User manual PENTAX OPTIO S12

[. . . ] Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX Digital Camera. Please read this manual before using the camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera's capabilities. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the PENTAX Digital Camera that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act. Please take care, as there are even cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, performance or of items on display. [. . . ] Continuous Shooting Press the OK button. The camera is ready for continuous shooting. Press the shutter release button halfway. MENU Cancel OK OK The focus frame on the display will light green when the camera is in focus. Press the shutter release button fully. Pictures are taken continuously while pressing the shutter release button. Shooting stops when you release the shutter release button. · You can continue shooting until the SD Memory Card or the builtin memory is full. · The interval will vary depending on the Recorded Pixels and Quality Level settings. · Under the following conditions, the continuous shooting interval becomes longer. - When the sensitivity is 1600 - When using Intelligent Zoom - When using Digital SR mode, Natural Skin Tone mode, HalfLength Portrait mode, or Night mode - When using D-Range Compensation - When using Date Imprint · The flash will not discharge in Continuous Shooting mode. · Continuous shooting is not available in Movie and Frame Composite mode. · The focus, exposure and white balance are determined in the first frame. 4 Taking Pictures 85 Shutter release button Four-way controller OK button Shooting in Multi-exposure Mode 4 Taking Pictures 86 You can switch the Drive mode to Multi-exposure mode. You can overlap multiple frames while creating a single picture. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press the four-way controller (2) in Capture mode. Drive Mode Use the four way controller (23) to Multi-exposure specify the number of shots. You can specify between 2 and 9 pictureshots. Number of Shot 3 MENU Cancel OK OK Press the OK button. Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on the display will light green when the camera is in focus. Press the shutter release button fully. Repeat step 5 and 6 for the specified number of shots. · When you select , you can use (2 sec. Self-timer), which enables you to take a picture two seconds after the shutter release button is pressed, or use the Remote Control (optional) to release the shutter, to reduce camera shake and blurring. · To cancel Multi-exposure shooting halfway, change the Drive mode. · When you cancel Multi-exposure shooting before the specified number of shots are taken, the pictures already taken will not be recorded. · When shooting in Multi-exposure mode, the recorded pixels are fixed to 5M. (When using the Half-length Portrait together with Multi-exposure, the recorded pixels are fixed to 3M. ) Shutter release button Four-way controller OK button Zoom button Remote control unit E (Remote control unit F has no zoom button. ) Using the Remote Control Unit (optional) You can switch the Drive Mode to Remote Control mode to take pictures using the remote control unit E or F (optional). Taking Pictures Using the Remote Control 4 Taking Pictures 1 2 Press the four-way controller (2) in Capture mode. Press the four-way controller (45) to select i (Remote control) or h(0 sec remote control). Press the OK button. The self-timer lamp blinks slowly and the camera is ready for taking pictures. MENU Drive Mode 0 sec remote control 3 4 Cancel OK OK Press the shutter release button on the remote control unit. : The picture is taken after the self-timer lamp blinks quickly for about three seconds. · Focusing may be compromised if you move the camera while the self-timer lamp is blinking. i (Remote control) 87 Changing the Magnification Using the Remote Control Unit You can not only shoot images with the shutter release button, but also change the zoom magnification with the zoom button using the remote control unit E (optional). 1 2 3 4 Taking Pictures 88 Press the four-way controller (2) in Capture mode. Press the four-way controller (45) to select i(Remote control) or h(0 sec remote control). [. . . ] The lithium battery used in this camera contains perchlorate material, which may require special handling. See www. dtsc. ca. gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate. Declaration of Conformity According to 47CFR, Parts 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals We: PENTAX IMAGING COMPANY A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc. Located at: 600 12 th Street, Suite 300 Golden, Colorado 80401 U. S. A. 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. [. . . ]