Switching Between A Mode And Q Mode - Pentax X70 Operating Manual

Switching Between A Mode and Q Mode

In this manual, the capture mode, such as for taking still pictures, is referred
to as "A mode" (the capture mode). The playback mode, such as for
displaying captured images on the monitor, is referred to as "Q mode" (the
playback mode). In Q mode, you can perform simple editing operations on
the images that are played back.
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Follow the procedure below to switch between A mode and Q mode.
To Switch from A Mode to Q Mode
1
Press the Q button.
The camera switches to
To Switch from Q Mode to A Mode
1
Press the Q button or the shutter release button
halfway.
The camera switches to
Displaying data stored in the built-in memory
When an SD Memory Card is inserted in the camera, images and
movies on the SD Memory Card are displayed. If you want to display
images and movies in the built-in memory, turn the camera off and
remove the SD Memory Card, or follow the procedure below to use the
"Built-in memory display" function.
Make sure that the camera is turned off before inserting or removing
the SD Memory Card.
Viewing images in the built-in memory while the SD Memory Card is
inserted (built-in memory display)
• When you press and hold down the Q button for more than one second
in A mode, the lens is retracted. After the message [Display image/sound
from built-in memory] appears, images and movies stored in the built-in
memory are displayed.
• In the built-in memory display, you can play back still pictures (including enlarged
display) (p.150, p.161) or movies (p.151) and switch between four-/nine-image
display, folder display and calendar display (p.152).
• In the built-in memory display, you cannot delete data, delete a selection,
display the Playback Mode Palette or display the menu. If you want to
perform any of these operations on images, movies or sounds in the built-
in memory, do so after removing the SD Memory Card.
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Q mode.
A mode.