Switching Between A Mode And Q Mode - Pentax 17731 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.
Follow the procedure below to switch between A mode and Q mode.
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To Switch from A Mode to Q Mode
1
Press the Q button.
The camera switches to Q mode.
To Switch from Q Mode to A Mode
1
Press the Q button or the shutter release button halfway.
The camera switches to A mode.
Displaying data stored in the built-in memory
When an SD Memory Card is inserted in the camera, images, movies,
and sounds on the SD Memory Card are displayed. If you want to
display images, movies, and sounds stored in 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 stored in built-in memory while the SD Memory Card is
inserted (built-in memory display)
• When switching from A mode to Q mode, you can play back images,
movies, and sounds in the built-in memory while the SD Memory Card is
inserted by pressing the Q button for more than one second.
• In the built-in memory display, you can play back still pictures (including
enlarged display) (p.146, p.157), play back movies (p.147), play back
sounds (p.194), and switch between four/nine-image display, folder display,
and calendar display (p.148, p.149).
• 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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