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Operating Manual 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.
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 valuab le tool in hel ping you to understand all the camera’ s capabiliti es.
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.
2 • If the camer a interior is exposed due to dropping or otherwis e damaging the camer a, never to uch the exp osed portion . There is a risk of electric shock. • Wrapp ing the strap ar ound your neck is dange rous. Take ca re that sm all childre n do not hang the strap arou nd their nec ks.
3 • If water shou ld happen to get inside the prod uct, consu lt a PENTAX Service C enter. Con tinuing to us e the product ca n cause a fire or electric shock. • If a thunde r storm shoul d occur wh ile using the b attery cha rger and AC plug co rd, unplug t he AC plu g cord an d discontin ue use.
4 Caution • Onl y use the s pecif ied b atte ry wi th th is cam era. Use of othe r bat ter ies may cause an e xplosion or fire. • Do not di sassem ble the ba ttery. Dis assemb ling the bat tery may cause an explos ion or leakage . • Remo ve t he ba ttery fro m the ca mera immedi atel y if it b ecomes hot or begins to smoke.
5 • When trav eling , take the Wor ldwid e Servi ce Net work l isti ng that is incl uded in the pack age. This w ill be useful if yo u experienc e problem s abroad.
6 • Avoid contact w ith gar bage, m ud, san d, dust, water, tox ic gase s, or sal ts. Thes e coul d ca use th e camer a to break down. Wipe t he c amera t o dr y off any rai n or water dro ps. • Please do not press for cefully on the moni tor. This could c ause it to break or malfunct ion.
7 USING YOUR CA MERA SAFELY... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ...... ...... ... 1 Care to be Taken During Handling ...... .................................... ......... 5 Contents .. ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ....... ......
8 Using the Face Detection Functi on . ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ....... 70 Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode) . ......................... 72 Using the Zoom .......... ....... ...... ...... ...... ....... ........ .....
9 Compensating Flash Output ............ ...................................... ....... 129 Compensating for Brightness (D-R ange Setting) ......................... 130 Taking Pictures Using the Shake Reduction Function ................ . 131 Setting th e Blink Detec tion Function.
10 Editing and Prin ting Images 175 Editin g Images ........ ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ... 176 Changing the Image Size (Resize) ........................................ ....... 176 Cropping Images .
11 Viewing Im ages on a Co mputer 219 Settin g Up Your Computer ........ ...... ...... ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ... 220 Provided Software .................................................. ...................... 220 System Requirements .
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 s 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.
13 This Op erating M anual co ntains the following chapters . Composition of the Operating Manual 1 Getting Sta rted ––––– ––––––––– –––––––– ––––.
14 Camera Features In addition to basic picture-taking, the X90 has a variety of shooting modes to suit different situations. This secti on desc ribes how to make the most of the key features of your camera. Together w ith the explanations of camera operations, it will enable you to enjoy your cam era to the f ull.
15 The X90 com es with a “Face Dete ction” func tion that spot s the faces in your sho t and auto maticall y adjusts t he focus and expo sure for the faces. I t can dete ct up to 32 people p er shot (*), s o it will h elp you t ake perfect g roup shots too.
16 The X90 has a Shake Reducti on functio n (Movie SR) to red uce camera shake d uring movie recording (p.1 43). You ca n record mov ies in 1280×720 pixel (16:9) HDTV format (p.14 2) and can enj oy viewing high - quality movies on AV devi ces by conn ecting the c amera using a comm erci ally av ail able HD MI c able (p .
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-BC106). For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Accessories” (p.253).
18 Front Back Names of Parts PC/AV b button Strap lug Lens Self-timer lamp (focus assis t light) PC/AV te rmina l HDM I term inal (Type D) Mode dial Flash (stored) Zoom lever Shutter release button Po.
19 Bottom Names of Operating Parts Refer to “Understanding the Button Functions” (p.52 - p.55) for an explanation of the function of each button. Battery/card cover Tripod socket Battery/card cove.
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 u button : “Normal Displ ay”, “Histogram + Info”, “Grid Display” and “No Info”.
21 Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode * 3 differs dependin g on the [D-Ra nge Setting ] setting in t he [ A Rec. Mode] m enu. P When [High light Correc tion] is set to O Q When [S hadow Corr.
22 *F o r 4 , M appea rs if the s hutter rele ase button is pressed halfway when [Sha ke Reductio n] in the [ A Rec. Mo de] menu is set to O (On). l appears when [Shake Red uction] is set to P (Off). * 5 and 6 a lways app ear when the shoot ing mode is set to e , b , c , a , or E .
23 * A3 dif fers dependi ng on the [D-Range Setting] sett ing in th e [ A Rec. Mode] m enu. P When [High light Correc tion] is set to O Q When [S hadow Correction ] is set t o O O When [Hi ghlight Co .
24 * When the shoot ing mode i s I (Aut o Pict ure) and if you pr ess t he shutt er rel ease but ton h alfway, the au tomati cally sele cted shoot ing mode appear s in A 1 even when “Gri d Displ ay” o r “No I nfo” is s elected (p. 66). * Some indications may not appear dep ending on the shootin g mode.
25 Normal Display /Histogram + In fo Display in Playb ack Mode (All items are displayed here for explan atory purposes.) The disp lay sho ws informat ion such as the shoo ting cond itions. A1 to A11 appea r when “ Normal Display ” or “Histog ram + Info ” is sele cted.
26 A guide i ndication for each available b utton/key op eration app ears as follow s on the dis play duri ng operatio n. 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.
27 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.
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1 Getting Started Attaching the Lens Cap and Strap .......... 30 Powering the Camera .... .............. ............. 31 Installing the SD Memory Card ............. ... 37 Turning the Camera On and Off .............. 41 Initial Se ttings ............
30 1 Getting Started Attaching the Lens Cap and Strap Attach the lens ca p (O-LC106) and strap (O-ST92) su pplied with the camera . 1 Attach the string prov ided to the lens cap. 2 Pass the end of the strap through the strap lu g, then sec ure it on the inside o f the clasp.
31 1 Getting Started Poweri ng the Camer a Use the s upplied b attery cha rger (D-BC106) to charge th e supplied rechargea ble lithium -ion batte ry (D-LI106) b efore using i t in the cam era 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.
32 1 Getting Started Use the re chargeabl e lithium -ion batte ry D-LI106 th at is prov ided with the came ra. Charge the batt ery before us ing it in the came ra for the first time. 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Slide the battery/car d cover lock lever in the di rection of the ar row to open the cover ( 1 ).
33 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 toward the monitor display. Match the marks o n the battery t o the marks inside the bat tery compa rtment an d push the bat tery in until it is lo cked in plac e.
34 1 Getting Started • Image Stor age Capaci ty, Movie Re cording Time, and Playbac k Time (at 23 ° C with the display on and the battery fully charged) *1 Imag e storage cap acity show s the appro.
35 1 Getting Started Use of the optional AC adapter k it (K-AC106) is recommende d if you 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 .
36 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. • Make sure that the cam era is tu rned off before connecti ng or disconnecting the A C adapter.
37 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 are save d on the SD Mem ory Card if a card is ins erted in t he camera.
38 1 Getting Started 1 Open t he battery /card cov er. Slide the battery/car d cover lock lever in the di rection of the ar row to open the cover ( 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).
39 1 Getting Started Precautio ns When Using an SD Memor y Card • The SD Mem ory Card is equipped wit h 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 ca mera or computer.
40 1 Getting Started The file size of the record ed images differs de pending o n the num ber of recorded pixels of th e images, s o the number of images th at can 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.
41 1 Getting Started Turning the Camera On and Off 1 Remove the lens ca p. 2 Press t he power switch. The came ra turns on a nd the display turns on. When you turn th e camera on, the l ens will extend. (Th e lens will not extend if the initial sett ings have not been confi gured.
42 1 Getting Started The SD Mem ory Card is checked wh en the camera t urns on and th e memory statu s is disp layed. If you wa nt to play back images stra ightaway w ithout taking any pictu res, you can start up th e camera in the playb ack mode. 1 Press the power switch while holding down the Q button.
43 1 Getting Started Initia l Settings The [Lan guage/ u ] screen appears w hen the cam era is turned on for the first time. Perfor m the oper ations in “Setting the Display Lan guage” below to set the lan guage, an d in “Settin g the Date an d Time” (p.
44 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) app ear, proceed t o Step 3. Proceed to “To Set Hometown and DST” (p.
45 1 Getting Started If you accident ally select the wrong language an d proceed to the next procedure, perform the following operation to set the desired language. When the Wron g Languag e Has Bee n Inadve rtently Selecte d 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ).
46 1 Getting Started 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). Th e fram e mo ve s to [ W Hometown]. 4 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The [ W Hometown] screen appear s. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choo se a city. 6 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ).
47 1 Getting Started 10 Press t he 4 button. The [Dat e Adjustment ] screen app ears. Next, se t the date and time. 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].
48 1 Getting Started 5 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The frame return s to [Date Format]. 6 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The f rame moves to [ Date] . 7 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The frame moves to th e month. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the month.
49 1 Getting Started If you press the 4 button in Step 10, the camera clock is reset to 00 seconds. To set the exact time, press the 4 button when the time signal (on the TV, radio, etc.
50 1 Getting Started Adjusting the Viewfinder Diopter Adjust th e viewfind er to suit your eyesig ht. If it is d ifficult t o see the vi ewfinder im age clearly , turn the diop ter adjustm ent dial up or dow n. 1 Press t he G button and switch to the viewfinder.
2 Common Operations Understanding the Button Functions ..... 52 Setting the Came ra Functions ................. 57.
52 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Understanding the Button Function s 1 b button The flash po ps up. 2 G button Switch es between the viewfinde r and the mon itor disp lay. 3 m button Sets the EV com pensati on value, shut ter speed, and the apertur e value. 4 Zoom lever Chang es the captu red area (p.
53 2 Com mon Oper ati ons 6 Powe r switch Turns the ca mera on a nd off (p.41). 7 e-dial Chang es the EV comp ensation va lue, shut ter speed, and aperture value.
54 2 Com mon Oper ati ons 1 u button Chang es the inform ation on th e display ( p.24). 2 3 button Dis plays t he [ W Setting] m enu during sin gle-ima ge display (p. 57). Ret urns to singl e-im age di spla y duri ng Play back M ode Pal ett e displ ay.
55 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Tu rn to the righ t ( y ) during fo lder/calen dar displ ay to ch ange to ni ne- image di splay (p.1 51). Adjusts th e volume dur ing playbac k of movies or voi ce memos (p .
56 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 cap tured i mages on the monitor , is ref erred to as “ Q mod e” (the playba ck mo de).
57 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 ] menu or [ W Setting] men u. Menus for playi ng back and/or editing ima ges and sounds a re called up from the Pl ayback Mo de Palette.
58 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Available button/key operations appear on the dis play during menu operation (p.26). Setting MENU Exit 1/4 Sound Date Adjustment 02/02/2010 World Time English Folder Name Dat.
59 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Ex.) To set [Q uality Level] o n the [ A Rec. Mode] m enu 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A R ec. Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The frame moves to [Im age Tone] . 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) tw ice .
60 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.
61 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.
62 2 Com mon Oper ati ons Blink Detection For choosing whet her to use the Blink Det ection functio n when the Face Det ection functio n is activated p.132 Digital Zoom For choos ing whet her to use th e Digital Zoo m funct ion p.76 Instant Review For choosing whether to display Ins tant Review p.
63 2 Com mon Oper ati ons [ W Setting] Menu Item Descripti on Page Save as A F or savi ng the current camera settings in A mode p.110 Sound For adju sting the operation v olume and p layback volume, and setting t he start- up sound, shutter s ound, key operat ion sound and self-t imer sound p.
64 2 Com mon Oper ati ons [ W Setting] M enu 1 Setting MENU Exit 1/4 Sound Date Adjustment 01/01/2010 Worl d Tim e English Folder Name Date Save as USER [ W Setting] M enu 2 Setting Video Out 2/4 MENU Exit NTSC USB Connection MSC HDMI Out Eye-Fi Auto Brightness Level Power Saving 5 sec.
3 Taking Pictures Taking Still Pictures ............ .............. ........ 66 Selecting the Shooting Mode ........... ........ 78 Selecting the Shooting Mode According to the Si tuation ........... .............. .............. ... 82 Various Shooting Methods .
66 3 Taking Pict ures Taking Still P ictur es How you hold the camera is im portant whe n taking pictures. • Hold the camera f irmly with both hand s. • Press the s hutter rele ase butto n gently w hen taking a picture. The X90 fe atures various cap ture mode s, focus modes, a nd drive modes f or express ing you r photograph ic visi on.
67 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Set the mode dial to I . The ca mera wi ll sel ect th e optima l capt ure mod e for th e subjec t. 4 Confirm the subject and shooting information on the display. The foc us frame in t he middle of the dis play indicat es the zone of automa tic focusing .
68 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he shutter release button halfway. The sele cted sho oting mode i s displaye d on the top left of the screen. The f ocus fra me (or f ace dete ctio n frame ) on the di spla y turn s green when the c amera focuses on th e subject at the correct distance.
69 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.
70 3 Taking Pict ures The imag e appears for 1 second on the moni tor shortly after capturi ng (Instant Rev iew). If the ca mera detec ts that the sub ject’s eyes are closed while the Face De tection fu nction is ac tivated, the messag e [Clos ed eyes ha ve been d etected] app ears for 3 s econds (Blin k Detect ion).
71 3 Taking Pict ures By defau lt, the Face Detecti on function is set to Face De tection On. You can switc h to the Sm ile Captur e function , which au tomatically releases the shut ter when you r subjec t smiles.
72 3 Taking Pict ures In 9 (Green ) mode , you c an enj oy easy pictu re-ta king u sing st anda rd settings , regardless of the settin gs in the [ A Rec.
73 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he 9 button in A mode. The came ra switc hes to 9 mode. Press the 9 butt on ag ain t o retu rn t o the status before 9 mod e was selec ted. When th e camera det ects a pe rson’s face, the Face Detect ion function i s activated and the face det ection fram e appear s.
74 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 ) Enlar ges the su bject . Left ( w ) Wid ens th e ar ea tha t is captured by the cam era.
75 3 Taking Pict ures Recorded pix els and the m aximum zoom ratio Recorded Pixels Intelligent Zoom Digital Zoom E Not Available (26× optical zoom only) Equival ent to ap prox. 162.5× D E F 6 Equivalent to approx. 33. 9× f Appr ox. 40.1 × h Appr ox.
76 3 Taking Pict ures The Digita l Zoom is s et to O (On) in t he default setting. T o take pi ctures using o nly the op tical zoom and Intel ligent Zoo m range, set the Digital Zoom to P (Off). 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A R ec. Mode] me nu appear s.
77 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Turn the e-dial. To br ight en, select a pos iti ve ( y ) value. To dar ken, selec t a negative ( f ) va lue. You can cho ose the EV co mpensa tion value with a ran ge of ±2.0 EV in increme nts of 1/3 EV. 3 Press t he m button.
78 3 Taking Pict ures Selecting the Shooting Mode You can switch the sho oting modes by se tting the icons o n the mode dial to the di al indica tor. The X90 f eatures variou s shooting modes, en abling you to take pict ures with s ettings suit ed to your photograph ic vision.
79 3 Taking Pict ures There are 3 shootin g modes, I (Auto Pictur e), (Sport) and c (Digital SR). The chara cteristics of each mod e are as fo llows. By settin g the mode d ial to H (Scene), yo u can choose from the follow ing 20 sh ooting mo des.
80 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Set the mode dial to H . The camera ente rs the H mode la st sel ected . The d efau lt se tting is H ( Landsca pe). 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ). The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose a shooting mode.
81 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he 4 button. The shoo ting mod e is fixed an d the cam era returns t o capture st atus. To use the fla sh, press the b button to po p up the flas h. (p.114) Use th e exposure m odes to c hange the sensitivi ty, shutte r speed an d aper ture va lue an d take pictu res ac cordi ng to your o wn phot ogra phic visio n.
82 3 Taking Pict ures Selecting the Shootin g Mode Accordi ng to the Situation You can ch oose a shoo ting mode appropriate for tak ing pictur es of dark scene s, such as nig htscape s. 1 In A mode, set the mode dial to c or H . If you s et the mode dial to c , pro ceed to Step 5.
83 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. The f ocus fra me (or f ace dete ctio n frame ) on the di spla y turn s green when the c amera focuses on th e subject at the correct distance. 6 Press t he shutter release b utton fu lly.
84 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 . When th e camera det ects a pe rson’s face, the Face Detect ion function i s activated and the face det ection fram e appear s.
85 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press t he 4 button. The R m ode is selec ted and the ca mera returns t o capture st atus. When th e camera det ects a pe rson’s face, the Face Detect ion function i s activated and the face det ection fram e appear s. (p.70) 4 Press t he shutter release b utton half way.
86 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select Y , Z , Z , a , b or b . There are two types of icons: a cat and do g icon. Ch oosing eithe r the cat or do g icon does n ot affe ct the resultin g pictur e. Cho ose whi cheve r you pref er.
87 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select K . 4 Press t he 4 button. The K mode is sel ected and the c amera returns to c apture s tatus. When th e camera det ects a pers on’s face, the Face Detec tion functi on is activa ted and the face detectio n frame appe ars.
88 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he 4 button. The Q mode is se lected and t he camera returns to capture stat us. When th e camera det ects a pers on’s face, the Face Detec tion functi on is activa ted and the face detectio n frame appe ars. (p.7 0) 5 Press t he shutter release button halfway.
89 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. The f ocus fra me (or f ace dete ctio n frame ) on the di spla y turn s green when the c amera focuses on th e subject at the correct distance. To use the fla sh, pr ess the b button to pop up the flas h.
90 3 Taking Pict ures Various Shooting Methods In N (Fra me Compos ite) mode, y ou can take p ictures u sing the fr ames stored in the camera. 1 In A mode, set the mode dial to H and press the four- way contro ller ( 3 ). The Cap ture Mode Pal ette appears.
91 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Press t he 4 button. The frame d image app ears on the display. When th e camera det ects a pe rson’s face, the Face Detect ion function i s activated and the face det ection fram e appear s. (p.70) 7 Press t he shutter release b utton half way.
92 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. Stabiliz e the camera with a tripo d or other support w hen taking a picture using th e self-timer. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) i n A mode.
93 3 Taking Pict ures In these modes, p ictures are ta ken cont inuously as long as the shutt er release butt on is pressed. 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) i n A mode. The [Drive Mode] sc reen appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to sel ect j , A , B or C and press the 4 button.
94 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Press t he shutter release b utton half way. The f ocus fra me (or f ace dete ctio n frame ) on the di spla y turn s green when the c amera focuses on th e subject at the correct distance. 4 Press t he shutter release b utton fu lly.
95 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) i n A mode. The [Drive Mode] sc reen appe ars. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select k and pre ss the 4 button. The curr ent settings for interval sh ooting appear for approximate ly 1 minute.
96 3 Taking Pict ures 8 Press t he shutter release b utton fu lly. After the message [Start s interval shooting] appears, th e display turns off. When [Star t Delay] is set to [0 min.], th e display turns off afte r the first image taken appe ars in Inst ant Review .
97 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ) i n A mode. The [D rive Mode] screen ap pears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select a . The came ra is ready to take pictur es with Au to B rac ket. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct the bracketin g range a nd press t he 4 button.
98 3 Taking Pict ures In X (Di gital Wide ) mod e, yo u can stitc h tw o vert ica l ima ges ca ptur ed with this camera i nto a sing le frame up to approx. 2 0 mm cover age (35 mm film equivalen t). 1 In A mode, set the mode dial to H and press the four- way contro ller ( 3 ).
99 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he shutter release button fully. The f irs t capt ured imag e is t empora ril y saved, and the shoo ting scre en for the second i mage is dis played. 6 Take the second image. Overla p the image on the preview guide on the lef t of the screen to compo se the second im age (r ight half of pictur e).
100 3 Taking Pict ures 1 When the shooting scree n for the second image is displayed in Step 5 on p.99, pre ss the 4 button or the four-way controller ( 3 ). A confirmat ion dialog ap pears. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select an option and press the 4 button.
101 3 Taking Pict ures 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 det ects a pe rson’s face, the Face Detect ion function i s activated and the face det ection fram e appear s.
102 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 imag es are joined an d a stitche d together im age appears . The stit ched im age does not app ear when [Instan t Review ] (p.133) is P (Off).
103 3 Taking Pict ures Setting the Exposure Correct exposure of the subje ct is determ ined by th e combinati on of shutter s peed and aperture va lue. There are many correct co mbinatio ns of shutte r speed an d aperture value for a particular s ubject.
104 3 Taking Pict ures By chang ing the ap erture, you can control the depth of the area that appears in focus in the pic ture (the d epth of field). By either n arrowing the focu s to emph asize a single poin t or givin g depth to your pictu re instead you can complete ly chang e the feel of the pic ture you create.
105 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Turn the e-dial to adjust th e shutter s peed a nd aperture value while maintaining the proper exposu re. 3 To use the flash, pr ess the b button.
106 3 Taking Pict ures This let s you se t the desired shutter sp eed for ex pressing m oving subjec ts. You can take pict ures of fa st movi ng subje cts that look still or subjec ts that giv e a sense o f movement . 1 Set the mode dial to b . 2 Turn the e-dial to change the shutt er speed.
107 3 Taking Pict ures Lets you s et the desired apert ure value for contro lling the de pth of field. The depth of field i s deeper a nd the front and back of the focus ed object is clea r when apertu re is set to a large va lue.
108 3 Taking Pict ures You can set the shutter speed and ap erture value . This mode is suitable to take p ictures of y our choic e by combi ning them.
109 3 Taking Pict ures 3 To use the flash, pr ess the b button. The flash po ps up. (p.11 4) 4 Take th e picture. •I n a mode, EV com pensation is unavailable. • [AUT O] cannot be selec ted for sensitivity. • Flash modes , (Auto), b (Flash On), c (Auto + Red- eye) and d (Flash On + Red-eye) are not av ailable.
110 3 Taking Pict ures By savi ng the cur rent ca mera settings , you ca n easily ret rieve them by setting the mo de dial to E . The follo wing setti ngs can be s aved: • Sh ooti ng mode s e (defau lt setting)/ b / c / a •[ A Re c.
111 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Press t he 4 button. The save pr ocess st arts. When t he sav e proc ess is comple ted, the cam era re turn s to A mode or Q mode. 1 Set the mode dial to A . The s aved setti ngs ar e re triev ed. 2 Change the setting s already sa ved in A mode as necessa ry.
112 3 Taking Pict ures Setting the Shooting F unctions Selecting the Fla sh Mode , Auto The flas h discharges auto matically dependin g on the light conditio ns. If the F ace Detection function is activated, the flash mode is automaticall y set to d .
113 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he b button. The flash po ps up and beg ins char ging. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 4 ) in A mode. The [Flash Mode] sc reen appe ars. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select a flas h mode. 4 Press t he 4 button.
114 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Sele ct a cap tur e mode. 2 Press t he b button. The flash po ps up and beg ins char ging. b (Red) blinks o n the display while c harging. When t he f lash is fu lly c harge d, b appe ars on the display. ( Not displaye d in , m ode) 3 Press t he shutter release b utton half way.
115 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ) in A mode. The [Focu s Mode] scr een appea rs. The focu s mode cha nges each t ime the four-w ay contro ller is p ressed. Yo u can a lso change t he setting using the four -way contro ller ( 4 ).
116 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to adjust the focus. The indicat or appears on the displa y to indicat e the approxim ate dista nce to the subjec t. Adjust the focus us ing the indi cator as a guide. 2 for distant focus 3 for closer focus 5 Press t he 4 button.
117 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) t o select th e position you want to focus on. 5 Press t he 4 button. The focu sing area is fixed and the cam era retu rns to captu re status. You can s et the aut ofocus area a nd focusing method.
118 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to chang e the = ar ea settin g. 6 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. 7 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amer a retur ns t o capt ure stat us. This s ets the foc us in t he macro ra nge when the dis tance to the subjec t is 50 c m or clos er.
119 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o sele ct O or P . The setti ng is saved. 6 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amer a retur ns t o capt ure stat us. The focu s assis t light aids in focus ing on dar k subjects . This hel ps you to focus on the subjec t in low light co nditions where auto focus does not work pr operly.
120 3 Taking Pict ures Set the im age tone of still p ictures. You can select from [Bright] (Default setting), [Natural] or [Monoc hrome]. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A R ec. Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [Image Tone].
121 3 Taking Pict ures You ca n choo se fr om nine reco rded pi xels setti ngs fo r still pictu res. The larg er the n umber of recorded pixels, the clearer the deta ils will appear when you print y our pic ture.
122 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A R ec. 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.
123 3 Taking Pict ures Sets the quali ty for still im ages accor ding to how the imag es will be used . The mo re stars ( E ), the high er th e quali ty of th e image , but th e file si ze become s larger. T he selec ted record ed pixels a lso affec ts the si ze of the image fi le (p.
124 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 R ec. Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [White Balance].
125 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to change the sett ing. You ca n check t he resu lt of sel ecte d whit e balanc e setting on t he preview image ea ch ti me you pres s the fo ur-wa y cont rolle r ( 23 ).
126 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved and the [ A R ec. M ode] me nu reap pears. 5 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns t o capt ure stat us. You can s elect the s ensitivity to suit the brightness of the surro undings .
127 3 Taking Pict ures 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns t o capt ure stat us. Set the se nsitivit y range when th e sensitiv ity is set to AUTO. You can s elect from 8 0-100, 80-200, 80-400, 80 -800, and 8 0-1600. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode.
128 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns t o capt ure 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.
129 3 Taking Pict ures 5 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is saved. 6 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns t o capt ure stat us. You ca n adj ust th e fl ash out put. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A R ec. Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-wa y controller ( 23 ) t o selec t [Flash Exp.
130 3 Taking Pict ures Expands the dynamic range an d prevents bri ght and da rk areas fr om occurrin g. [Highligh t Correction] a djusts the bright areas when the imag e is too b right and [S hadow Corre ction] ad justs the dark area s when the image i s too dark.
131 3 Taking Pict ures You can e asily ta ke sharp pic tures usi ng the Sha ke Reducti on function. The Shake Reduction fu nction reduce s camera shake that occ urs when the shut ter release button is pressed. This is us eful for t aking pictu res in situatio ns wher e camera sha ke is like ly to occur.
132 3 Taking Pict ures By usin g this f unction, yo u can c orrect came ra shake during sho oting. If the Shak e Reductio n function i s set to O (On), the came ra automa tically corrects any camera shake in the images you sho t. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode.
133 3 Taking Pict ures 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select O or P . O Blink Detection function work s. (Defau lt setting) P Blink De tection func tion does no t work.
134 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 R ec. Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use th e four- way con troll er ( 23 ) to select [Shar pness]. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the shar pness level.
135 3 Taking Pict ures 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sel ect [Satur ation] (or [Tone Adjustment]). 3 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to select the level of sa turation (or the tone of monochrome images). 4 Press t he 3 button. The c amer a retur ns t o capt ure stat us.
136 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 R ec. Mode] me nu appear s. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Dat e Imprint]. 3 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ).
137 3 Taking Pict ures You can assign on e of the following functions to the 9 (Green) butto n: [ 9 Green Mode] (p.72) or [Fn Setting]. You can activa te the as signed function by just pressing the 9 (Green) button. Default se ttings of Fn Setting 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode.
138 3 Taking Pict ures 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select the function y ou want to regist er. When [Gr een Mode ] is selected, pr oceed to Step 9. 5 Press t he 4 button. The Fn Setting screen app ears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to sele ct a key to wh ich to a ssign a function.
139 3 Taking Pict ures 9 Press t he 4 button. The setti ng is registered . Repe at St eps 6 t o 9 t o regi ste r othe r keys . 10 Press t he 3 button twice. The c amer a retur ns t o capt ure stat us. 1 Press t he 9 button in A mode. The func tions register ed with Fn Set ting on the [Fn Setting] screen appear.
140 3 Taking Pict ures Recording Movies Use this to record m ovies. Soun d is reco rded at the sa me time. 1 In A mode, set the mode dial to C (Movie). C mo de is selected and the cam era r eturns t o capt ure statu s. The following information appe ars on the disp lay.
141 3 Taking Pict ures If you k eep the sh utter release button pres sed for o ne second or more, recording will con tinue as long as you keep the b utton presse d. Recording stops when you take your f inger off the shutter rele ase button. • The flash does not discharge in C mode.
142 3 Taking Pict ures You can c hoose the n umber of re corded pi xels and frame rate se ttings for movi es. 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.
143 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.
144 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.
145 3 Taking Pict ures 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode. The [ A R ec. 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.
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4 Playing Back and Deleting Images Playing Back Images ................... ........... 148 Deleting Ima ges .................. .............. ...... 161 Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment .
148 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Playing Back Images 1 Press the Q button after ta king a picture. The came ra enters the Q mode and t he image app ears on th e display (S ingle- image di splay). 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 45 ). The previo us or next image appea rs.
149 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 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the movie you want to play back. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ).
150 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, tur n the e-dial t o the left ( f ). The four -image disp lay appears showing a page cons isting of fo ur thumbna il images. Turn the e -dial to th e left ( f ) aga in to sw itch to the nine -image disp lay.
151 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s In nine-i mage dis play, turn the e-dial to the left ( f ) to switch to folder display or calen dar displ ay. 1 In Q mode, tur n the e-dial t o the left ( f ) three times. The scree n changes to folder disp lay or calend ar displ ay.
152 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 1 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ) i n Q mode. The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose an icon. The gui de for the selected fu nction app ears below. 3 Press t he 4 button.
153 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can turn the guide display off f or each function on the Playback Mode Palette. (p.214) Sl id e sh ow Slideshow OK OK OK MENU Ca nc e l Cancel For continuously playing back images.
154 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Playback M ode Palette Playbac k Mode Description Page u Slidesho w For cont inuously play ing back ima ges. Scr een or sound effects can be set. p.155 s Image Rotat ion Rotates captured ima ges. Useful when viewing vertical imag es on a TV.
155 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can p lay back re corded im ages one aft er another. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 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 .
156 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.155. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ).
157 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 9 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Start] and press th e 4 button. The slides how starts u sing the selec ted interval and effect. 1 Press t he Q button after tak ing a picture. The ima ge a ppears on the d isplay.
158 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 5 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose th e rotati on direction and press the 4 button. The rotate d image is save d. You ca n magn ify an imag e up to ten t imes . 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to magnify.
159 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 3 Press t he 4 button. The image retu rns to single-i mage display. You can enjoy playing bac k images with the subjects’ face s zoomed up simply by pressin g the I butt on (Face clo se-up play back) if the Face Detect ion function operated w hen the images we re taken.
160 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Available operations d uring Face close- up playba ck mod e 3 Press t he 4 button. The image retu rns to single-i mage display. e-di al to the ri ght ( y ) Zooms in on the subject be ing display ed for face clo se-up playbac k from an equal o r slightly larger mag nification ratio.
161 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Deleting Images You can d elete im ages that you do no t want to ke ep. You can d elete a s ingle image . 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to delete . 2 Press t he i button.
162 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s If sound (voice mem o) has bee n added to an image (p .196), you ca n delete th e sound wi thout deletin g the image. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image with sound. U app ears on the ima ges with sound.
163 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 1 In Q mode, tur n the e-dial t o the left ( f ) onc e or twi ce. Four-im age displa y or nine-im age displa y appears . 2 Press t he i button. P appe ars on the images. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to choose th e images that you want to delete and press the 4 button.
164 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can d elete all the images 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, press the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Delete All].
165 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s You can recov er images or soun ds that were taken with this camera and then del eted. 1 After deleting the image(s), press the four -way controlle r ( 3 ). The Playb ack Mode Palet te appears . 2 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select ] (Image Recover y).
166 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 5 Press t he 4 button. The image s are recover ed. You can p rotect sto red image s from be ing acci dentally del eted. 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to protect. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ).
167 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 6 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [Pro tects this im age/sound] appears . To protec t anot her image, use the four-wa y controll er ( 45 ) to select anothe r image. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protect ].
168 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Protect ]. 4 Press t he 4 button. All t he imag es are pr otec ted and t he scre en show n in Step 1 reappea rs. 5 Use the fou r-way contro ller ( 23 ) to select [Canc el] and press th e 4 button.
169 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment By connec ting the camera to a TV or other device with a video IN jack or HDMI term inal, yo u can pla y back images. Choose a terminal t ype that matche s your pu rpose or AV dev ice.
170 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Use the p rovided AV cable (I -AVC7) to connec t the ca mera to a device with a vid eo IN jack . 1 Turn the AV device and camera off. 2 Open the terminal cover , face the a rrow on the provided AV cable toward the 2 mark on the camera, and connect the cable to the PC/AV terminal.
171 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s When the hometo wn is set with the i nitial sett ing (p.43 ), the vi deo outp ut format is set in a ccordance wi th that regi on. Dependi ng on the country or region, images may fail to be played back with the set v ideo output format.
172 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Use a commercially available H DMI cable t o connec t the camera to a device with an HDMI termina l. 1 Turn the AV device and camera off. 2 Open th e terminal cover and c onnect th e HDMI cable t o the HDMI terminal.
173 4 Playing Back and Deleting Image s Set the ou tput signa l format o f the HDMI term inal. 1 Turn the camera on. 2 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, press the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once.
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5 Editing and Printing Images Editing Image s ............... .............. ........... 176 Setting the Printing Service (DPOF) ...... 192.
176 5 Editing and Printing Images Edit ing I mag es By changing the recorded p ixels and quality of a selected image, you can make its file size smaller than the original.
177 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or overwri ting the image ap pears. If the selected image i s protec ted, th e proce ssed ima ge is saved as a new ima ge and the foll owing confi rmation dial og does not ap pear.
178 5 Editing and Printing Images 4 Press t he 4 button. The cropp ing screen appears. The larg est siz e of the cr opped image is show n with a gr een fr ame on the screen . The c roppe d image cannot be l arger t han t his cro pping frame size . 5 Choose the c ropping area.
179 5 Editing and Printing Images 4 Press t he 4 button. Face det ection fram es appear on the faces tha t can be cor rected. Proceed to Step 6 when th ere is only one de tection fra me. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select a face to be processed.
180 5 Editing and Printing Images This fun ction let s you chang e the col or tones and p erform spe cial process ing on a sel ected image . 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to edit. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ).
181 5 Editing and Printing Images 3 Use the four-way controller ( 2345 ) to select P (Dig ital Filter). 4 Press t he 4 button. The filter s election scree n appea rs. 1 B&W 2 Sepia 3 Toy Came ra 4 Retro 5 Color 6 Ex trac t Co lor 7 Color Emphasis 8 Soft 9 Fish-e ye 10 Brightness Subsequ ent step s vary dependi ng on your selection.
182 5 Editing and Printing Images 8 Press t he 4 button. The i mage proce ssed w ith the filt er is save d. 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to choo se a filter. The previe w image of the result of th e filter effect ap pears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the colo r.
183 5 Editing and Printing Images 5 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to cho ose a f ilt er. The previe w image of the result of th e filter effect ap pears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to adjust the effec t. 7 Press t he 4 button. A confirmat ion dialog f or overwri ting the image ap pears.
184 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 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image you want to correct. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 3 ).
185 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 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the image to which you want to add a frame.
186 5 Editing and Printing Images 6 Turn the e-dial to the ri ght ( y ). The sele cted frame ap pears in sin gle- image di splay. 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.
187 5 Editing and Printing Images 10 Press t he 4 button. The ed ited image is s aved wi th the reco rded pixels of h (204 8×1536 ). Optional F rames The optional frames are stored in the built-in memory in the X90.
188 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.
189 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 ) t o choose the fram e you want to save.
190 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 c opy image s from the b uilt-in me mory to the SD Memory Card and vice versa.
191 5 Editing and Printing Images All the i mages in th e built-in memory are copied to t he SD Memo ry Card at once. Before cop ying the ima ges, make sure that there is enoug h space o n the SD Memory C ard. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [ 2}{ ].
192 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.
193 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 [Appli es DPOF se ttings to this image] app ears.
194 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.193. 2 Press t he 4 button. The mess age [Appli es DPOF se ttings to all im ages] app ears.
6 Recording and Playing Back Sound Adding a Voice M emo to Images ........... 196.
196 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 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 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 ).
197 6 Recording and Playi ng Back Sound 1 In Q mode, use the four-way controlle r ( 45 ) to choose the still picture with the voi ce memo that you want to play back. U app ears on ima ges with voi ce memos i n single-im age displ ay. 2 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 2 ).
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7 Setting s Camera Settings .................. .............. ...... 200.
200 7 Settings Camera Set tings Formattin g deletes all the data on the SD Me mory 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.
201 7 Settings 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, press the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o select [Sound].
202 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].
203 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 choose the date format .
204 7 Settings 10 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). The f rame mov es to one of the fo llow ing items de pending on the date form at 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 een use [mm/d d/yy] as an exam ple.
205 7 Settings The date and time selected in “Setting the Date and Time ” (p.47) and “Changi ng the Date and Time” (p.202) se rve as the Hom etown date an d time. If you set the De stination city usin g the world time fu nction, you can display the Destin ation date and time when takin g pictures in a diffe rent time zo ne.
206 7 Settings 6 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to change the Destinat ion city. The curr ent time, loca tion and time differenc e of the selec ted city ap pear. 7 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) t o sele ct [DST]. 8 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) t o sele ct O or P .
207 7 Settings 4 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [Select Time ]. 5 Press t he four-w ay control ler ( 5 ). A pull-dow n menu app ears. 6 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select X or W . X Displ ays t he ti me of t he De stin ation city W Displays the time of t he Hometown city 7 Press t he 4 button.
208 7 Settings You can chan ge the languag e in which the menus , error message s, etc. are disp layed. The cam era suppo rts the follow ing langua ges: Engli sh, French, German, Spanish, Portu guese,.
209 7 Settings You can c hange the naming sy stem of th e folder fo r storing ima ges. When the naming s ystem is set to the date , pictures are save d in separate folders by th e date they we re taken. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears.
210 7 Settings 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, press the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once. 2 Use the fo ur-way controller ( 23 ) to selec t [Brightness Level].
211 7 Settings 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 the time until the camera enters power savi ng mode. Choose from [2 min.], [1min.], [30sec.], [15sec.], [5sec.] (defaul t setting) or [Off].
212 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, press the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once.
213 7 Settings You can se t whether to use [Quick Zo om] to magnify playback imag es to the max imum of 1 0x by simpl y turning th e e-dial to the ri ght ( y ) during playbac k of ima ges in Q mode. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode. The [ W Se tting] menu ap pears.
214 7 Settings Set whet her to dis play the gui des in Ca pture Mode Palette and Pl ayback Mode Pal ette or when setting th e capture mode. 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, press the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once.
215 7 Settings 3 Press t he 4 button. The i mage sel ectio n scre en appear s. 4 Use the four-way controller ( 45 ) to choose the image for the start- up screen.
216 7 Settings Pixel M apping is a f unction f or mappin g out and corre cting def ective pixels in the CCD sensor. Run the Pixe l Mapping function if image dots always s eem to be de fective i n the same p lace. 1 Press t he 3 button in A mode, and press the four- way contro ller ( 5 ).
217 7 Settings You can re set the cam era settin gs to their de faults. Refer to “Default Settings” (p.247) 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, press the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once.
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8 Viewing Images on a Compu ter Setting Up Y our Computer . .............. ...... 220 Connecting to Yo ur Computer .............. . 227 Using a Wireles s LAN .
220 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er 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.
221 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er * Operatio n is not g uaranteed on all co mputers m eeting th e system requ irem ent s. * The sys tem requirem ents describ e the min imum envi ronment for playing and editi ng movi es. * Operatio n is not g uaranteed on all co mputers m eeting th e system requ irem ent s.
222 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er Install the image viewing/m anaging/ editing s oftware “Med iaImpres sion 2.0 for PENTAX”. 1 Turn your Windows PC on. 2 Insert t he provided CD- RO M into the CD-ROM/DVD drive. If the installa tion screen app ears, go to Step 5.
223 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er 6 Select the file format to us e and click [Next]. All files in the checke d format will open with Medi aImpres sion 2.0 for PENTAX. Remove the check ma rk(s) to open the f ile using anot her applicat ion. 7 Click [Finish].
224 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er 6 Click [Close]. Installatio n is complete. 7 Click [Exit] on the installation screen. The windo w is closed. 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 installatio n screen.
225 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er Set the de vice to wh ich the cam era is co nnected with th e USB cable . 1 Turn your camer a on. 2 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, press the four -way contro ller ( 5 ) once.
226 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er MSC (M ass St orag e Cla ss) A general -purpose d river progra m that ha ndles devic es connec ted to the compute r via USB as a memory de vice. Also i ndicates a standard f or controll ing USB de vices wi th this dri ver.
227 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er Connecting to Your Computer Connect y our came ra to the c omputer usin g the prov ided USB cab le (I- USB7). 1 Turn your computer on. 2 Turn your camer a off. 3 Connect y our camera to the compu ter using the USB cable.
228 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er • The pow er switch blinks while the ca mera is connected to a computer. • For M acintosh, the volume label name appears instead of [NO NAME ] if the SD M emory Card has a volume label. A new unformatted SD Memory C ard may show the manufacturer’s name or m odel number.
229 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er Import the images captured with the ca mera into your com puter. 5 Click [Import media files to local disk]. MediaI mpressio n 2.0 for PEN TAX starts an d the import screen app ears. 6 Select an image to import. To select multiple images, choose the images while pressing the C trl key .
230 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er 7 Click [Import]. The i mages are i mpor ted t o the comp uter and t he Me dia Br ows er screen appear s. When a m essage ap pears afte r import is complete, c lick [Done]. 5 Double-click the [MediaImp ression 2 .0 for PENTAX] icon in the [Applications] folder.
231 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er 1 Double-click the [Safely Remove Hardware ] icon in the task ba r. The “Safel y Remove Hardware ” screen appears . 2 Sele ct [U SB Mass S torag e Device] a nd click [St op]. The “Sto p a Hardware dev ice” scree n appears .
232 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er 1 Drag [NO NAME] on the desktop to the tr ash. If the SD Memory Ca rd has a vo lume labe l, drag the icon of that name to the tr ash. 2 Disconnect the USB cable fr om your Macintosh and t he camera. “MediaIm pression 2 .
233 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er 3 Select and clic k the folder containin g the im ages you wish to vi ew. The image s are disp layed. 4 Select and double-click an image you wish to vi ew. The sele cted imag e is displayed with Medi aImpr essi on Ph oto Vi ewer .
234 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er Using a Wireless LAN You can tran sfer image s via wi reless LAN by using an SD Me mory Car d with a bui lt-in wirele ss LAN (Eye-Fi card ). Precautio ns When Using the Eye-Fi Card • Eye-F i cards that can be used wit h this camera are Eye-F i Share and Eye-Fi Share Video.
235 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er Start trans ferring images from the Eye -Fi card. In A mode or Q mod e (single-im age disp lay), images will be automati cally t ransferred when no o peration is performed for 5 s econds or more. 1 Press t he 3 button in Q mode.
236 8 Viewi ng Images on a Comput er 4 Press t he 3 button. Wire less LAN communi cation is activated for the Eye-Fi card a nd im age tran sfer starts.
9 Appendix Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode ......... .............. .............. .............. ...... 238 Messages . .............. .............. .............. ...... 243 Troubleshooting ......... .............. ............... 245 Default Set tings .
238 9 Appendix Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode I c 9 H I P K Zoom lever Zoom z *1 zz *2 z *3 zzzz I button Face D etection On/Smile C apture z zzzzzzz Face Detec tion Off × zzzzz × z Fla.
239 9 Appendix z : Can be set. × : Cannot be set. C A B n Q L R zzzzzzz Zoom Zoom lever zzzzzzz Face De tection On/Sm ile Capture I button × z × zz × × Face Detection Off z × z × zzz , (Auto) F.
240 9 Appendix Y K S N B E K Zoom lever Zoom zzzzzzz I button Face D etection On/Smile C apture zzzzzzz Face Detec tion Off zzzzzzz Flas h Mode , (Auto) zz × zzzz a (Fla sh Off) zzzzzzz b (Flash On) .
241 9 Appendix X F e b c a C × zz zzz z *3 Zo om Zoom lever zzzzzzz Face De tection On/Sm ile Capture I button zzzzzzz F ace Detection Of f zzz ×××× , (Auto) Flash Mode zzzzzzz a (F lash Off) zzz.
242 9 Appendix *1 T he I (Flower) mod e cannot be selected when using Digital Zoom or Intelligent Zoom. *2 Only optical zoom is a vailable *3 Only opti cal zoom an d Digital Z oom are av ailable *4 Fi.
243 9 Appendix Messages Messag es such as the follo wing ma y appear on t he displ ay during camera o peration. Message Description Batte ry depleted The battery is exhausted. Charge the battery using the battery c harger ( p.31). Memory card full The SD Memory Card is fu ll and no more images can be saved.
244 9 Appendix Data being re corded Displayed when you switc h to Q mode while an image is still being re corded, or when the protect sett ing or DPOF setting is being changed.
245 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 charge d battery. The batte ry is installe d incorrectly Check ori entation of t he battery .
246 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.
247 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 setti ng (last memory) is saved when the ca mera is turned of f.
248 9 Appendix D-Range Setti ng Highlight Corr ection P ( Off) Yes Yes p.130 Shadow Cor rection P (Off) Yes Yes Shake Redu ction O (On) Yes Yes p.131 Interv al Shoot Interval 0 min. 15 sec. Yes Yes p.94 Number of Shots 2 images Yes Yes Start Dela y 0 hr.
249 9 Appendix [ W Setting] Men u Items Item Defau lt Setti ng Last Memory Setti ng Reset Sett ing Page Save as A Cancel Yes Yes p.11 0 Sound Operatio n Volume 3 Yes Yes p.
250 9 Appendix Playback M ode Palette Ite ms Pixel Mapp ing Cancel — — p.216 Format Cancel — — p.200 Item Defau lt Setti ng Last Memory Setti ng Reset Sett ing Page Slid eshow Inter val 3 sec. Yes Yes p.155 Screen E ffect Wipe Yes Y es Sound Effe ct O (On) Yes Yes Image Ro tation Normal — — p.
251 9 Appendix Key Oper ation Item Func tion Defau lt Sett ing Last Memory Setti ng Reset Sett ing Page Q butt on Operation Mode Q Mode — — — Zoom l ever Zoom P osition Full wide-angle * No p.74 Four-way controller 2 Drive Mod e 9 (Standard) * Y es p.
252 9 Appendix List of World Time Cities City : indicates cities that can b e set as e ither the Initial Setting (p.43) or the W orld Time (p. 205). Video Out Format: in dicates the vid eo output format of the city set as th e initial setting .
253 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.
254 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.
255 9 Appendix • The above figures are based on our standard shooting conditions and may vary depending on the subject, shooting conditions and type of the SD Memory Card used. • Recording c an continue until th e built-in memory or the SD Memory Card is full, or the size of the recorded movie reaches 2 GB (when using a n SDHC card).
256 9 Appendix Optical Zoom 26× Intelligent Zoom 6 : appro x. 33.9×, f : approx. 40.1×, h : app rox. 50.8×, l : appro x. 101.6×, m : approx . 162.5× (w hen com bined with optical zoom) Digital Zoom Up to approx. 6.25× (w hen comb ined with 26× opt ical zoom to give zoom magni fication e quivalen t to appro x.
257 9 Appendix Digital Filte rs B&W, Sepia, Toy Camera, Retro (Blue, Am ber), Color (Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Gr een, Ye llow), Extra ct Color ( Red, Gr een, Blue ), Color E mphasis (Sky Bl ue, Fresh Gr een, Delicate Pink, Au tumn Leaves ), Soft, Fish -eye, Brightness Movie Co ntinuous R ecording Time Approx.
258 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.
259 9 Appendix • This warranty policy does not affect the customer’s statutory rights. • The local warranty policies availa ble from PENTAX distributors in some countries can supersed e this warranty policy.
260 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 .
261 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: PENT AX Imaging C ompany A Division of PENT AX of Am erica, Inc. Located at: 600 12 Stre et, Suite 300 Golde n, Colora do 80401 U.
262 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.
263 9 Appendix Index Symbols A Mode .................... ........ 12, 56 Q Mode ........ ................ ... 12, 56 Q button ....... ................ ... 53, 55 I button ................... ........ 53, 55 9 (Green) button ..... 53, 55, 137 b (Flash p op-up) butt on .
264 9 Appendix F ............. ................ ....... 124 B B&W filter .................. ............ 180 Baby Mode ................ ..............83 Backlig ht Mode ..................... ... 86 Basic shoo ting mode ............ ... 72 Battery le vel indi cator .
265 9 Appendix F Face cl ose-up pl ayback ........ 159 Face Dete ction func tion ....... ... 70 File numbe r ......... .................. 145 Filters . ................. ................. . 180 Fireworks Mo de ......... .............. 82 Fish-ey e filter .
266 9 Appendix Memory .... ................. ............ 144 3 button .............. 53, 54, 57 Menu li st ......... ................ ......... 61 Mode di al ................... .............. 78 Monoch rome ............. ............ 120 Movie .....
267 9 Appendix Saving setti ngs .......... ............ 144 H Mode .................. .............. 79 Screen Effe ct .................. ....... 156 SD Memory Card ...... .............. 37 Select Ti me .................... ....... 206 Self -tim er g .
268 9 Appendix Z Zoom / x / w .. ................ ......... 74 Zoom lev er .......... ................. ... 52.
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Operating Manual 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.
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Wenn Sie aber schon Pentax X90 besitzen, und noch keine Gelegenheit dazu hatten, die Bedienungsanleitung zu lesen, sollten Sie es aufgrund der oben beschriebenen Gründe machen. Sie erfahren dann, ob Sie die zugänglichen Funktionen richtig genutzt haben, aber auch, ob Sie keine Fehler begangen haben, die den Nutzungszeitraum von Pentax X90 verkürzen könnten.
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