Selecting The Appropriate Capture Mode - Pentax K-X Operating Manual

You can switch the capture modes by setting the icons on the mode dial
to the dial indicator.
Dial indicator
The I_-X features various shooting modes, enabling you to take pictures
with settings suited for your photographic vision.
In this manual, the capture modes are referred to as follows.
Capture Mode • Mode Page
(Auto Picture)/• (Portrait)/_1, (Landscape)/
(Macro)/_,, (Moving Object)/"_-" (Night Scene
Picture mode Portrait)/@ (Flash Off) (When shooting with Live p.84
View, _ (Blue Sky) and -',&'- (Sunset) can also be
selected.)
SON (Scene) _ (Night Scene)/_ (Surf & Snow)/f I (Food)/
mode _ (Sunset)/_ (Stage Lighting)/_ (Kids)/_ (Pet)/ p.85
_-" (Candlelight)/_ (Museum)/_',I (Night Snap)
P (Program)/Sv (Sensitivity Priority)/Tv (Shutter
Exposure mode Priority)/Av (Aperture Priority)/M (Manual) p.87
Movie mode b_ (Movie) p.148