User manual PENTAX LX

[. . . ] Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used outside the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and care should be taken here also. Regarding trademarks · PENTAX, Optio and smc PENTAX are trademarks of HOYA CORPORATION. · Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Windows Vista is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. [. . . ] Refer to "To Set the White Balance Manually" on the following page for instructions on adjusting the white balance manually. If you change the [White Balance] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 121). Saving the White Balance setting 1p. 127 111 To Set the White Balance Manually Have a blank sheet of white paper or similar material ready. 1 2 3 Taking Pictures 112 In the [White Balance] screen, use the four-way controller (23) to select K (Manual). Point the camera at the blank sheet of paper or other material so that it fills the frame displayed in the center of the screen. White Balance SHUTTER Adjust OK MENU Cancel OK 3 4 5 Press the shutter release button fully. The white balance is automatically adjusted. Press the 4 button. The setting is saved and the [A Rec. Mode] menu reappears. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. Setting the AE Metering You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to determine the exposure. L M N Multi-segment metering Center-weighted metering Spot AE metering The camera divides the image into 256 areas, meters the brightness and determines the exposure. The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the picture with the center of the image having more influence on the exposure. The camera determines the exposure by metering the brightness only at the center of the image. 1 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. 2 3 4 Use the four-way controller (23) to select [AE Metering]. Press the four-way controller (5). A pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select the AE Metering setting. Rec. Mode 1/4 Pixel Track SR Recorded Pixels 12M White Balance AWB Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity MENU Cancel OK OK 3 Taking Pictures 5 6 Press the 4 button. The setting is saved. Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. · When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the brightness is metered and the exposure is determined. · When the subject is outside the focusing area and you want to use N (Spot AE metering), aim the camera at the subject and press the shutter release button halfway to lock the exposure, then compose your picture again and press the shutter release button fully. · Depending on the selected shooting mode, the AE metering setting may not be changed. Mode 1/4 Pixel Track SR Recorded Pixels 12M AWB White Balance Focusing Area AE Metering Sensitivity Auto MENU Exit 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. One of the following icons appears on the display. M f When [Pixel Track SR] is set to O When the shutter release button is pressed halfway with [Pixel Track SR] set to P, and the shutter speed is slow or the flash mode is set to a (Flash Off) (Camera shake warning). When [Pixel Track SR] is set to O, camera shake is corrected after shooting, and then the corrected image is saved. The Pixel Track SR function does not work in the following situations: - When C (Half-length Portrait), C (Movie), S (Fireworks), N (Frame Composite), X (Digital Wide) or F (Digital Panorama) mode is selected as the shooting mode - When g (Self-timer), j (Continuous Shooting) or K (Burst Shooting) is selected as the drive mode - When the flash discharges - When the sensitivity is set to 1600 or higher - During Voice Recording Setting the Instant Review Use this setting to specify whether or not an Instant Review is displayed immediately after images are shot. The default setting is O (On). 3 Taking Pictures 1 2 3 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Instant Review]. Use the four-way controller (45) to select O or P. O P Instant Review is displayed. Mode EV Compensation Movie D-Range Setting Blink Detection Digital Zoom Instant Review MENU 2/4 0. 0 Exit 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. Instant Review 1p. 69 If the Blink Detection function worked when shooting, the message [Closed eyes have been detected] appears for 3 seconds during Instant Review. 117 Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness) You can give the image sharp or soft outlines. 1 2 3 3 Taking Pictures 118 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Sharpness]. Use the four-way controller (45) to change the sharpness level. F G H Soft Normal Sharp Rec. Mode Memory Green Button Sharpness Saturation Contrast Vertical Snap MENU Exit 3/4 4 Press the 3 button. The camera returns to capture status. If you change the [Sharpness] setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p. 121). Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation) You can set the color saturation. 1 2 3 Press the 3 button in A mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Saturation]. Use the four-way controller (45) to change the saturation level. F G H Low Normal High Rec. [. . . ] Phone: 303-799-8000 FAX: 303-790-1131 Declare under sole responsibility that the product identified herein complies with 47CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC rules as a Class B digital device. Each product marketed is identical to the representative unit tested and found to be compliant with the standards. Records maintained continue to reflect the equipment being produced can be expected to be within the variation accepted, due to quantity production and testing on the statistical basis as required by 47CFR §2. 909. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. [. . . ]