Pentax 8557 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Taking Pictures
2
Use the four-way controller (45) to select g and press the
four-way controller (3).
3
Use the four-way controller (45)
to select g or Z and press the
4 button.
The camera is ready to take a picture using
the self-timer.
When the camera detects a person’s face,
the Face Detection function is activated
and the face detection frame appears
(p.70).
4
Press the shutter release button to take a picture.
The countdown starts and the remaining seconds are displayed on the screen.
If you select g
The self-timer lamp and all of the LED Macro Lights turn on.
From 5 seconds before shooting, the LED Macro Lights turn off in order from
the top right.
From 3 seconds before shooting, the self-timer lamp blinks.
If you select Z
The self-timer lamp and the LED Macro Lights blink.
The picture is taken after a countdown of either ten seconds or two seconds.
Focusing may be compromised if you move the camera while the self-timer
lamp is blinking when taking still pictures.
•In C (Movie), (Underwater Movie), (High Speed Movie), c (Time-
Lapse Movie), and (1cm-Macro Movie) modes, recording will start after
ten seconds or two seconds.
Press the shutter release button halfway while the self-timer is engaged to
stop the countdown and press fully to restart the countdown.
Z cannot be selected while the 9 (Green) mode settings remain at
default. Select Z in another shooting mode and then switch the shooting
mode to 9.
The self-timer lamp and LED Macro Lights do not turn on or blink in e (Pet)
mode.
In the following situations, the LED Macro Lights remain turned on
regardless of the countdown.
-In
(Digital Microscope) or (1cm-Macro Movie) mode
- When [Macro Light] in the [A Rec. Mode] menu is set to O (On)
g/Z cannot be selected in some shooting modes. Refer to “Functions
Available for Each Shooting Mode” (p.204) for details.
MENU
MENU
OK
OK
MENU OK
Drive Mode
Drive Mode
Self-timer
Self-timer
Drive Mode
Self-timer
Cancel
Cancel
Cancel OK
OK
OK