Pentax A40 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene Mode)....................................77
Reducing Camera Shake and Blurring in Pictures (Digital SR Mode) ...........78
Taking Movies (Movie Mode).........................................................................79
Taking Pictures in Frame Composite mode...................................................81
Using the Self-timer .......................................................................................83
Continuous Shooting (Continuous Shooting Mode).......................................84
Shooting in Multi-exposure Mode ..................................................................85
Using the Remote Control Unit (optional) ......................................................86
Using Zoom to Change the Subject Size.......................................................88
Setting the Shooting Functions.........................................................................90
Selecting the Focus Mode .............................................................................90
Selecting the Flash Mode ..............................................................................93
Selecting the Recorded Pixels of Still Pictures ..............................................95
Selecting the Quality Level of Still Pictures....................................................97
Adjusting the White Balance..........................................................................98
Selecting the Autofocus Settings.................................................................100
Setting the Light Metering Mode to Determine the Exposure......................103
Setting the Sensitivity...................................................................................104
Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)...................................................106
Selecting the Settings for Taking Movies.....................................................107
Setting the Shake Reduction Function for Still Images to On......................110
Setting the Instant Review Time..................................................................111
Setting the Face Priority to On.....................................................................112
Setting the D-Range Compensation............................................................113
Setting the One push PF function to On......................................................114
Setting the Green Button .............................................................................115
Setting the Image Sharpness.......................................................................118
Setting the Color Saturation.........................................................................119
Setting the Image Contrast ..........................................................................120
Setting the Date Imprint...............................................................................121
Saving the Settings...........................................................................................122
Saving the Menu Items (Memory)................................................................122
Recording and Playback of Sound 124
Recording Sound (Voice Recording Mode)....................................................124
Playing Back Sound..........................................................................................126
Adding a Voice Memo.......................................................................................127
Recording a Voice Memo.............................................................................127
Playing Back a Voice Memo ........................................................................128
Playback/Deleting/Editing 129
Playing Back Images.........................................................................................129
Playing Back Still Pictures ...........................................................................129
Zoom Display...............................................................................................129
Calling Up the Images from the Built-in Memory .........................................130
Playing Back Movies....................................................................................131
Displaying Shooting Information in Playback Mode.....................................132
Nine-Image Display/Calendar Display.........................................................133
Slideshow.....................................................................................................135
Deleting Images, Movies and Sounds.............................................................137
Deleting a Single Image, Movie or Sound....................................................137
Deleting All Images, Movies or Sound Files ................................................139
Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files
(from Nine-Image Display).......................................................................140
Protecting Images, Movies and Sounds from Deletion (Protect) .................142
Viewing Images on AV Equipment ..................................................................144