Pentax 8557 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Taking Pictures
You can record movies of objects at the closest distance of 1 cm. The LED Macro
Lights around the lens are always lighted, so you can record minute text, the veins
of leaves, or specimens of tiny insects etc.
1
Use the four-way controller (2345) to select (1cm-Macro
Movie) from the Capture Mode Palette.
2
Press the 4 button.
The camera returns to capture mode.
3
Press the W/T button.
If you press T, the camera enlarges the subject.
You can enlarge the subject up to 8 times (*).
(*)Intelligent Zoom is included. Up to 4 times for the optical zoom.
W Wide (left)
Widens the area that is captured by the camera.
T Tele (right)
Enlarges the subject.
4
Press the shutter release button fully.
Recording starts. The maximum length of continuous recording time is 25
minutes.
5
Press the shutter release button fully again.
Recording stops.
Using the 1cm-Macro Movie Function
The illumination of the LED Macro Lights may be uneven or insufficient
depending on the shooting conditions.
The flash does not discharge in this mode.
The Face Detection and Blink Detection functions are not available.
Attaching the supplied macro stand (O-MS2) reduces camera shake during
macro photography (p.20).