User manual PENTAX K10D

[. . . ] SLR Digital Camera Operating Manual For optimum camera performance, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX q 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. Lenses you can use In general, lenses that can be used with this camera are DA, D FA and FA J lenses and lenses that have an Aperture s (Auto) position. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the q that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act. [. . . ] Sets the image contrast. Set [Saturation], [Sharpness] and [Contrast] in the [A Rec. Pixels JPEG Quality Image Tone Saturation Sharpness Contrast MENU Towards + : Higher saturation Towards ­ : Lower saturation 4 Function Reference Exit 1/2 Rec. Pixels JPEG Quality Image Tone Saturation Sharpness Contrast MENU Towards + : Higher sharpness Towards ­ : Lower sharpness Exit 1/2 Rec. Pixels JPEG Quality Image Tone Saturation Sharpness Contrast MENU Towards + : Higher contrast Towards ­ : Lower contrast Exit 1/2 122 Setting the File Format You can set the format of image files. Mode] menu, and the image quality level from [JPEG Quality] in the [A Rec. Effects such as White Balance, Contrast, Saturation and Sharpness are not applied to the image but such information is saved. Use Raw Display (p. 98) or transfer to a PC, apply effects with the enclosed PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 and create JPEG and TIFF images. Similarly, images are captured in both formats when the | button is pressed. JPEG RAW 4 Function Reference RAW+ Set [File Format] in the [A Rec. (p. 29) When the file format is changed, the number of recordable images appears at the top right of the screen. PEF: PENTAX original RAW file format DNG:General-purpose, publicly available RAW file format designed by Adobe Systems When the File Format is set to RAW or RAW+, the number of recordable images in the format appears at the top right of the screen. The number of recordable images does not appear when the RAW file format is changed when File Format is set to JPEG. 128 File Format RAW file format Extended Bracket Multi-exposure Memory Shake Reduction MENU 128 File Format RAW file format Extended Bracket Multi-exposure Memory Shake Reduction MENU JPEG RAW RAW+ Off RAW PEF DNG Off Off Cancel OK OK OK Cancel OK OK OK If you press the | button, RAW+ capture and save is exited after one shot. To continue until the | button is pressed again, set [One-touch RAW+JPEG] in the [A Custom Setting] menu. 123 Setting the White Balance White balance is a function for adjusting the color of an image so that white objects appear white. Set the white balance if you are not satisfied with the color balance of pictures taken with white balance set to F (Auto), or to intentionally apply a creative effect to your images. The default setting is F (Auto). F Auto Daylight Shade Cloudy Fluorescent Light Tungsten Light Flash Manual Automatically adjusts the white balance. (About 6000K) For use when taking pictures under fluorescent lighting. Select the type of fluorescent light, from W (white) (About 4200K), N (neutral white) (About 5000K), and D (daylight) (About 6500K). For use when taking pictures under light bulb or other tungsten light. (About 5400K) Use this to manually adjust the white balance according to the lighting so that white objects appear as a natural white. G H ^ J I b K K 4 Function Reference Use this to set the color temperature in figures. You can Color Temperature save three settings. * The color temperature (K) is an estimate. This does not indicate precise colors. 1 2 Press the { button. The Fn menu appears. Press the four-way controller (4). The White Balance screen appears. White Balance Auto 5000K OK Check OK 124 3 Press the four-way controller (23) and set. Set the main switch to | to display Digital Preview with the set White Balance. Fine-tuning White Balance is easier with Digital Preview. 4 Press the 4 button twice. The camera is ready to take a picture with the set White Balance. · Refer to p. 125 for manual adjustment method. · Preview is Digital Preview, regardless of the [Preview Method] setting in the [A Custom Setting] menu. 4 Function Reference Fine-Tuning the White Balance The q allows you to fine tune the White Balance setting. 1 2 3 Perform desired settings in Steps 1 to 3 of "Setting the White Balance". [. . . ] If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Pour les utilisateurs au Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Declaration of Conformity According to 47CFR, Parts 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals We: Located at: PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc. [. . . ]