Camera Features. Pentax Optio P70, Optio P70

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Camera Features

In addition to basic picture-taking, the Optio P70 has a variety of shooting modes to suit different situations. This section describes how to make the most of the key features of your camera. Together with the explanations of camera operations, it will enable you to enjoy your camera to the full.

Easy Recording and Playback!

You can also hold it vertically to take pictures as if it was a cellphone.

Even the buttons work like those on a cellphone, making picture taking a breeze. The Optio P70 also makes it easy for you to collect your favorite shots and show them to your friends.

Cellphone-like picture taking (p.78)

Storage and simple playback of favorite shots (p.135)

Easy-to-Navigate Capture and Playback

Functions!

The user-friendly design of the Optio

P70 enables easy operation with only a few buttons. Simply by choosing the appropriate icon, you can select the

shooting mode (p.67) and choose the

optimal settings for the situation, or the

playback mode (p.130, p.154) and

enjoy the various playback and editing functions. A guide on the display lets you check the functions available in each mode and how to use them.

A shooting mode guide is displayed in the Capture Mode

Palette and a playback mode guide in the Playback Mode

Palette (p.67, p.130).

Use the Green Mode to take pictures easily using

standard settings (p.74).

Perfect for Portrait Shots!

The Optio P70 comes with a “Face Recognition” function that spots the faces in your shot and automatically adjusts the focus and exposure for the faces. It can recognize up to 32 people per shot (*), so it will help you take perfect group shots too. It will automatically release the shutter when people are smiling, or if anyone blinked, it will tell you that so you can take the shot again until it is perfect. It also has a feature that lets you enlarge each person's face in sequence during playback so you can quickly check their facial expressions.

* Up to 15 face recognition frames are displayed on the monitor.

Face Recognition function (p.70)

Modes for taking stunning pictures of people (p.82)

Close-ups of people's faces for easy checking during

playback (p.140)

Add Various Frames to Your Pictures!

When you take a picture with the Optio

P70, you can choose from a wide range of fun frames to create attractive framed

shots (p.89). You can also add frames to

pictures you have taken. Adjust the position of the subject in the picture or reduce or enlarge the picture size to match the frame shape and size. Now you no longer have to worry about the subject

not fitting into the frame (p.161).

For decorating your pictures with a frame

Display Images and Sound Files in Calendar

Format!

With the Optio P70, you can display recorded images and sound files by

date in calendar format (p.129). This lets you quickly find the image or

sound file you want to play back.

Advanced Movie Recording Functions

The Optio P70 has a shake reduction function to reduce camera shake

during movie recording (p.122). It also supports the 1280×720 HDTV

image format so you can view your recordings as stunning wide-screen movies.

Use the camera to shoot fun-filled movies of your children or pets as a visual diary of their development

(p.119).

A multitude of functions inside the camera for enjoying images without a Computer!

The Optio P70 has a variety of functions to let you enjoy playing back and editing images without having to connect the camera to your computer and transfer the images first. The camera is all you need to take and edit still

pictures and movies (p.154). And

no more worries about accidentally deleting images, because now, with the Optio P70, you can recover them again

(p.147).

Resize (p.154), Cropping (p.155) and Red-eye

Compensation (p.160) can be used, while the image is

displayed in the playback mode.

You can divide a movie into two or select a frame from a

movie to save it as a still picture (p.164).

Checking the Contents of the Package

Camera

Optio P70

Strap

O-ST51 (*)

Software (CD-ROM)

S-SW87

USB cable

I-USB7 (*)

AV cable

I-AVC7 (*)

Rechargeable lithium-ion battery D-LI88 (*)

Battery charger

D-BC88 (*)

AC plug cord Quick Guide

Operating Manual

(this manual)

Items marked with an asterisk (*) are also available as optional accessories.

The battery charger and AC plug cord are only sold as a set (Battery Charger Kit

K-BC88).

For other optional accessories, refer to “Optional Accessories” (p.235).

Names of Parts

Front

Back

Self-timer lamp

Flash

Lens

Microphone

Speaker

Tripod socket

PC/AV terminal

Battery/Card cover

Power switch

Shutter release button

Strap lug

Display

Names of Operating Parts

Power switch

Zoom lever

Shutter release button

I button

Q button

Four-way controller

4 / W button

3 button

Green/ i button

Refer to “Understanding the Button Functions” (p.50 - p.53) for an

explanation of the function of each button.

Monitor Indications

Display in A Mode

The display shows information such as the shooting conditions in the capture mode. The display changes in the following sequence each time you press the 4 / W button: “Normal Display”, “Histogram +

Info” and “No Info”.

Normal Display Histogram + Info

12 M OK

OK OK

No Info

When the shooting mode is set to 9 (Green) mode, the monitor display is as shown on the right. You cannot change the information on the display by pressing the 4 / W button.

Normal Display in Still Picture Capture Mode

6 7 8

15 16 17

Shooting mode (p.67)

Face Priority icon (p.70)

Pixel Track SR icon (p.112)

4 Shutter speed

5 Aperture

Flash Mode (p.99)

Drive Mode (p.91, p.92)

Focus Mode (p.101)

9 Digital Zoom/Intelligent Zoom

icon (p.76)

Memory status (p.39)

11 Remaining image storage capacity

Battery level indicator (p.32)

Focus frame (p.64)

Date and time (p.45)

EV Compensation (p.106)

Date Imprint setting (p.116)

World Time setting (p.189)

* For 3, M appears if the shutter release button is pressed halfway when [Pixel Track SR] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu is set to [Auto]. l appears when [Pixel Track SR] is set to [Off].

* 4 and 5 appear only when the shutter release button is pressed halfway.

* For 8, when the focus mode is set to = and the Auto-Macro function is activated, the q

appears on the display (p.101).

* Some indications may not appear depending on the shooting mode.

Histogram + Info/No Info Display in Still Picture Capture Mode

A1 to A17 and B1 appear when “Histogram + Info” is selected. Only B1 appears when “No Info” is selected.

A4 A5 A6 A7 A8

A10

A11

A12

A13

A14

A15

A16 A17

Shooting mode (p.67)

Face Priority icon (p.70)

Pixel Track SR icon (p.112)

Flash Mode (p.99)

Drive Mode (p.91, p.92)

Focus Mode (p.101)

A11

Recorded pixels (p.104)

A12

White balance (p.107)

A13

AE Metering (p.109)

A14

Sensitivity (p.110)

A15

Histogram (p.25)

A16

EV Compensation (p.106)

A7 Digital Zoom/

Intelligent Zoom icon (p.76)

Memory status (p.39)

B2 Shutter speed

A9 Remaining image storage capacity B3 Aperture

A10

Battery level indicator (p.32)

A17

Date Imprint setting (p.116)

Focus frame (p.64)

* For A3, M appears if the shutter release button is pressed halfway when [Pixel Track SR] in the [ A Rec. Mode] menu is set to [Auto]. l appears when [Pixel Track SR] is set to [Off].

* B2 and B3 appear only when the shutter release button is pressed halfway.

* When the shooting mode is b (Auto Picture) and if you press the shutter release button halfway, the automatically selected shooting

mode appears in A1 even when “No Info” is selected (p.72).

* Some indications may not appear depending on the shooting mode.

Display in Q Mode

The display shows the shooting information of the image in the playback mode. The display changes in the following sequence each time you press the 4 / W button: “Normal Display”, “Histogram + Info” and “No Info”.

Normal Display

Histogram + Info

12 M

No Info

Normal Display/Histogram + Info Display in Playback Mode

(All of the display items are displayed here for explanatory purposes.)

The display shows information such as the shooting conditions. A1 to

A11 appear when “Normal Display” or “Histogram + Info” is selected. B1 to B7 appear only when “Histogram + Info” is selected.

A4 A5

A10

A11

Face Priority icon (p.70)

A2 Playback mode

: Still Picture (p.126)

: Movie (p.127)

: Sound (p.180)

Protect icon (p.148)

Voice memo icon (p.182)

Memory status (p.39)

Folder number (p.192)

A7 File number

Battery level indicator (p.32)

A10

A11

Volume icon

Captured date and time (p.45)

Four-way controller guide

Recorded pixels (p.104)

White balance (p.107)

AE Metering (p.109)

Sensitivity (p.110)

B5 Shutter speed

B6 Aperture

Histogram (p.25)

* A1 appears only if the Face Recognition function worked when the image was shot.

* In “Normal Display”, A8 and A10 disappear if no operation is performed for two seconds.

* A9 appears only when the volume is being adjusted during playback of

movies, sound files or voice memo. (p.127, p.180, p.182)

* A11 appears even when “No Info” is selected, but disappears if no operation is performed for two seconds. When no operation is performed for two seconds in “Normal Display” or “Histogram + Info”, only “Edit” disappears.

Guide Indications

A guide for each available button operation appears as follows on the display during operation.

MENU

Four-way controller ( 2 )

Four-way controller ( 3 )

Four-way controller ( 4 )

Four-way controller ( 5 )

3 button

Zoom lever

4 / W button

Shutter release button

SHUTTER

X , i Green/ i button

I , J I button

Using the Histogram

A histogram shows the brightness distribution of an image. The horizontal axis represents brightness (dark at the left and bright at the right) and the vertical axis represents the number of pixels.

The shape of the histogram (Dark) ← Brightness → (Bright) before and after shooting tells you whether the brightness and contrast are correct or not, and lets you decide if you need to use EV compensation and take the picture again.

Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)

p.106

Understanding Brightness

If the brightness is correct, the graph peaks in the middle. If the image is too dark, the peak is on the left side, and if it is too bright, the peak is on the right side.

Dark image Correct image Bright image

When the image is too dark, the part to the left is cut off (dark portions) and when the image is too bright, the part to the right is cut off (bright portions).

Understanding Contrast

The graph peaks gradually for images in which contrast is balanced. The graph peaks on both sides but sinks in the middle for images with a large difference in contrast and low amounts of mid-level brightness.