Pentax K-7 Operating Manual page 8

Basic Operations 63
Basic Shooting Operation ........................................................... 64
Holding the Camera ............................................................................ 64
Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings .............................. 66
Using a Zoom Lens ...................................................................... 71
Using the Built-in Flash ............................................................... 72
Setting the Flash Mode ....................................................................... 72
Compensating Flash Output ............................................................... 76
Allowing Shooting while Charging Flash ............................................. 77
Playing Back Images ................................................................... 78
Playing Back Images .......................................................................... 78
Deleting Images .................................................................................. 79
Shooting Functions 81
How to Operate the Shooting Functions ................................... 82
Direct Keys Setting Items ................................................................... 82
Rec. Mode Menu Setting Items .......................................................... 83
Custom Setting Menu Setting Items ................................................... 85
Setting the Exposure ................................................................... 88
Effect of Aperture and Shutter Speed ................................................. 88
Setting the Sensitivity ......................................................................... 90
Changing the Exposure Mode ............................................................ 93
Selecting the Metering Method ......................................................... 113
Adjusting the Exposure ..................................................................... 115
Focusing ..................................................................................... 118
Using the Autofocus .......................................................................... 118
AF Adjustment .................................................................................. 121
Selecting the Focusing Area (AF Point) ............................................ 122
Fixing the Focus (Focus Lock) .......................................................... 124
Adjusting the Focus Manually (Manual Focus) ................................. 126
Checking the Composition, Exposure and Focus Before
Shooting (Preview) .................................................................... 129
Selecting the Preview Method .......................................................... 129
Displaying the Optical Preview ......................................................... 130
Displaying the Digital Preview .......................................................... 131
Preventing Camera Shake during Shutter Release ................ 132
Using the Shake Reduction Function ............................................... 132
Shooting with the Self-timer .............................................................. 136
Shooting with the Remote Control (Optional) ................................... 138
Shooting with the Mirror Lock-up Function ....................................... 141
Taking Pictures Continuously .................................................. 143
Continuous Shooting ........................................................................ 143
Interval Shooting ............................................................................... 144
Multi-exposure .................................................................................. 146