Pentax Optio A40 Operating Manual page 9

Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene Mode).................................... 77
Reducing Camera Shake and Blurring in Pictures (Digital SR Mode) ........... 78
Taking Movies (Movie Mode)......................................................................... 79
Taking Pictures in Frame Composite mode................................................... 81
Using the Self-timer ....................................................................................... 83
Continuous Shooting (Continuous Shooting Mode)....................................... 84
Shooting in Multi-exposure Mode .................................................................. 85
Using the Remote Control Unit (optional) ...................................................... 86
Using Zoom to Change the Subject Size ....................................................... 88
Setting the Shooting Functions ......................................................................... 90
Selecting the Focus Mode ............................................................................. 90
Selecting the Flash Mode .............................................................................. 93
Selecting the Recorded Pixels of Still Pictures .............................................. 95
Selecting the Quality Level of Still Pictures.................................................... 97
Adjusting the White Balance .......................................................................... 98
Selecting the Autofocus Settings ................................................................. 100
Setting the Light Metering Mode to Determine the Exposure ...................... 103
Setting the Sensitivity................................................................................... 104
Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation) ................................................... 106
Selecting the Settings for Taking Movies ..................................................... 107
Setting the Shake Reduction Function for Still Images to On ...................... 110
Setting the Instant Review Time .................................................................. 111
Setting the Face Priority to On..................................................................... 112
Setting the D-Range Compensation ............................................................ 113
Setting the One push PF function to On ...................................................... 114
Setting the Green Button ............................................................................. 115
Setting the Image Sharpness....................................................................... 118
Setting the Color Saturation......................................................................... 119
Setting the Image Contrast .......................................................................... 120
Setting the Date Imprint ............................................................................... 121
Saving the Settings ........................................................................................... 122
Saving the Menu Items (Memory)................................................................ 122
Recording and Playback of Sound
Recording Sound (Voice Recording Mode) .................................................... 124
Playing Back Sound.......................................................................................... 126
Adding a Voice Memo ....................................................................................... 127
Recording a Voice Memo............................................................................. 127
Playing Back a Voice Memo ........................................................................ 128
Playback/Deleting/Editing
Playing Back Images......................................................................................... 129
Playing Back Still Pictures ........................................................................... 129
Zoom Display ............................................................................................... 129
Calling Up the Images from the Built-in Memory ......................................... 130
Playing Back Movies .................................................................................... 131
Displaying Shooting Information in Playback Mode..................................... 132
Nine-Image Display/Calendar Display ......................................................... 133
Slideshow..................................................................................................... 135
Deleting Images, Movies and Sounds ............................................................. 137
Deleting a Single Image, Movie or Sound.................................................... 137
Deleting All Images, Movies or Sound Files ................................................ 139
Deleting Selected Images and Sound Files
(from Nine-Image Display)....................................................................... 140
Protecting Images, Movies and Sounds from Deletion (Protect) ................. 142
Viewing Images on AV Equipment .................................................................. 144
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