Operating Manual
Table Of Contents
- Using Your Camera Safely
- Care to be Taken During Handling
- Contents
- Composition of the Operating Manual
- Camera Features
- 1 Getting Started
- 2 Common Operations
- 3 Taking Pictures
- Taking Still Pictures
- Taking Pictures
- Setting the Shooting Mode
- Using the Face Detection Function
- Taking Pictures Automatically (Auto Picture Mode)
- Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings (Program Mode)
- Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode)
- Using the Zoom
- Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene Portrait/Night Scene/Digital SR/Fireworks/ Candlelight Mode)
- Taking Pictures of People (Portrait/Natural Skin Tone Mode)
- Taking Pictures of Children (Kids Mode)
- Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode)
- Taking Pictures of Sports and Leisure Activities (Sport/Surf & Snow Mode)
- Taking Pictures Indoors (Party Mode)
- Taking Pictures of Text (Text Mode)
- Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode)
- Using the Self-timer
- Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous Shooting/Burst Shooting Mode)
- Taking Pictures Using the Remote Control Unit (Optional)
- Using the Digital Wide Function (Digital Wide Mode)
- Taking Panoramic Pictures (Digital Panorama Mode)
- Setting the Shooting Functions
- Selecting the Flash Mode
- Selecting the Focus Mode
- Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels
- Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)
- Correcting the Brightness (D-Range Setting)
- Adjusting the White Balance
- Setting the AE Metering
- Setting the Sensitivity
- Setting the AUTO ISO Range
- Setting the Blink Detection Function
- Setting the Shake Reduction Function
- Setting the Instant Review
- Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness)
- Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation)
- Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)
- Setting the Date Imprint Function
- Setting the IQ Enhancer Processing
- Setting the Green Button
- Recording Movies
- Saving the Settings (Memory)
- Taking Still Pictures
- 4 Playing Back and Deleting Images
- 5 Editing and Printing Images
- 6 Recording and Playing Back Sound
- 7 Settings
- Camera Settings
- Formatting the Memory
- Changing the Sound Settings
- Changing the Date and Time
- Setting the World Time
- Setting the Text Size on the Menu
- Changing the Display Language
- Changing the Naming System of the Folder
- Changing the Video Output Format
- Setting Eye-Fi Communication
- Adjusting the Brightness of the Display
- Using the Power Saving Function
- Setting the Auto Power Off Function
- Changing the Start-up Screen
- Correcting Defective Pixels in the CCD Sensor (Pixel Mapping)
- Resetting to Default Settings (Reset)
- Camera Settings
- 8 Connecting to a Computer
- 9 Appendix

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Connecting to a Computer
Setting Up Your Computer
By installing the software included on the provided CD-ROM on your
computer and connecting the camera to your computer with the USB
cable, you can transfer images and movies captured with your camera
to the computer and then display and manage them. This section
explains how to install the provided software and the other necessary
preparations for enjoying the captured pictures and movies on your
computer.
The following software is included in the provided CD-ROM (S-SW121).
Image viewing/managing/editing software
Windows
• “MediaImpression 3.1 for PENTAX”
Macintosh
• “MediaImpression 2.1 for PENTAX”
Applicable languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian,
Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Korean, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Japanese
The following system requirements must be met for you to fully enjoy the
images and movies captured with the camera on your computer.
Provided Software
It is recommended to use the optional AC adapter kit K-AC117 when the
camera is connected to the computer (p.37). If the battery runs out of
power while images are being transmitted to the computer, the image
data may be lost or damaged.
System Requirements