Pentax 17601 Operation Manual - Page 122

Taking Pictures 4 35 You can change the captured area by turning the zoom lever to the left or right. Right (x) Enlarges the subject. Left (w) Widens the area that is captured by the camera. Press the shutter release button fully. Recording starts. You can continue recording until the built-in memory or the SD Memory Card is full, or the size of the recorded movie reaches 2 GB. Press the shutter release button fully. Recording stops. Playing Back a Movie 1p.127 • The flash does not discharge in C (Movie) mode. • The focus mode can be changed before recording starts. • When the focus mode is set to \(Manual Focus), you can adjust the focus before recording starts. • You can use the optical zoom only before recording, while the digital zoom is available both before and during recording. • Changing the display mode by pressing the 4/W button while recording a movie will not display the histogram. • When the shooting mode is set to C (Movie), Face Priority is automatically set to on. You can select Smile Capture or Face Priority Off by pressing the I button before starting recording a movie (p.70). When Smile Capture function is activated, movie recording starts automatically when the camera recognizes the subject's smile. However, depending on the condition of the recognized faces, movie recording may not start automatically because the Smile Capture function may not work. If this happens, press the shutter release button to start movie recording. Keeping the Shutter Release Button Pressed If you keep the shutter release button pressed for more than one second, recording will continue as long as you keep the button pressed. Shooting stops when you take your finger off the shutter release button. 120