Quick Start; Taking Still Pictures - Pentax Optio A40 Operating Manual

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Shake Reduction
preview button
The simplest procedure for taking still pictures is described below. The
flash discharges automatically depending on the light conditions.
1
Press the power switch.
The camera turns on.
2
Compose the picture on the LCD
monitor.
The camera AF will focus on the area within
the focus frame.
Press the zoom button to change the size of
the subject.
Zoom button(
Zoom button (
While the Face Priority is set to On, a yellow
focus frame appears on the subject's face when the camera
recognizes it. The position and the size of the frame change while the
camera continues to adjust the focus on the moving subject.
3
Press the shutter release button halfway.
The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera
is in focus.
When [Shake Reduction] is set to [
appears on the LCD monitor. To take the picture compensating for
camera shake, go to step 4 after
4
Press the shutter release button fully.
The picture is taken.
The image appears on the LCD monitor for 0.5 seconds (Instant
Review). The image is recorded on the SD Memory Card installed in
the camera, or in the built-in memory of the camera.

Quick Start

Taking Still Pictures

) : Enlarges the subject.
x
) : Diminishes the subject.
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Power switch
Shutter release button
Zoom button
OK/Display button
Green button
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On],
(Shake Reduction On)
is displayed.
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