Taking Pictures; Changing The Mode; Selecting The Capture Mode; Displaying Shooting Information In Capture Mode - Pentax OPTIO S5N Operating Manual

Taking Pictures

Taking Pictures

Changing the Mode

Capture mode is for taking pictures and Playback mode is for playing
back or deleting images.
Switching between Capture Mode and Playback Mode
• To change from Capture mode to Playback mode, press the
Q Playback button.
• To change from Playback mode to Capture mode, press the
Q Playback button or press the shutter release button halfway.

Selecting the Capture Mode

Pressing the QUICK button activates the Green mode. Other capture
modes are selected from the Mode Palette. (1p.44)

Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode

You can display shooting information on the LCD monitor when taking
pictures. The display mode can be changed by pressing the OK/
DISPLAY button.
Normal Display
Shooting information is displayed when the
power is turned on.
1 Capture mode
3 Drive mode
5 Focus frame
7 Battery indicator
8 Remaining number of recordable images
9 Date and time
11 Shutter speed
2 Flash mode
4 Focus mode
6 Card/Built-in memory
10 Aperture
1 2 3 4 5 6
1/160 1/160 1/160 3/24/2005 3/24/2005 3/24/2005
F2.6 F2.6 F2.6
11 10
4
7 8
36 36
12:00 12:00 12:00
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