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Pentax OPTIO WS80 Operating Manual

Pentax OPTIO WS80 Operating Manual

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  • Page 1 To ensure the best performance from your camera, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera.
  • Page 2 The following restrictions apply in I_ mode: • You cannot turn the Face Recognition function off. • The focusing area setting is fixed at [ ] (Multiple). • If the [] (Night Scene) mode is se ected when the flash mode is _-A (Auto) or % (Auto + Red-eye), the flash mode automatically changes •...
  • Page 3 Press the OK button. The I]_ mode is selected and the camera returns to capture status. When the camera recognizes a person's face, the Face Recognition function activated and the face recognition frame appears (p.76). Set the functions you want to change. Refer to "Setting the Shooting Functions"...
  • Page 4 Shutter release button Green button Press the Green button in a mode. The camera switches to g mode. Press the Green button again to return the status before mode was selected. When the camera recognizes a person's face, the Face Recognition function activated and the face recognition...
  • Page 5 t" o®li You can use the zoom to change the captured area. --Zoom button OK button -- Four-way controller Press the zoom button in a mode. Right ( _, ) Enlarges the subject. Left (_,) Widens the area that is captured by the camera.
  • Page 6 Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio Recorded, !ntelligent Zoom Digita! Zoom _lXelS 10Mm/10M Not Available (5x optical zoom only) Approx. 5.9x Approx. 7.0x Equivalent to approx. Approx. 8.9x 28.5x Approx. 9.5x i102.4j Approx. 17.8x Approx. 28.5x (Same as Digital Zoom) ._// •...
  • Page 7 Use the four-way controller ( • _ ) to select or _. EV Compensation -+0.0 Uses Digital Zoom Movie D-Range Setting Uses only optical zoom and interval Shoot Blink Detection Intelligent Zoom The setting is saved. Press the MENU button. The camera returns to capture status.
  • Page 8 Use the four-way controller (A • • I_ ) to select 0 or ;_, Press button, The camera enters ,*, or ,'_ mode and returns to capture status. When the camera recognizes a person's face, the Face Recognition function is activated and the face recognition frame appears (p.76).
  • Page 9 .The flash wi!! not discharge in _ mode. • When the focus mode is set to AF or • in ,_ mode, press the shutter release button halfway to lock the focus before recording a movie, When the focus mode is set to I_IFI you can only adjust the focus before recording starts, •...
  • Page 10 Shutter release button -- Four-way controller OK button Press the four-way controller (v) in a mode. The Capture Mode Palette appears. Use the four-way controller ( • • • I_) to select _, ((&)), _-_, _ or li_l. Press the OK button. The _, ((.It)), _;_ _6n_ o r _ mode is selected...
  • Page 11 The _ (Portrait), _ (Half-length Portrait) and _ (Natural Skin Tone) modes are suitable for taking pictures of people. The Face Recognition function (p.76) operates for each shooting mode, making it easier to emphasize the subject's face when taking pictures. Portrait For capturing portraits.
  • Page 12 Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera focuses on the subject at the correct distance. If the camera recognizes a person's face in _ mode, the camera automatically zooms in to enlarge the area in the orange frame shown in Step 3.
  • Page 13 Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera focuses on the subject at the correct distance. Press the shutter release button fully. The picture is taken. Use _ (Pet) mode to keep your moving pet in focus and capture the color of your pet's coat when you take a picture.
  • Page 14 Press the OK button. The selected icon appears and the camera returns to capture status. When the camera recognizes a person's face, the Face Recognition function activated and the face recognition frame appears (p.76). Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera focuses on the subject at the correct distance.
  • Page 15 Press the OK button. The _ or _,, mode is selected and the camera returns to capture status. When the camera recognizes a person's face, the Face Recognition function activated and the face recognition frame appears (p.76). Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera focuses on the subject at the correct distance.
  • Page 16 Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera focuses iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii on the subject at the correct distance. Press the shutter release button fully. The picture is taken. In Io] (Frame Composite) mode, you can take pictures using the frames stored in the camera.
  • Page 17 Optional Frames The optional frames are stored in the built-in memory in the Optio WS80. These optional frames are deleted if the files on the built-in memory are deleted with a computer or the built-in memory is formatted. To reload the optional frames into the built-in memory, copy the files from the CD-ROM (S-SW87) supplied with the camera (p.173).
  • Page 18 In Self-timer mode, the picture is taken ten seconds or two seconds after the shutter release button is pressed. Stabilize the camera with a tripod or other support when taking a picture using the self-timer. Use this mode when you want to be included in a group picture.
  • Page 19 Press the shutter release button fully. The picture is taken ten seconds or two seconds later. Focusing may be compromised if you move the camera While the self. timer lamp is blinking when taking still pictures. ' !n ,!I_(Movie) and _ (Underwater Movie)modes, recording will start i_i!!
  • Page 20 Use the four-way controller (• I_) to select _ and press the four-way controller (•). _-way controller ( • 1_) to select _ or D___JHs and press the OK button. The camera is ready to take a series of pictures. Press the shutter release button halfway.
  • Page 21 In _ (Interval Shoot) mode, pictures can be taken automatically at a certain interval from a set time. Specify the following settings. Set the camera to take pictures in intervals from 10 seconds to 99 minutes. You can set the camera to take pictures in one second Interval...
  • Page 22 Use the four-way controller (• •) to select [Interval], [Number of Shots] or [Start Delay]. Ohr. Omin. Press the four-way controller (_), then use the four- way controller ( • •) to change the settings. To change another setting, press the four-way controller ( •...
  • Page 23 In _ (Digital Wide) mode, you can stitch two vertical images captured with this camera into a single frame up to approx. 25.4 mm coverage (35 mm film equivalent). Shutter release button -- Four-way controller OK button Press the four-way controller (•) in a mode.
  • Page 24 Press the OK button. The camera enters the _ mode. Turn the camera 90 ° counterclockwise align your first picture. When the camera recognizes a person's face, the Face Recognition function activated and the face recognition frame appears (p.76). Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera focuses on the subject at the correct distance.
  • Page 25 When the shooting screen for the second image is displayed in Step 5 on p.101, press the OK button. A confirmation dialog appears. Use the four-way controller (• •) to select an option and press the OK button. Save Saves the first image and you can retake...
  • Page 26 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Press the OK button. iiiiiiiiii The camera enters the IlII mode and the message [Set shift direction] iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii _ is displayed. iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Use the four-way controller ( • _ ) to choose the direction in which images will be joined,...
  • Page 27 Take the third frame. Repeat Steps 5 to 7 to take the third frame. The panorama images are joined and a stitched together image appears. The stitched together image does not appear when [Instant Review] (p.73, p.120)is D (Off). , Some distortion may result from moving objects, repeating patterns, Or if nothing exists when overlapping the first and second frames or the second and third frames on the preview guide.
  • Page 28 The flash discharges automatically depending on the light conditions. If you use the Face Recognition function, _'A Auto the mode is automatically set to % when shooting. The flash does not discharge, regardless of the brightness. Use this mode to take pictures where flash Flash Off...
  • Page 29 -- Four-way controller OK button Press the four-way controller (•) in a mode. The [Flash Mode] screen appears. The flash mode changes each time the button is pressed. You can also change the setting using the four-way controller ( • • ). Press the OK button.
  • Page 30 Use this mode when the distance to the subject is 40 cm (16 Standard in.) or more. The camera is focused on the subject in the autofocus area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway. This mode is used when the distance to the subject Macro approx.
  • Page 31 _em0_ ..• In a (Green) mode, you can only select AF. • or PF.._,_;' • The focus mode is fixed at _1,in _$ (Fireworks) mode. • The noise from focusing is recorded when the focus mode is set to AF, •...
  • Page 32 Press the OK button. The focus is fixed and the camera returns to capture status. After the focus is fixed, you can press the four-way controller ( • ) again to display the MF indicator and readjust the focus. The shooting mode and drive mode cannot be changed while the MF indicator is disp!ayed.
  • Page 33 Press the MENU button. The camera returns to capture status. , In Jl_ (Move), ,'_ (Underwater Movie), and !_q (Frame Composite) modes, the focusing area cannot be set to _), , !n I (Green) and m (Auto Picture) modes, the focusing area is fixed If you change the focusing area setting frequently, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p.124).
  • Page 34 • Selecting _ provides better image quality than the _ setting, but the file sizes will b elarger. • Ifyou select 2.-7i_, the aspect ratio of the image is 16:9 and the monitor display for recording and playback is as shown on the right.
  • Page 35 _em0 • The number of recorded pixels for images captured in III (Green) mode is fixed at _. • The number of recorded pixels for images captured in I_ (Half-length Portrait) or I_q (Frame Composite) is fixed at 3_1. • The number of recorded pixels for images captured in _ (Digital Wide) or ((&)) (Digital SR) mode is fixed at [5_.
  • Page 36 Saving the EV Compensation Value setting ,_p. 133 Expands the dynamic range and prevents bright and dark areas from occurring. [Highlight Correction] adjusts the bright areas when the image is too bright and [Shadow Correction] adjusts the dark areas when the image is too dark.
  • Page 37 • when[Highlight Correction] is set to _; the minimum sensitivity becomes 2 x the minimum sensitivity available for this camera. • If you change the [Highlight Correction]or [Shadow Correction] setting frequent!y, you can save time by assigning it to the Green button (p.124).
  • Page 38 Use the four-way controller (• v) to change the setting. You can check the results of selected white balance settings on the preview image each time you press the four-way controller (-v). Press the OK button. The setting is saved. Press the MENU button.
  • Page 39 Press the OK button. setting is saved and the Rec. Mode] menu reappears. Press the MENU button. camera returns to capture status. You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to determine the exposure. Multi-segment The camera divides the image into 256 areas,...
  • Page 40 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii • When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the brightness is iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i metered and the exposure is determined. • When the subject is outside the focusing area and you want to use r_q (Spot AE metering), aim the camera at the subject and press the iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii _ shutter release button halfway to lock the exDosure, then compose your picture again and press the shutter release button fully.
  • Page 41 Use the four-way controller (• T) to change the sensitivity. Pixet Track Recorded Pixels White Balance F..=ngArea i!o9 AE M_ _ IZU? _Cancel Press the OK button. The setting is saved. Press the MENU button. The camera returns to capture status. •...
  • Page 42 Use the four-way controller ( • _ ) to select or _. EV Compensation -+0.0 Blink Detection function works. Movie D-Range Setting Blink Detection function does not !£terv#!shoo! work. Digital Zoom The setting is saved. Press the MENU button. The camera returns to capture status. Blink Detection _p.73 You can set this function to correct camera shake which occurs during shooting.
  • Page 43 Press the MENU button. The camera returns to capture status. One of the following icons appears on the display. (_U_,Te_ When [Pixel Track SR] is set to _z When the shutter release button is pressed halfway with [Pixel Track SR] set to D, and the shutter speed is slow or the flash mode is set to _9 (Flash Off) (Camera shake warning).
  • Page 44 Press the MENU button. The camera returns to capture status. instant Review _p.73 The [1_1 Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (A T )to select [Sharpness]. Use the four-way controller ( < I_ ) to change the sharpness level. Memory _- "...
  • Page 45 You can set the color saturation. Press the MENU button in a mode. The [1_1Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (• • ) to select [Saturation]. Use the four-way controller ( • _ ) to change the saturation level, Instant Review...
  • Page 46 iiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Press the MENU button. '..The camera returns to capture status. !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!! iiiiiiiii assigning it to the Green button (p.i24).... You can choose whether to imprint the date and/or timewhen taking still pictures. Press MENU button in I_1 mode.
  • Page 47 appears on the display in I_ mode When [Date Imprint]is set. , The date and!or time are imprinted on the picture with the display style set in the [Date Adjustment]screen (p.52). You can assign a function to the Green button and recall it quickly by simply pressing the Green button.
  • Page 48 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Press the four-way controller (•). A pu,,down menu appears iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii toUSechoosethe four-WaYa functionC°ntr°ller and press ( • the • ) OK button..ded Pixels /_Focusing Area Metering _)_eneitivity 0_OK ..the MENU button, Press The selected function is assigned to the Green button.
  • Page 49 This mode enables you to record movies. Sound is recorded at the same time. i_i!! Shutter release button Zoom button -- Four-way controller OK button iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_iiiilili;_ ¸ ii'i_!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!_!!_iii_!ii_iii_i_ii iiiiiiii_i'!_:ii:ii:ii:ii:ii:ii_ii!_i_i Press the four-way controller (•) in a mode. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii=!i !i !ii ii i The Capture Mode Palette appears.
  • Page 50 You can change the captured area by pressing the zoom button towards the left or right. Right ( _, ) Enlarges the subject. Left (_$) Widens the area that is captured by the camera. Press the shutter release button fully. Recording starts.
  • Page 51 Youcanchoose t henumber ofrecorded pixels a ndframe r ate settings formovies. Themore pixels t here are, t heclearer thedetails a nd thebigger the file size. T he more frames p ersecond, thebetter thequality o fthemovie, butthefilesizebecomes larger. Setting Recorded Pixels Records images in HDTV format (16:9).
  • Page 52 Use the four-way controller (• v) [_Rec. Time 15:02:26 to change the number of recorded pixels and frame rate. interval Shoot _MENUjC a nc e] _JOK Press the OK button. The setting is saved. Press the MENU button twice. The camera returns to capture status.
  • Page 53 In _ (Interval Movie) mode, you can record multiple still pictures taken at a certain interval from a set time, and save them as a movie file. Specify the following settings. You can set the interval to 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, interval minutes...
  • Page 54 Press the OK button. The [interval Shoot] screen appears. Use the four-way controller (• •) to select [Interval]. Press the four-way controller (b). A pull-down menu appears. Use the four-way controller (• •) to select the interval and press the OK button. Use the four-way controller (•...
  • Page 55 Press the shutter release button fully. After the message [Start interval shooting] appears, the display turns off. When [Start Delay] is set to [0 min.], the display turns off after the image immediately taken appears in Instant Review. When the time set in [Total Time] elapses, the message [Interval shooting complete] appears and the camera turns off.
  • Page 56 The Memory function is for saving the current camera settings when the camera is turned off. For some camera settings, the Memory function is always set to _ (On) (the settings are saved when the camera is turned off), while for others you can choose on or off (to choose whether the settings are saved or not when the camera is turned off).
  • Page 57 Press the MENU button in a mode. The [1_ Rec. Mode] menu appears. Use the four-way controller (• v) to select [Memory]. Press the four-way controller (l,). The [Memory] screen appears. Use the four-way controller (• v) to choose an item. Flash Mode Drive Mode Focus Mode...
  • Page 58 Playing Back and Deleting Images Playing Back Images ......Deleting Images and Sound Files ..150 Connecting the Camera to AV Equipment ..............
  • Page 59 -- _ button -- Four-way controller Press the I-#-I button after taking a File number picture. The camera enters the _ mode and the captured image appears on the display (single-image display). Press the four-way controller (• I_). The previous or next image appears.

  • Page 60: Table Of Contents

    iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii You can play back the movies you have taken. The sound is played back iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii at the same time. iiiiiiiiiiiii Zoom button -- [3E] button -- Four-way controller In I-¢q mode, use the four-way controller ( • _ ) to choose the movie you want to play back.
  • Page 61 Zoom button -- 13E]button -- Four-way controller OK button Green button You can display four or nine thumbnails of captured images at a time. In DE] mode, press the zoom button towards the left ([]). The four-image display appears showing a page consisting of four thumbnail images.
  • Page 62 The icons t hat a ppear ontheimages indicate the following: (No icon) Still picture without sound Movie (the first frame appears) '_ (With image) Still picture with sound '_ (Without image) Sound file only Press the OK button to switch to single-image display of the selected image.
  • Page 63 Frame Calendar display Images and sound files are displayed date in calendar format. The first image recorded on a date is displayed for that date on the calendar. appears for dates on which a sound file was the first recorded file.
  • Page 64 L......... Press halfway Closes the Playback Mode Goes to the screen for Palette and goes to I_ mode. selected playback function.
  • Page 65 Playback Mode Palette Playback Mode • Description Page [;,@_' Small Face Filter Processing image to smaller for recognized face. p.164 Slideshow For continuously playing back images. Screen p.143 sound effects can be set. Changes Recorded Pixels and Quality Level to Resize make the file size smaller, p.162...
  • Page 66 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii You can ay back recorded images one after another. ,,,,,,,,,, ..iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii In i-€-I mode, use the four-way controller ( < 1_) to choose the image to start the slideshow with, Press the four-way controller (•), The Playback Mode Palette appears.

  • Page 67: Press The Four-Way

    You can set the playback interval and also a screen effect and sound effect for when one image changes to the next. Use the four-way controller (• •) to select [Interval] in Step 5 on p.143. Press the four-way controller (_). A pull-down menu appears.
  • Page 68 Use the four-way controller (• v) to select [Start] and press the OK button. The slideshow starts using the selected interval and effect. • The slideshow will continue until you press any button other than the OK button • Movies or pictures with sound will be played through to the end before the next ptcture is played back, regardless of the interval setting.

  • Page 69: Four-Way Controller (•)

    Use the four-way controller (A • • _) to select _ (Image Rotation). Press the OK button. The rotation selection screen (0 °, Right 90 °, Left 90 °, or 180 °) appears. Use the four-way controller (A • • 1_) to choose the rotation direction and press the OK button.

  • Page 70: Four-Way Controller

    In I-_ mode, use the four-way controller ( • _ ) to choose the image you want to magnify. Press the zoom button towards the right (0_). The image is magnified (x1.1 to xlO). Continuing to press the zoom iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiii button towards the right (0_) changes...
  • Page 71 You can enjoy playing back images with the subject's faces zoomed simply by pressing the [_@_ b utton (Face close-up playback) if the Face Recognition function operated when the images were taken. Zoom button III_1 | ' _ 1-_ button a nd The image is magnified around the face first...
  • Page 72 Available operations during Face close-up playback mode Zoom button towards Zooms up on the subject being displayed for Face the right (0,,) close-up playback at an equal or slightly larger magnification ratio. Zoom button towards Zooms up on the subject being displayed for Face the left (5_)

  • Page 73: Four-Way Controller

    Deleted images and sound files can be recovered with the Optio WS80 (p.155). Deleted images and sound files can be recovered even if the camera has been turned off after deletion as long as the SD Memory Card has not been removed.
  • Page 74 Use the four-way controller (• •) to select [Delete]. Press the OK button. The image or sound file is deleted. Recovering Deleted Images _p. 155 If sound (voice memo) has been added to an image (p.188), you can delete the sound without deleting the image. _ii!i!i!i!i!i!i!i iiii!_ In I-_ mode, use the four-way...

  • Page 75: Zoom Button -- [3E] Button

    You can delete several images/sound files selected from the four-/nine- image display at once. Protected images and sound files cannot be deleted (p.!56), Zoom button -- [3E] button -- Four-way controller OK button # button In i-€-I mode, press the zoom button towards the left ([]) once or twice, Four-image...
  • Page 76 Use the four-way controller (A • • _) to choose the images and sound files that you want to delete and press the OK button. appears on the selected images and sound files. _jCancel _Delete If you select an image and press the zoom button towards the right (0,), the selected...
  • Page 77 Youcandelete a lltheimages a nd sound f iles atonce. Protected images and sound files cannot bedeleted (p.156) ..MENU button Four-way controller r-€-i button OK button Press the MENU button in i-¢q mode. The [_ Setting] menu appears. When you press the MENU button in I_ mode, press the four-way controller ( •...
  • Page 78 Press the OK button. All the images and sound files are deleted. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii You can recover images or sound files that were taken with this camera iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and then deleted. iiiiiiiiiiiiiii If any of the followingoperations have been performed after deleting an iiiiiiiiiiiiiii imagel the deleted image and sound file cannot be recovered.
  • Page 79 Use the four-way controller (• •) to select [Recover]. Press the OK button. The files are recovered. * Recovered images an d Sound files have the same file name as before they were deleted. • Up to a maximum of 999 deleted image files can be recovered. You can protect stored images and sound files from being accidentally deleted.
  • Page 80 Use the four-way controller (• •) to select [Single Image/Sound]. Press the OK button. The message [Protect this image/sound] appears. To protect another image or sound file, use the four-way controller ( • • ) to select another image or sound file. Use the four-way controller (•...
  • Page 81 Select [All Images/Sounds] in Step 5 on p.157. Press the OK button. Use the four-way controller (• •) to select [Protect], iiiiiiiiiiiii_i_ilili_i_ii iiiiiiiiiiiii!_i_:!5_li!!J! iiiiiiiiiiiii_;i!i;i;_!!i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ii ii ii Press button, iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii_ii:ii:_'!_'i All the images and sound files are protected and the screen shown in Step 1 reappears.
  • Page 82 Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (http://www.pentax.jp) PENTAX Europe GmbH Julius-Vosseler-Strasse 104, 22527 Hamburg, GERMANY (European Headquarters) (HQ - http://www.pentaxeurope.com) (Germany - http://www.pentax.de) PENTAX U.K. Limited PENTAX House, Heron Drive, Langley, Slough, Berks SL3 8PN, U.K. (http://www.pentax.co.u PENTAX France S.A.S. 112 Quai de Bezons, B.P.