Contents. Pentax Optio Optio RZ10, 16861, 16811, 16841, Optio RZ-10, RZ10, Optio RZ 10, 16826

Contents

Using Your Camera Safely ...............................................................1

Care to be Taken During Handling ...................................................5

Contents ...........................................................................................7

Composition of the Operating Manual ............................................13

Camera Features.................................................................................14

Checking the Contents of the Package ..........................................17

Names of Parts...............................................................................18

Names of Operating Parts ..............................................................19

Monitor Indications .........................................................................20

Getting Started 29

Attaching the Strap.............................................................................30

Powering the Camera .........................................................................31

Charging the Battery.......................................................................31

Installing the Battery .......................................................................32

Using the AC Adapter.....................................................................35

Installing the SD Memory Card..........................................................37

Number of Images Recordable on an SD Memory Card................40

Turning the Camera On and Off ........................................................41

Starting-up in the Playback Mode...................................................42

Initial Settings .....................................................................................43

Setting the Display Language.........................................................43

Setting the Date and Time..............................................................47

Common Operations 51

Understanding the Button Functions ...............................................52

A Mode .........................................................................................52

Q Mode ........................................................................................54

Switching Between A Mode and Q Mode...................................56

Setting the Camera Functions ...........................................................57

Operating the Menus ......................................................................57

Menu List ........................................................................................61

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Taking Pictures 65

Taking Still Pictures............................................................................66

Taking Pictures...............................................................................66

Setting the Shooting Mode .............................................................69

Using the Face Detection Function ................................................72

Taking Pictures Automatically

(Auto Picture Mode) .................................................................74

Taking Pictures in the Custom Settings

(Program Mode) .......................................................................75

Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode) ..........................76

Using the Zoom ..............................................................................78

Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene Portrait/Night Scene/

Digital SR/Fireworks/Candlelight Mode) ..................................80

Taking Pictures of People (Portrait/Natural Skin Tone Mode)........82

Taking Pictures of Children (Kids Mode) ........................................83

Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode) .........................................84

Taking Pictures of Sports and Leisure Activities (Sport/Surf & Snow

Mode) .......................................................................................87

Taking Pictures Indoors (Party Mode) ............................................88

Taking Pictures of Text (Text Mode) ..............................................89

Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode) ..........................90

Using the Self-timer ........................................................................92

Taking a Series of Pictures

(Continuous Shooting/Burst Shooting Mode)...........................93

Using the Digital Wide Function

(Digital Wide Mode)..................................................................95

Taking Panoramic Pictures

(Digital Panorama Mode) .........................................................98

Setting the Shooting Functions.......................................................101

Selecting the Flash Mode .............................................................101

Selecting the Focus Mode ............................................................103

Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels....................................106

Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)....................................108

Correcting the Brightness (D-Range Setting) ...............................109

Adjusting the White Balance.........................................................110

Setting the AE Metering................................................................112

Setting the Sensitivity ...................................................................114

Setting the Blink Detection Function.............................................115

Setting the Shake Reduction Function .........................................116

Setting the Instant Review............................................................117

Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness)...................................118

Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation)......................................119

Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)..........................................119

Setting the Date Imprint Function .................................................120

Setting the Green Button ..............................................................121

Recording Movies .............................................................................125

Recording a Movie........................................................................125

Selecting the Recorded Pixels and Frame Rate for Movies .........127

Setting the Movie SR (Movie Shake Reduction) Function............128

Saving the Settings (Memory) .........................................................129

Playing Back and Deleting Images 131

Playing Back Images ........................................................................132

Playing Back Still Pictures ............................................................132

Playing Back a Movie ...................................................................133

Multi-Image Display ......................................................................134

Using the Playback Functions ......................................................136

Slideshow .....................................................................................139

Rotating the Image .......................................................................141

Zoom Playback.............................................................................143

Zoom In on the Subject’s Face Automatically (Face Close-up

Playback) ...............................................................................144

Deleting Images and Sound Files....................................................146

Deleting a Single Image ...............................................................146

Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files..................................148

Deleting All Images and Sound Files............................................150

Protecting Images and Sound Files from Deletion (Protect) ........151

Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment......................................154

Editing and Printing Images 157

Editing Images ..................................................................................158

Changing the Image Size (Resize) ...............................................158

Cropping Images ..........................................................................159

Processing Images to Make Faces Look Smaller ........................160

Using the Digital Filters.................................................................162

Compensating for an Unwanted Red-eye Effect ..........................166

Adding a Frame (Frame Composite) ............................................167

Editing Movies ..............................................................................171

Copying Images and Sound Files.................................................173

Setting the Printing Service (DPOF)................................................176

Printing a Single Image ................................................................176

Printing All Images........................................................................178

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Recording and Playing Back Sound 179

Recording Sound (Voice Recording) ..............................................180

Setting the Voice Recording Function ..........................................180

Recording Sound..........................................................................181

Playing Back Sound .....................................................................182

Adding a Voice Memo to Images.....................................................184

Recording a Voice Memo .............................................................184

Playing Back a Voice Memo.........................................................185

Settings 187

Camera Settings................................................................................188

Formatting an SD Memory Card...................................................188

Changing the Sound Settings.......................................................189

Changing the Date and Time........................................................190

Setting the World Time .................................................................193

Changing the Display Language ..................................................195

Changing the Naming System of the Folder.................................196

Changing the Video Output Format ..............................................197

Setting the Eye-Fi Communication ...............................................198

Adjusting the Brightness of the Display ........................................199

Using the Power Saving Function ................................................200

Setting the Auto Power Off Function ............................................201

Changing the Start-up Screen ......................................................202

Correcting Defective Pixels in the CCD Sensor

(Pixel Mapping) ......................................................................203

Resetting to Default Settings (Reset) ...........................................204

Connecting to a Computer 205

Setting Up Your Computer...............................................................206

Provided Software ........................................................................206

System Requirements ..................................................................206

Installing the Software ..................................................................208

Setting the USB Connection Mode...............................................211

Connecting to Your Computer.........................................................213

Connecting the Camera and the Computer..................................213

Transferring Images .....................................................................214

Disconnecting the Camera from Your Computer..........................217

Starting “MediaImpression 2.0 for PENTAX” ................................218

Details on How to Use “MediaImpression 2.0 for PENTAX”.........220

Transferring Images Using an Eye-Fi Card ....................................221

Appendix 223

Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode................................224

Messages...........................................................................................226

Troubleshooting................................................................................228

Default Settings.................................................................................230

List of World Time Cities..................................................................235

Optional Accessories .......................................................................236

Main Specifications ..........................................................................237

WARRANTY POLICY.........................................................................241

Index...................................................................................................247

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In this manual, the method for operating the four-way controller is shown in illustrations, such as in the ones below.

4 or

2 or

3 or

5 or

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The meanings of the symbols used in this Operating Manual are explained below.

1 indicates the reference page number for an explanation of the related operation.

indicates information that is useful to know.

A mode

Q mode indicates precautions to be taken when operating the camera.

This is the mode for capturing still pictures and recording movies.

In this manual, the mode for taking still pictures is referred to as the “still picture capture mode” and the mode for recording movies is referred to as the “ C mode”.

This is the mode for viewing still pictures and playing back movies and sound files.