... .......... . 65 Folder Name ....... .......... ......... 131 Format ........... .......... ......... ...... 122 Frame Composite.... ......... ...... 101 Frame Rate ......... .......... .......... . 49 Fr ...

  • Pentax Optio T20 - page 163

    Index 161 7 Appendix Resize .... .......... .......... ......... ..... 94 Rotating ......... .......... ......... ........ 79 S Saturation ...... .......... ......... ........ 60 Saving as a still picture (movie) ....... ......... ....... ......... ... 109 Saving by date .... .......... ......... 131 SD Memory Card ....... ...... ........ 17 Self-t ...

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    • Specif ications and ex ternal dimen sions are subject to change withou t notice. 57786 Copyright © PENTAX Cor poration 2006 01-200608 Pr inted in China PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9, Ma eno-cho, It abashi-ku, Toky o 174-8639, JAPAN (htt p://ww w.pentax. co.jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European Headquarters ) Juliu s-Vosseler- Strasse, 104, 22527 Hambu ...

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