Pentax MX4 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Using the Menus.................................................................................43
How to Use the Menus ...................................................................43
Example of Menu Operation...........................................................44
Menu List........................................................................................46
Taking Still Pictures 48
Taking Still Pictures............................................................................48
Selecting a Still Picture Mode.........................................................48
Setting the Functions (Program Mode)...........................................49
Selecting the Picture Mode According to the Shooting Scene
(Picture Mode)................................................................................50
Using the Zoom..............................................................................52
Using the Self-Timer.......................................................................54
Continuous Shooting
(Continuous Shooting/High-Speed Continuous Shooting Mode) ...55
Taking Pictures with Color Filters (Digital Filter Mode)...................56
Varying the Settings Automatically (Auto Bracketing) ....................58
Taking Panorama Pictures (Panorama Assist)...............................60
Shutter Priority Shooting.................................................................62
Aperture Priority Shooting ..............................................................63
Manual Shooting.............................................................................64
Using a Wide Angle Conversion Lens (Optional) ...........................65
Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode .........................66
Setting the Still Picture Shooting Functions....................................67
Shooting and Playback...................................................................67
Selecting the Focus Mode..............................................................68
Selecting the Flash Mode...............................................................70
Adjusting the Flash Intensity...........................................................71
Selecting the Recorded Pixels........................................................72
Selecting the Quality Level.............................................................73
Adjusting the White Balance...........................................................74
Changing the Focusing Area..........................................................76
Setting the Light Metering Range to Determine the Exposure
(AE Metering) .................................................................................77
Setting the Sensitivity.....................................................................78
Setting the Instant Review Time (Instant Review)..........................79
Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness).....................................80
Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation)........................................81
Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)............................................82
Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)......................................83
Saving the Settings (Memory) ...........................................................84
Taking Movies 86
Recording Movies...............................................................................86
Recording Movies...........................................................................86
Adding a Color Effect to Movies (Color Mode) ...............................88
Taking Time-lapse Movies..............................................................89