Pentax K-R Operating Manual page 9

Basic Operations 67
Basic Shooting Operation ........................................................... 68
Holding the Camera ........................................................................... 68
Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings .............................. 69
Using a Zoom Lens ...................................................................... 74
Using the Built-in Flash ............................................................... 75
Setting the Flash Mode ...................................................................... 75
Compensating Flash Output .............................................................. 81
Playing Back Pictures .................................................................. 82
Playing Back images ......................................................................... 82
Deleting a Single Image ..................................................................... 84
Shooting Functions 85
How to Operate the Shooting Functions .................................... 86
Direct Keys Setting Items ................................................................... g6
Rec. Mode Menu Setting Items .......................................................... g7
Custom Setting Menu Setting Items .................................................. 89
Selecting the Appropriate Capture Mode
................................... 91
Picture Modes .................................................................................... 92
SON Modes ......................................................................................... 93
Exposure Modes ................................................................................ 95
Setting the Exposure .................................................................... 96
Effect of Aperture and Shutter Speed ................................................ 96
Setting the Sensitivity ......................................................................... 98
Reducing the Image Noise (Noise Reduction) ................................. 100
Changing the Exposure Mode ......................................................... 103
Selecting the Metering Method ........................................................ 114
Adjusting the Exposure .................................................................... 117
Locking the Exposure Before Shooting
(AE Lock) ......................................................................................... 120
Focusing ...................................................................................... 122
Using the Autofocus ......................................................................... 122
Setting the AF Mode ........................................................................ 125
AF Fine Adjustment ......................................................................... 128
Selecting the Focusing Area (AF Point) ........................................... 129
Locking the Focus (Focus Lock) ...................................................... 132
Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus) ................................ 134