Pentax 18506 Operation Manual - Page 34

Quick Start, Taking Still Pictures

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Quick Start Taking Still Pictures Shutter release button Power switch 2 DISPLAY button i Delete button LCD monitor Mode Dial Zoom/f/y button Quick Start The standard procedure for taking still pictures is described below. The flash fires automatically depending on the light conditions. 1 Press the power switch. 4 The camera turns on. 2 Set the mode dial to R. 3 Check the image on the LCD monitor. The focus frame in the middle of the LCD 09/10/2005 10:25 monitor indicates the zone of automatic focusing. You can change the captured area by pressing the Zoom/w/x button. x : enlarges the subject. w: enlarges the area captured by the camera. Focus frame 4 Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus. 5 Press the shutter release button fully. The image appears on the LCD monitor for 0.5 second (Instant Review) and is recorded on the SD Memory Card or in the built-in memory. The green and red lamps on the upper part of the back of the camera blink alternately while the image is being recorded. 32

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Quick Start
Quick Start
Taking Still Pictures
The standard procedure for taking still pictures is described below. The
flash fires automatically depending on the light conditions.
1
Press the power switch.
The camera turns on.
2
Set the mode dial to
R
.
3
Check the image on the LCD monitor.
The focus frame in the middle of the LCD
monitor indicates the zone of automatic
focusing. You can change the captured area
by pressing the Zoom/
w
/
x
button.
x
:
enlarges the subject.
w
: enlarges the area captured by the camera.
4
Press the shutter release button halfway.
The focus frame turns green if the subject is in focus.
5
Press the shutter release button fully.
The image appears on the LCD monitor for 0.5 second (Instant
Review) and is recorded on the SD Memory Card or in the built-in
memory. The green and red lamps on the upper part of the back of the
camera blink alternately while the image is being recorded.
Zoom/
f
/
y
button
LCD monitor
DISPLAY button
Mode Dial
Power switch
Shutter release button
i
Delete button
4
10:25
10:25
10:25
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09/10/2005
09/10/2005
Focus frame