User manual PENTAX OPTIO A40

[. . . ] 2-36-9, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (http://www. pentax. co. jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European Headquarters) Julius-Vosseler-Strasse, 104, 22527 Hamburg, GERMANY (HQ - http://www. pentaxeurope. com) (Germany - http://www. pentax. de) PENTAX U. K. Limited PENTAX House, Heron Drive, Langley, Slough, Berks SL3 8PN, U. K. 204, 95106 Argenteuil Cedex, FRANCE (http://www. pentax. fr) PENTAX Italia S. r. l. Via Dione Cassio 15, 20138 Milano, ITALY (http://www. pentaxitalia. it) Widenholzstrasse 1, 8304 Wallisellen, Postfach 367 8305 PENTAX (Schweiz) AG Dietlikon, SWITZERLAND (http://www. pentax. ch) PENTAX Scandinavia AB P. O. [. . . ] Press the four-way controller (45) to select i (3 sec 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. i (3 sec Remote control):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. · You cannot use the remote control unit in Movie mode. 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 Press the four-way controller (2) in Capture mode. Press the four-way controller (45) to select i(3 sec Remote control) or h(0 sec remote control). The function is same either in i (3 sec Remote control) or h(0 sec remote control). Press the zoom button on the remote control unit. Each time you press the zoom button, the zoom position will change among tele, middle, and wide. You cannot change the zoom magnification with the remote control unit in Super Macro mode. · Be sure that the remote control unit is no more than about four meters away from the front of the camera. · When operating with the remote control unit, only the optical zoom is available. Digital Zoom and Intelligent Zoom are not available with the remote control unit. 4 Taking Pictures 87 Life of the Battery for the Remote Control Unit A signal can be sent from the remote control unit to the camera approximately 30, 000 times. Contact your nearest PENTAX customer service center if the battery needs replacing. (A charge is made for replacing the battery. ) Shutter release button Zoom button Four-way controller MENU button Using Zoom to Change the Subject Size 4 Taking Pictures 88 The camera allows you to zoom in on a distant subject or zoom out to capture a wider view of the subject. 1 Press the zoom button in Capture mode. Zoom button (w) : Diminishes the subject (Wide). When you press and hold the button, the camera automatically switches from optical zoom to Intelligent Zoom, and Intelligent Zoom to Digital Zoom. 198 2. 0 x Zoom bar Zoom ratio The zoom bar is displayed as follows. Zoom in with high image quality. Zoom in with some degree of image deterioration. Optical zoom range*1 Intelligent Zoom range*2 Digital Zoom range *1 You can zoom in maximum 3× optically. *2 The Intelligent Zoom range differs depending on the recorded pixels. See the following table. Recorded pixels and zoom ratio Recorded pixels 12M 10M 7M 5M 3M 1024 640 Optical Zoom Range 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 1× to 3× 3. 3× 3. 3× to 3. 9× 3. 3× to 4. 6× 3. 3× to 5. 7× 3. 3× to 11. 4× 3. 3× to 17. 9× Intelligent Zoom Digital Zoom Range 3. 3× to 17. 9× 3. 9× to 17. 9× 4. 6× to 17. 9× 5. 7× to 17. 9× 11. 4× to 17. 9× 13. 9× to 17. 9× · Intelligent Zoom is not available under the following conditions. (3× optical zoom available) - In Digital SR Mode or Movie mode · The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on the LCD monitor. Set Movie SR to Off in [A Rec. Mode] menu to use the Digital Zoom in Movie mode. (1 p. 109) 4 Taking Pictures Setting the Digital Zoom The [Digital Zoom] is set to [O(On)] by default. To take pictures using only the optical zoom, set the [Digital Zoom] to [P(Off)]. 1 2 3 4 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Digital Zoom]. Press the shutter release button halfway. The camera is ready for taking pictures. Rec. Mode EV Compensation ±0. 0 Movie Shake Reduction Digital Zoom Instant Review 0. 5sec Face Priority MENU Exit Saving the Digital Zoom Function Setting 1p. 122 89 Setting the Shooting Functions Four-way controller OK button 4 Taking Pictures 90 Selecting the Focus Mode Focus Mode = Standard (Autofocus mode) The camera focuses on the object in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. [. . . ] This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ]