Pentax 12772 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Taking Pictures
1
Press the four-way controller (2) in A mode.
The [Drive Mode] screen appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (45) to select a drive mode
and press the 4 button.
The camera is ready to take the picture using the selected drive mode.
l
Auto Bracketing
When the shutter release button is pressed once, three
consecutive pictures at different exposure levels are taken
so that you can select the best one later.
The shooting order is: correct exposure negative
compensation positive compensation.
Focusing may be compromised if you move the camera while the self-
timer lamp is blinking when taking still pictures.
The flash does not discharge in j, A, C or l mode.
In the following modes, you cannot select j , A, C or l.
9 (Green), S (Fireworks), p (HDR Filter), N (Frame
Composite), X (Digital Wide), or F (Digital Panorama) mode or
when recording a movie.
The drive mode cannot be selected when N (Handheld Night Snap) is
set.
For movies using the self-timer, recording will start ten seconds or two
seconds after the shutter release button or the Movie button is
pressed.
Press the shutter release button halfway while the self-timer is running
to stop the countdown and press fully to restart the countdown.
Z cannot be selected while the 9 (Green) mode settings remain as
the default. However, it can be selected if you select Z in another
shooting mode first, and then switch the shooting mode to 9 (Green).
•In j, A or C mode, the number of pictures that can be taken
consecutively and the frame rate per second vary depending on the
shooting condition.
•In j, A or C mode, the focus, exposure and white balance are
locked with the first shot.
When [Face Detection] is set to [On] (p.100) in j, A or C mode, the
function works only for the first shot.
When j, A or C is selected as the drive mode in b (Auto Picture)
mode, pictures are taken consecutively in shooting mode selected for
the first shot.
When Instant Review is set to O (On) in l mode (p.102), the third
picture taken is shown in Instant Review after shooting (p.60).