Pentax 8587 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Common Operations
The following list shows the items that can be set with the menus and provides
descriptions of each item. See the list of default settings in the Appendix “Default
Settings” (p.212) to check whether the settings are saved when the camera is
turned off, and whether the settings return to the default values when the camera
is reset.
[A Rec. Mode] Menu
This menu provides the functions related to taking still pictures and recording
movies.
Menu List
Item Description Page
Image Tone For setting the tone of images p.88
Recorded Pixels
For choosing the number of recorded pixels of still
pictures
p.89
Quality Level For setting the quality level of still pictures p.90
White Balance
For adjusting the color balance according to the
lighting conditions
p.91
AF
Setting
Focusing
Area
When
=
(Standard),
q
(Macro), or (1cm
Macro) is selected as the focus mode, you can
change the autofocus area (Focusing Area)
p.86
Auto Macro
For choosing whether or not to use the auto macro
function
p.87
Focus
Assist
For setting whether or not to use the focus assist
light
p.87
AE Metering
For choosing the area of the screen that is metered
to determine the exposure
p.93
Sensitivity For setting the sensitivity p.94
AUTO ISO Range
For setting the adjustment range when the sensitivity
is set to AUTO
p.95
EV Compensation For adjusting the overall brightness of an image p.95
D-Range
Setting
Highlight
Correction
For setting the bright portion correction function p.96
Shadow
Correction
For setting the dark portion correction function p.96
Shake Reduction For setting the Shake Reduction function p.97
Face Detection
For automatically setting the focus and exposure
according to faces that are detected and for setting
the Self-portrait Assist function
p.99
Blink Detection
For choosing whether to use the Blink Detection
function with the Face Detection function
p.101
Digital Zoom For choosing whether or not to use the digital zoom p.66
Instant Review For choosing whether to display Instant Review p.101