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Thank you for buying the Pentax Optio S Digital Camera.Please read this manual before using the camera in order to getthe most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manualsafe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand allthe camera's capabilities. Regarding copyrights Ima...
To users of this camera • There is a possibility that recorded data may be erased or that the camera may not function correctly when used in surroundings such as installationsgenerating strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields. • The liquid crystal panel used in the LCD display is manufac...
5 4 Changing the AF Area (Focusing Area) ·······································45Setting the Light Metering Range to Determine the Exposure (AE Metering) ···············································································46Setting the Sensitivity ········································...
7 Picture Mode Contents of the Operating Manual This Operating manual contains the following chapters. Caution indicates the reference page number for anexplanation of the related operation. ☞ indicates precautions to be taken when operating the camera. The icons above the title show the Capturemode...
9 8 Name of Parts Front Back Power switch Remote control receiver Shutter release button Built-in flash Flashlight sensor Lens Self-timer lamp DC input terminal Microphone Strap lug PC/AV terminal Terminal cover Viewfinder LCD monitor Battery/Card cover Tripod socket Checking the Contents of the Pac...
11 Getting Star ted 10 Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug and passthe other end through the loop. Getting Started Attaching the Strap Focus status lamp (green)Flash status lamp (red) / button / / / button Shutter release buttonPower switch Zoom / / button Four-way controller (OK ...
13 Getting Star ted 12 Getting Star ted Caution Installing the Battery Install the battery provided. When using the camera for the firsttime, charge the battery before installing. z Slide the battery/card cover in the direction indicated bythe arrow and flip the cover open. x Insert the battery with...
14 Getting Star ted 15 Getting Star ted Caution Using the AC Adapter (optional) If you intend to use the LCD monitor for a long time or connect thecamera to a PC, use of the AC adapter D-AC8 (optional) is recom-mended. z Make sure that the camera is turned off and open the terminal cover. x Connect ...
17 Getting Star ted 16 Getting Star ted Precautions When Using a SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard • Make sure that the camera is turned off before opening the battery/Card cover. • The SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard is equipped with a write-protect switch. Setting the switch to [LOCK] protects theexisti...
19 Getting Star ted 18 Getting Star ted Setting the Home Town You can choose the city (Home Town) inwhich you will use the camera. z Press the four-way controller ( ) to select the desired city (HomeTown). x Press the four-way controller ( ). The screen for setting the next item will be displayed. •...
21 Getting Star ted 20 Getting Star ted n When you have finished the settings, press the OK but-ton when the clock reaches 00 seconds. The camera is ready to take a picture.When you set date and time except the initial settings,press the OK button again after pressing the OK buttonwhen the clock rea...
23 Quic k Star t 22 Quick Start Quic k Star t c Press the shutter release button. The image will be displayed on the LCD monitor for 1second (Instant Review) and recorded on the SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard or the Built-in memo-ry. (The green and red lamps on the right of theviewfinder blink altern...
25 Quic k Star t 24 Quick Start Quic k Star t Deleting the displayed image. During this time you can erasethe image by pressing the button (The Delete screen will bedisplayed.), press the four-waycontroller ( ) to select [Delete], and then pressing the OK button.Press the Playback button againor pre...
27 Quic k Star t 26 Quic k Star t Viewing images on a PC Once you have installed the USB driver on your PC, you can viewrecorded images and edit them on your PC just by connecting thecamera to the PC with the USB cable and downloading the images.Or you can remove the SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard fr...
28 Common Oper ations 29 Common Oper ations Using the Button Functions Common Operations Turning the Camera On and Off z Press the power switch. (The power switch is illuminatedby a green light.) The camera will turn on.When the camera is turned on, the lens extends.Press the power switch again to t...
30 Common Oper ations 31 Common Oper ations Playback Mode button Deletes the image. ( ☞ p.84) button Protects the image from erasure. ( ☞ p.87) Zoom / / button displays nine images at once. ( ☞ p.82) – + changes the size of the Zoom Display image, dis- played on the LCD monitor. ( ☞ p.79) Four-way c...
33 Common Oper ations 32 Common Oper ations Caution When you press the MENU button, the menus are displayed on theLCD monitor. You can set functions, save the settings, and change thecamera settings on these menus. How to Set the Menus When you are making settings from a menu, a guide to opera-tion ...
[ Set-up] Menu Item Description Reference Format For formatting the SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard p.110 World Time For setting the world time p.114 Sound For setting the startup, shutter, button operation sounds, and the vol-ume p.111 Date Adjust For adjusting the date and time p.114 Language/ For c...
37 T aking Pictures 36 T aking Pictures Selecting the Focus Mode Focus Mode z Press the or button in Capture mode. The focus mode changes each time the button is pressedand the setting is displayed on the LCD monitor.The camera is ready to take the picture in the set focus mode. • The default settin...
Caution 38 T aking Pictures 39 T aking Pictures memo Selecting the Flash Mode • The flash is off when the Capture mode is set to , continu- ous shooting or infinity-landscape. • The flash discharges a total of 3 times, 2 pre-flashes and the third time to take the picture. (In the red-eye reduction m...
40 T aking Pictures 41 T aking Pictures Caution Selecting the Recorded Pixels You can choose the number of recorded pixels from [2048 × 1536], [1600 × 1200], [1024 × 768] and [640 × 480]. z Select [Recorded Pixels] on the[ Rec.Mode] menu. x Use the four-way controller ( ) to change the size. c Press...
42 T aking Pictures 43 T aking Pictures Adjusting the Color Balance according to Lighting (White Balance) You can take pictures in natural colors by adjusting the whitebalance according to the light conditions at the time of shooting. z Select [White Balance] on the[ Rec.Mode] menu. x Press the four...
44 T aking Pictures 45 T aking Pictures Changing the AF Area (Focusing Area) You can change the angle of the autofocus area. z Select [Focusing Area] on the [ Rec.Mode] menu. x Use the four-way controller ( ) to change the setting. c Press the OK button. The camera is ready to take thepicture. The A...
46 T aking Pictures 47 T aking Pictures Setting the Sensitivity You can select the sensitivity to suit the brightness of the sur-roundings. Sensitivity z Select [Sensitivity] on the [ Rec.Mode] menu. x Use the four-way controller ( ) to select the sensitivity. c Press the OK button. The camera is re...
48 T aking Pictures 49 T aking Pictures Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness) You can choose whether you want the image to have sharp orsoft outlines. z Select [Sharpness] on the [ Rec.Mode] menu. x Use the four-way controller ( ) to change the setting from[Normal] to [Hard (+)] or [Soft (–)]. c P...
50 T aking Pictures 51 T aking Pictures Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast) You can set the image contrast. z Select [Contrast] on the [ Rec.Mode] menu. x Use the four-way controller ( ) to change the setting from[Normal] to [Hard (+)] or [Soft (–)]. c Press the OK button. The camera is ready to t...
Caution 53 T aking Pictures 52 T aking Pictures Taking Pictures Setting the Functions (Standard Mode) In Standard mode ( ), you can set all the camera functions. z Press the four-way controller ( ) in Capture mode. The virtual mode dial appears. x Use the four-way controller ( ) to select Standard m...
54 T aking Pictures 55 T aking Pictures n v zxc zxcvb Selecting the Picture Mode According to the Shooting Scene (Picture mode) You can select the Picture mode according to the shooting scene. Picture mode There are nine available modes in Picture mode. z Press the four-way controller ( ) in Capture...
56 T aking Pictures 57 T aking Pictures Caution Keeping the shutter release button pressed If you keep the shutter release button pressed for more thanone second, pictures will be taken for as long as you keep thebutton pressed. Shooting stops when you take a finger off fromthe shutter release butto...
58 T aking Pictures 59 T aking Pictures Caution n Move the camera to the right andtake the second picture. Repeat the above procedure to takethe third and subsequent pictures. m Press the OK button. The screen returns to Step v . To cancel Panorama mode, change to another mode. • The camera cannot j...
61 T aking Pictures Caution 60 T aking Pictures n zxcvb Taking Pictures with Digital Filters (Digital Filter Mode) You can take pictures using digital filters. The filters consist ofcolor filters such as red, blue and green, and a slim filter thatproduces a slim effect. Color Filters Eight color fil...
63 T aking Pictures 62 T aking Pictures Taking Stereo Pictures (3D Image Mode) You can take 3D pictures using the LCD monitor and view themby the parallel method or cross method (p.65). If you print outthe 3D pictures and look at them through the 3D image viewerprovided, the image will appear in thr...
65 T aking Pictures 64 T aking Pictures Viewing 3D pictures by the parallel method and crossmethod As our eyes are positioned about 6 – 7 cm apart, there is a veryslight deviation between what we see with our right eye andwhat we see with our left eye. The difference is processed byour brain to prod...
67 T aking Pictures 66 T aking Pictures Example of a 3D picture Caution How to view 3D pictures using the 3D image viewer Print out the pictures so that they are about 11cm or 12cm wideand place the divider of the 3D image viewer in the middle ofthe two. As the distance between the left and right ey...
69 T aking Pictures 68 T aking Pictures memo Using the Self-Timer The picture will be taken 10 seconds after the shutter releasebutton is pressed. z Press the four-way controller ( ) in Capture mode to dis- play on the LCD monitor. x Press the shutter release button. The self-timer is engaged and th...
71 T aking Pictures 70 T aking Pictures Using the Zoom You can use the zoom to take pictures in Tele or Wide mode. z Press the Zoom button in Capturemode. : makes the subject larger : makes the subject smaller When the digital zoom function isdisabled, you can take pictures atup to 3 times magnifica...
73 T aking Pictures 72 T aking Pictures Taking Time-lapse Movie Pictures (Fast Fwd Movie) This mode lets you take movie pictures at a delayed frame rateso that when you play the movie back, the action appearsspeeded up. This function is useful for recording a bloomingflowers, etc. z Press the MENU b...
74 T aking Pictures 75 T aking Pictures z Press the MENU button in Capturemode. x Press the four-way controller( ) to select [Memory]. c Press the four-way controller ( ). [Memory] menu will be displayed. v Use the four-way controller ( ) to select the item. b Use the four-way controller ( ) to sele...
76 Recording and Pla ybac k 77 Recording and Pla ybac k You can record sound. The recordable time is displayed on theLCD monitor according to how much space is available on theSD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard. z Press the power switch for more than 2 seconds. The power switch is illuminated by a red li...
78 Recording and Pla ybac k You can add a voice memo to a captured image. z Enter the playback mode andchoose the image to which youwant to add a voice memo with thefour-way controller ( ). The voice memo screen will be dis-played on the LCD monitor while theimage is displayed. x Press the OK button...
79 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Caution Playing Back Still Pictures See “Playing Back Images” (p.24), or “Playing Back Previous orNext Images” (p.25). Zoom Display You can display images magnified up to a maximum of 4 times. Aguide to operation is displayed on the LCD monitor during magni-fication. (...
81 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Playing Back Movie Pictures You can play back Movie pictures. A guide to operation is dis-played on the LCD monitor during playback. You can play backthe recording you made in Voice Recorder mode at the sametime. z Enter the Playback mode and choose the movie pictureyo...
83 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 82 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Slideshow You can play back all the images on the SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard continuously. z Enter the Playback mode and choose the image withwhich to start the slideshow with the four-way controller( ). x Press the MENU button. The [ ...
84 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 85 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Erasing a Voice Memo only If an image has a voice memo, you can erase the voice memowithout erasing the image. z Enter the Playback mode and choose the image with thevoice memo that you want to erase with the four-waycontroller ( ). x Pre...
86 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 87 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Caution Protecting Images/sound from Deletion (Protect) You can protect images/sound from being accidentally erased. z Enter the Playback mode and choose the image/soundyou want to protect with the four-way controller ( ). x Press the but...
88 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Viewing Images on a TV 89 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing By using the AV cable, you can capture and play back imageson a TV or other equipment with a video IN jack. Make sure thatboth the TV and the camera are turned off before connectingthe cable. z Open the terminal cov...
90 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 91 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Caution c Use the four-way controller ( ) to select the number of prints, thenpress the four-way controller ( ). The frame will move to [Date]. v Use the four-way controller ( ) to select whether to insert the date ornot. (On) : The date ...
93 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 92 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Changing the Image Size By changing the size and quality of a selected image, you canmake the file smaller than the original. After changing the size,the image can be saved as a new image or written over theoriginal image. z Press the MEN...
95 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 94 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Trimming Images You can trim part of a picture and save it as a separate image. z Press the MENU button. x Press the four-way controller ( ). The [ Playback] menu will be displayed. c Press the four-way controller ( ) to select [Trimming]...
97 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 96 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Caution Viewing Images with your PC By using the provided USB cable (I-USB7) or card reader andimage-browser software, you can transfer images recorded withthe camera to your PC and edit them or print them out.This section explains how to...
98 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 99 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing b Click [Next] and then click [Finish]. Reboot your computer after the screen closes. n Turn your camera off and plug the USB cable into yourcamera and into an available USB port on your computer. m Turn your camera on. Your computer will...
100 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 101 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Displaying and copying images using ACDSee™ z Turn your computer on. x Make sure the camera is turned off and connect it toyour computer with the USB cable. Make sure that there is an SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard in the camera. c Turn ...
b Trim the picture. If you move the mouse pointer onto the dotted line aroundthe picture, the pointer changes to a symbol. Trim the picture by pressing the left mouse button and moving thedotted line.When you have finished trimming, click the [Trimming] but-ton. n Save the picture. When you are sati...
104 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 105 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Disconnecting your camera from your PC Disconnecting the camera from your PC (Windows 2000/Me) z Double click the [Unplug oreject hardware] icon in thetask bar recognized area. The [Unplug or eject hard-ware] screen will appear. x Make ...
107 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 106 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Caution Viewing Images with your Macintosh By using the provided USB cable (I-USB7) or card reader andimage-browser software, you can transfer images recorded withthe camera to your Macintosh and edit them or print them out.This section...
108 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing 109 Pla ybac k/Er asing/Editing Displaying and copying images using ACDSee™ z Turn your Macintosh on. x Make sure the camera is turned off and connect it toyour Macintosh with the USB cable. Make sure that there is an SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCard in the camera. c Tur...
111 Settings 110 Settings Changing the Sound Settings You can change the volume of the start-up sound, shutter soundand button sounds. You can also change the type of each sound. Changing the volume z Select [Sound] on the [ Set-up] menu. x Press the four-way controller ( ). The Sound screen will be...
113 Settings 112 Settings Setting the Date Style You can set the style in which the date is displayed on the cam-era. Choose [mm/dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/mm/dd]. z Select [Date Style] on the [ Set-up] menu. x Use the four-way controller ( ) to change the date style. c Press the OK button. The camer...
115 Settings c Switch [ ] and [ ] with the four-way controller ( ). : The time in the country selected in World Time will be dis- played. : The time in the country selected in Home Time will be dis- played. v Press the four-way controller ( ). If New York is selected as the world time city, then the...
117 Settings 116 Settings Changing the Video Output Format You can select the output format (NTSC or PAL) for taking orplaying back images on a TV monitor. z Select [Video Out] on the [ Set-up] menu. x Use the four-way controller ( ) to change the video output format. c Press the OK button. The came...
119 Settings 118 Settings Setting the Quick Delete Function When the Quick Delete function is set to On, the Delete screenwill be displayed when [Delete] or [Delete All] is selected. z Select [Quick Delete] on the [ Set-up] menu. x Use the four-way controller ( ) to select [On] or [Off] c Press the ...
121 Settings 120 Settings Resetting to Default Settings (Reset) You can reset all the settings other than the date and time, lan-guage, world time and alarm. z Select [Reset] on the [ Set-up] menu. x Press the four-way controller button ( ). The Reset screen will be displayed. c Use the four-way con...
123 Settings 122 Settings You can set the alarm to ring at a specified time and display aselected image. Checking the Alarm z Press the MENU button. x Press the four-way controller ( ). The [ Playback] menu will be displayed. c Press the four-way controller ( ) to select [Alarm]. v Press the four-wa...
124 Appendix 125 Appendix Refer to following list of city and code names for setting the world time. Appendix List of City Names Code PPG City names Pagopago Code THR City names Tehran HNL Honolulu DXB Dubai ANC Anchorage KHL Karachi YVR Vancouver KBL Kabul SFO San Francisco MLE Male LAX Los Angeles...
126 Appendix 127 Appendix Deleting The largest file number has been assigned toan image and no more images can be saved.Insert a new SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCardor format the SD Memory Card/MultiMediaCardor Built-in memory. (p.110) The image is being deleted. Image folder could not becreated. The b...
128 Appendix 129 Appendix Problem Cause Remedy Subject is not infocus Subject difficult tofocus on Subjects difficult to focus on usingautofocus: objects with little contrast(blue sky, white walls, etc.), darkobjects, finely patterned objects,fast-moving objects, scenery throughwindow or net, etc. L...
130 Appendix 131 Appendix 30 sec. × 3 3.34 megapixels (total pixels) 1/2.5 inch interline transfer CCD witha primary color filter Still JPEG (Exif2.2), DCF, DPOF, PRINT Image Matching II Movie AVI (Open DML Motion JPEG), approx. 12 fps, with sound Sound WAV (ADPCM system), max. recording time 59 min...
All Pentax cameras purchased through authorized bona fide photo-graphic distribution channels are guaranteed against defects ofmaterial or workmanship for a period of twelve months from date ofpurchase. Service will be rendered, and defective parts will bereplaced without cost to you within that per...
135 Appendix Declaration of Conformity According to 47CFR, Parts 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals We: PENTAX U.S.A., Inc. Located at: 35 Inverness Drive East Englewood, Colorado 80112 USAPhone: 303-799-8000 FAX: 303-790-1131 Declare under sole responsibility that the product i...
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