Pentax 550 Digital Camera User Manual


 
Setting the Sensitivity
You can select the Sensitivity to suit the brightness of the sur-
roundings.
b Sensitivity
z
Select [Sensitivity] on the [ Rec.Mode] menu.
x
Use the four-way controller (̇̈)
to change the Sensitivity.
c
Press the OK button.
The camera is ready to take the
picture.
[Auto] cannot be selected in manual exposure mode.
Saving the Sensitivity
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Taking Pictures
z
c
x
Rec. Mode
Wide
AWB
Auto
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Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
Focusing Area
AE Metering
Sensitivity
1/3
Exit
MENU
Ok
OK
Auto
The camera sets the speed automatically.
100
200
400
As the lower Sensitivity produces sharp images with little or
no noise, but the shutter speed will be slower in low light con-
ditions.
As the higher Sensitivity uses faster shutter speed in low light
conditions to reduce camera shake.
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Rec. Mode
Wide
AWB
Auto
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Recorded Pixels
Quality Level
White Balance
Focusing Area
AE Metering
Sensitivity
1/3
Exit
MENU
Ok
OK
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