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HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imaging Systems Division 2-35-7, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (http://www.pentax.jp) PENTAX Europe Imaging Systems S.A.S. (European Headquarters) 112 Quai de Bezons, B.P. 204, 95106 Argenteuil Cedex, FRANCE (HQ -http://www.pentax.eu/) (France - http://www.pentax.fr) PENTAX Imaging Systems Julius-Vosseler-Strasse 104, 22527 Hamburg, GmbH GERMANY (http://www.pentax.de) PENTAX Imaging Systems PENTAX House, Heron Drive, Langley, Slough, Berks Limited SL3 8PN, U.K. (http://www.pentax.co.uk) PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc. (Headquarters) 600 12th Street, Suite 300 Golden, Colorado 80401, U.S.A. (PENTAX Service Department) 250 North 54th Street Chandler, Arizona 85226, U.S.A. (http://www.pentaximaging.com) PENTAX Canada Inc. 1770 Argentia Road Mississauga, Ontario L5N 3S7, CANADA (http://www.pentax.ca) PENTAX Trading (SHANGHAI) Limited 23D, Jun Yao International Plaza, 789 Zhaojiabang Road, Xu Hui District, Shanghai, 200032 CHINA (http://www.pentax.com.cn) http://www.pentax.jp/english • Specifications and external dimensions are subject to change without notice. 53237EN Copyright © HOYA CORPORATION 2011 H01-201101

Section	Page
USING YOUR CAMERA SAFELY	3
Care to be Taken During Handling	6
Contents	10
Composition of the Operating Manual	15
Camera Features	16
Checking the Contents of the Package	19
Names of Parts	20
Names of Operating Parts	21
Monitor Indications	22
1 Getting Started	29
Attaching the Strap	30
Dress-up the Camera	31
Powering the Camera	33
Charging the Battery	33
Installing the Battery	34
Using the AC Adapter	37
Installing the SD Memory Card	39
Number of Images Recordable on an SD Memory Card	42
Turning the Camera On and Off	43
Starting-up in the Playback Mode	44
Initial Settings	45
Setting the Display Language	45
Setting the Date and Time	49
2 Common Operations	51
Understanding the Button Functions	52
The Capture Mode	52
The Playback Mode	54
Switching Between the Capture Mode and the Playback Mode	56
Setting the Camera Functions	57
Operating the Menus	57
Menu List	61
3 Taking Pictures	63
Taking Still Pictures	64
Taking Pictures	64
Setting the Shooting Mode	67
Using the Face Detection Function	69
Taking Pictures Automatically (Auto Picture Mode)	71
Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings (Program Mode)	72
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode)	74
Using the Zoom	75
Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene/Night Scene Portrait/Digital SR/Sunset/Candlelight Mode)	78
Taking Pictures of People (Half-length Portrait/Portrait/Natural Skin Tone Mode)	79
Taking Pictures of Children (Kids Mode)	80
Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode)	81
Taking Pictures of Sports and Leisure Activities (Surf & Snow/Sport Mode)	82
Taking Pictures of Text (Text Mode)	84
Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode)	85
Using the Self-timer	87
Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous Shooting/Burst Shooting/16-frame Shooting Mode)	88
Taking Panoramic Pictures (Digital Panorama Mode)	91
Setting the Shooting Functions	94
Selecting the Flash Mode	94
Selecting the Focus Mode	96
Selecting the Recorded Pixels	98
Adjusting the White Balance	100
Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)	101
Correcting the Shadows	102
Setting the Sensitivity	103
Setting the Digital Blur Removal Function	104
Setting the Date Imprint Function	105
Calling Up a Specific Function	106
Recording Movies	108
Recording a Movie	108
Selecting the Recorded Pixels for Movies	110
Setting the Movie SR (Movie Shake Reduction) Function	111
Saving the Settings (Memory)	112
4 Playing Back and Deleting Images	115
Playing Back Images	116
Playing Back Still Pictures	116
Playing Back a Movie	117
Four-Image Display, Nine-Image Display, Folder Display and Calendar Display	118
Using the Playback Function	120
Slideshow	122
Rotating the Image	124
Zoom Playback	125
Zoom In on the Subject’s Face Automatically (Face Close-up Playback)	126
Deleting Images	127
Deleting a Single Image	127
Deleting Selected Images	128
Deleting All Images	130
Protecting Images from Deletion (Protect)	131
Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment	134
5 Editing and Printing Images	137
Editing Images	138
Changing the Image Size (Resize)	138
Cropping Images	139
Processing Images to Make Faces Look Smaller	141
Processing Images to Smooth Blemishes on the Skin	142
Using the Digital Filters	144
Compensating for an Unwanted Red-eye Effect	148
Adding a Frame (Frame Composite)	149
Editing Movies	152
Copying Images	155
Setting the Printing Service (DPOF)	157
Printing Single Images	157
Printing All Images	159
6 Settings	161
Camera Settings	162
Formatting an SD Memory Card/built-in memory	162
Changing the Sound Settings	163
Changing the Date and Time	164
Setting the World Time	167
Changing the Display Language	169
Changing the Naming System of the Folder	170
Changing the Video Output Format	171
Adjusting the Brightness of the Display	172
Using the Power Saving Function	173
Setting the Auto Power Off Function	174
Changing the Start-up Screen	175
Resetting to Default Settings (Reset)	176
7 Viewing Images on a Computer	179
Setting Up Your Computer	180
Provided Software	180
System Requirements	180
Installing the Software	182
Setting the USB Connection Mode	185
Connecting to Your Computer	187
Connecting the Camera and Your Computer	187
Transferring Images	188
Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer	191
Starting “MediaImpression”	192
Details on How to Use “MediaImpression”	194
8 Appendix	195
Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode	196
Messages	198
Troubleshooting	200
Default Settings	202
List of World Time Cities	206
Optional Accessories	207
Main Specifications	208
WARRANTY POLICY	212