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  • Page 1 OPERATING MANUAL...
  • Page 2 In The Beginning Thank you very much for buying the Pentax EI-200 digital camera. Please read this document before use in order to make the most of this product’s functions and keep it safe after reading. This document will prove very useful if you do not understand how to use the camera or wish to know more about the functions.

  • Page 3: For Safe Use Of Your Camera

    FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA Sufficient attention has been paid to the safety of this product but please pay particular attention to the warnings indicated by the following symbols during use. These symbols indicate that it is possible that the user Warning may experience serious difficulties if the warnings are not heeded.

  • Page 4: Care To Be Taken During Handling

    Care to be taken during handling • Do not clean the product with organic solvents such as thinner or alcohol benzine. • Places of high temperature and humidity should be avoided. Particular care should be taken regarding vehicles, which can become very hot inside. •...

  • Page 5: How To Use This Operating Manual

    Setup guide Setup Guide This is a description of the simplest way of taking pictures after preparing Thank you for your purchase of the Pentax EI-200 Digital Camera. This setup guide provides an explanation of the simplest pro- Please read this before cedure for taking photographs after check- using the camera.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    FOR SAFE USE OF YOUR CAMERA..........1 Care to be taken during handling ............2 Contents How to use this operating manual............3 Part Names ..................6 Specifying the language displayed - Language......8 Basics Outline of Basic Operation ............10 Mastering the basics Taking pictures How to take pictures ..............12 Comparing pictures, and deleting unnecessary pictures Check pictures taken..............17...
  • Page 7 Stamping Date & Time And Text On A Picture How to set the date and time of shooting to be stamped on a picture - date and time ............62 How to set your favorite phrase to be stamped on a picture - text................64 How to set a logo to be stamped on a picture - Logo ....68 Changing The Settings Of Functions Of The Camera Changing the display state of the LCD monitor - Display ....70...

  • Page 8: Part Names

    Part Names Infrared data transmitter Remote control receiver Self-timer lamp Built-in flash Shutter release button Strap lug Lens Microphone Mode dial Capture Mode ..pictures are taken. Presentation Mode ..captured sound and pictures are presented one at a time or presented as a slideshow, either on a camera or by connection with a television.
  • Page 9 Card access lamp The card access lamp blinks when data is saved to Green lamp the memory card. Under no circumstances is the The green lamp lights when the camera is in focus memory card to be removed while the card access with the shutter half-pressed.

  • Page 10: Specifying The Language Displayed - Language

    Specifying the language displayed - Language Please read this page with regards to displaying languages other than English. Displaying the language screen q Turn on the power to set the mode dial to the capture mode mark. w Press the menu button to display the [Capture Settings] menu.

  • Page 11: Basics

    Basics Page Out of Basic Operation Taking pictures ................12 Comparing pictures, and deleting unnecessary pictures........17 Representing pictures on a television ........20 How to use the camera Regarding batteries ..............22 Regarding memory cards............25 How to take good pictures Using the function buttons ............29 •The flash mode button for changing the flash mode •The timer button for taking pictures using the self-timer or the remote control...

  • Page 12: Outline Of Basic Operation

    Outline of Basic Operation This is a brief introduction of the contents described in the basic operation. Please refer to the respective pages for more details of the operating methods. apture Mode Taking pictures Introduces the specific operations for functions that are particularly useful when taking pictures.
  • Page 13 eview Mode Checking pictures taken Introduction of functions for editing pictures. Displaying pictures on the LCD monitor. p.17 Displaying pictures saved to the memory card on the LCD monitor. Deleting unnecessary pictures. p.18 Deleting of unnecessary pictures displayed on the LCD monitor. resentation Mode Presenting pictures taken on a television...

  • Page 14: How To Take Pictures

    Taking pictures How to take pictures Pictures are taken by carrying out the following steps. qPut the batteries in. wInstall the memory card. Get the camera ready (see setup guide for how to insert the memory card) A memory card should be loaded or replaced in a power off state.

  • Page 15: The Viewfinder

    Taking Pictures LCD panel and Preferences When symbols other than the battery symbol and the symbol indicating the number of pictures that can be taken are displayed at the LCD panel, the flash mode button, timer button, or macro/infinity button is pressed. Macro/Infinity preferences display area Display area for flash...
  • Page 16 Regarding the automatic picture orientation detecting and switching function. The automatic picture orientation detecting and switching function can detect the orientation when you hold the camera and save the picture taken vertically as a vertical picture. This makes it possible to prevent image deterioration from occurring by turning the image round and resaving in JPEG format using picture processing software on a computer.
  • Page 17 Taking Pictures qWith the green lamp lit up, the shutter is pressed completely so that a picture is taken. Taking a picture There is then a click, and a picture is taken. At this time, a flash fires if the red lamp is lit. When a lamp is blinking When the green lamp is blinking, then the camera is not in focus.
  • Page 18 Taking pictures when displaying at the LCD monitor Displaying at the LCD monitor Press the display button when taking pictures while displaying the subject at the LCD monitor. When the subject it is wished to take pictures of is displayed at the LCD monitor and [Ready] is displayed, the picture can be taken.

  • Page 19: Comparing Pictures, And Deleting Unnecessary Pictures

    Comparing pictures, and deleting unnecessary pictures Review mode Check pictures taken Check pictures taken using the LCD monitor. qConfirm that the memory card is installed. Turn on power supply and wMove the power switch to the right and turn on power enter review mode supply.

  • Page 20: Deleting Unnecessary Pictures

    qPress t and s of the four-way controller and move the picture you wish to enlarge to the cursor. The picture at the cursor position is enlarged. Looking at Pictures Deleting Unnecessary Pictures qTurn on the power switch and select the review mode. The method of operation is [check pictures taken] Put into review mode p.17...
  • Page 21 Comparing pictures, and deleting unnecessary pictures / Edit mode Regarding other review mode functions • To delete a number of pictures at the same time, select the pictures you wish to delete, and select [Delete] from the menu. p.96 • When the group function is used, the selected pictures can be collected into one group, given a name, and saved.

  • Page 22: Presenting Pictures On A Television

    Presenting pictures on a television Presentation mode Get the television ready for viewing Connect the camera and television together using a video cable in order to show pictures on a television. qTurn the camera power supply off. wOpen the side cover, and attach the video cable Connect the video cable to connector to the AV output terminal.

  • Page 23: Representing Pictures On A Television

    Representing pictures on a television Representing pictures on a television When representing pictures on a television, confirm the video output format (NTSC, PAL). Regarding the video out setting, please refer to page 38. qTurn on the power switch of the camera, rotate the mode dial, and line up the presentation mode symbol Put info with the black line.

  • Page 24: Regarding The Battery

    Regarding the battery Checking battery level The battery level can be checked using the LCD panel. Please install a new battery when there is only a small amount of battery power remaining. A large amount of battery power will be consumed if pictures are taken while displaying pictures on the LCD monitor or after continuous use of the LCD monitor in review mode or presentation mode.

  • Page 25: Changing The Batteries

    Regarding the battery • The batteries are low when [Battery low] is displayed on the LCD monitor when the LCD monitor is being used. In this case, please get some new batteries ready. • When the message [Batteries depleted] is displayed on the LCD monitor when the LCD monitor is being used, the battery symbol will flash for three seconds and the power supply will then go off.
  • Page 26 eFirmly close the battery chamber cover and shift the battery chamber cover lever as shown in the drawing. If the day and time preference screen is displayed When the day and time preference screen is displayed after changing the batteries, please set the day and time in accordance with the operation in the [Setup guide].

  • Page 27: Regarding Memory Cards

    Regarding memory cards Check memory card capacity qCheck that the battery and memory card are fitted. wTurn the power switch on. The number of pictures that can be taken is displayed on the display panel. Getting the camera ready Exposure counter Exposure counter •...

  • Page 28: Changing The Memory Card

    Regarding number of pictures that can be taken. Image size/quality • Image size is the resolution when a picture is taken. The higher the resolution, the larger the amount of memory used. Image size setting p.53 • Image quality involves a sequentially lower compression rate in the order good, better, best.
  • Page 29 Regarding memory cards qPush the card with the surface of the card having the triangular symbol facing forwards. Installing a new memory card Push the card in until the CF card eject button comes out to the same position as the card. wClose memory card cover and move triangular symbol to the side back to its original position.
  • Page 30 ¡It is possible for data stored in the memory card to be erased under the following condi- tions, so please take care. Please be aware that Pentax bears absolutely no responsibility for erased data. • Mishandling of the memory card by the user.

  • Page 31: Using The Function Buttons

    Using the function buttons Flash mode button for setting the flash mode By using the flash mode button it is possible to take pictures with reduced red-eye phenomenon when the flash is used, or to take pictures with a properly exposed background to the subject when taking pictures at night.

  • Page 32: Taking Pictures Using Self-Timer Or Remote Control

    Display panel and flash mode setting When the flash mode button is pressed a flash setting symbol will be displayed on the LCD panel. The flash setting symbol and the flash conditions are as described in the following No. of times flash mode Symbol on LCD panel Flash mode button is pressed...

  • Page 33: Taking Pictures With The Remote Control

    Using the function buttons Taking pictures with the qPress the timer button once. self-timer A self timer symbol will be displayed on the LCD panel. Self-Timer Symbol Timer Button wCheck the place where want to appear in the picture by looking through the viewfinder. ePress the shutter release button halfway down to check focus position and then press the shutter release button fully down.

  • Page 34: Adjusting Focus Range. Macro/Infinity Button

    • The remote control transmitter contains a battery, and can transmit about 30,000 times. If the battery runs out, please contact your nearest Pentax service centre. There will be a small charge for a replacement battery. Adjusting focus range. Macro/Infinity button The focus range when taking pictures can be adjusting by pressing the macro/infinity button.
  • Page 35 Using the function buttons qCheck LCD panel. If there is nothing displayed on the macro/infinity Adjusting focus range setting display area auto-focus (focus range: 50cm to infinity from lens front) will be set, and focus will be automatically adjusted. Macro/infinity setting display area wPress the macro/infinity button once.

  • Page 36: Zoom Lever For Setting The Focus Range To The Telephoto Setting And The Wide-Angle Setting

    Zoom lever for setting the focus range to the telephoto setting and the wide-angle setting It is possible to change the focus range to the telephoto setting and the wide-angle setting with the zoom lever. This camera has a digital zoom function, so it is also possible to expand the magnification range of pictures to 1.2 x, 1.5 x, or 2 x when you are shooting a subject through the LCD monitor.
  • Page 37 Using the function buttons qPress the display button to display the LCD monitor. Telephoto with the digital zoom The digital zoom function can not be used unless shooting by displaying the subject on the LCD monitor. It is impossible to confirm the magnification rate using the viewfinder.
  • Page 38 rIf the zoom lever is moved towards the telephoto setting, the magnification range can be changed to 1.2 x, 1.5 x, or 2 x. If the zoom lever is moved towards the wide-angle setting, the magnification rate can be set lower. 1.2 x 1.5 x tTo return to the normal zoom range, move the zoom...

  • Page 39: Using The Diopter To Adjust Viewfinder Visibility

    Using the function buttons Using the diopter to adjust viewfinder visibility It is possible to adjust the viewfinder visibility so that different people can see through the viewfinder. qLook through the viewfinder. wRotate the diopter adjustment dial on the left side of the Adjusting the viewfinder viewfinder to a position at which the frame lines in the visibility...

  • Page 40: Setting Video Output Format

    Setting Video Output Format Select a video output format NTSC or PAL. qTurn on the power switch of the camera, rotate the mode dial , and line up the presentation mode symbol Put info with the black line. Presentation Mode wIf the menu button is pressed, the [Play Settings] menu will be displayed.

  • Page 41: Step-Up Operation

    Step-up Operation Page Summary of Step-up Operation..............40 Using Various Functions About The Various Capture Methods..............46 Setting File Settings ....................52 Setting Exposure, White Balance And ISO Speed ..........54 Stamping Date & Time And Text On A Picture ..........62 Changing The Settings Of Functions Of The Camera........70 Application For Review Mode Function Playing Pictures One By One ................82 Continuous Play With Automatic Switching ............84...

  • Page 42: Summary Of Step-Up Operation

    Summary of Step-up Operation Step-up operation mainly describes a setting menu displayed by pressing the menus button. Basic Operation of the Setting Menu Description will now be given of displaying the setting menu and how to set the various func- tions.
  • Page 43 2Press up and down arrows on four-way controller to select setting items. 3Select soft menu [Edit] by pressing left soft key. Setting content for the setting item will be dis- played. e.g. When setting item [File] is selected £ 1Select setting content. Setting of respective items A left pointing triangle t and...

  • Page 44: Capture Mode

    Menu items displayed for each function Capture Mode [Capture Settings] menu [File] setting ..File Type (JPEG/TIFF), Quality Level (JPEG only), resolution etc. p.52 [Timelapse] setting..Interval and number of images for timelapse shooting p.48 [Photo Assist] menu [Exposure] setting..exposure to designated mode (Landscape Program, Portrait Program, Action Program etc.

  • Page 45: Review Mode

    [Erase Order] ..Delete all print order forms. p.120 [Transmit] menu [Camera - Camera] ..Transmit or receive pictures from another Pentax EI-200 camera, or another digital camera that has Digita operating system. p.127 [Camera - Printer] ..Transmit pictures in this camera to a Hewlett Packard Printer for printing.

  • Page 47: Using Various Functions

    Using Various Functions Page About The Various Capture Methods............46 Taking pictures in continuous shooting mode ............47 Taking designated number of pictures at regular interval -Timelapse shooting mode-................48 Sound recording for a captured picture- Sound Recording ......50 Setting File Settings..................52 Setting save format and size of image -File Setting ..........52 Setting Exposure, White Balance And ISO Speed ........54 Setting exposure mode according to subject -Exposure ........54 Exposure adjustment for whole photo-EV Compensation ........56...

  • Page 48: About The Various Capture Methods

    About The Various Capture Methods As well as the operation of taking pictures one frame at a time (single frame shooting) by pressing the shutter release button, this camera also has the following capture methods. It is also possible to record sound with a captured picture.

  • Page 49: Taking Pictures In Continuous Shooting Mode

    About The Various Capture Methods Taking pictures in continuous shooting mode Pictures will be continuously taken as long as the shutter release button is held down. • With continuous shooting, pictures will be continuously taken while the shutter release button is held down (until the memory card is filled up).

  • Page 50: Taking Designated Number Of Pictures At Regular Interval -Timelapse Shooting Mode

    Continuous capture 1Ensure subject to be taken is inside the AF frame in the viewfinder, then press the shutter release button halfway down. 2Confirm the green lamp lights up, and keep pressing the shutter release button. When finishing continuous capture, take away your finger off the shutter release button.
  • Page 51 About The Various Capture Methods The number of pictures can be set from 2 to 1000. However, a message [Not Enough Memory] will be displayed if there is not enough room in the memory card for the designated number of images when starting the exposure.

  • Page 52: Sound Recording For A Captured Picture - Sound Recording

    • All of the pictures captured in Timelapse Shooting mode will be saved in the memory card as in a group. • Select the soft menu [Delete] by pressing the middle soft key to delete photos taken in Timelapse Shooting mode.
  • Page 53 About The Various Capture Methods 5Press Sound Record button to finish recording. Instant Review screen will be displayed. • To play recorded sound, select the soft menu [Play] by pressing the left soft key. • To delete the photo displayed on the Instant Review screen, select the soft menu [delete] by pressing the middle soft key.

  • Page 54: Setting File Settings

    Setting File Settings Setting File Settings for pictures in One Shot Shooting, Continuous Shooting and Timelapse Shooting. Regarding setting Timelapse shooting p.48 • Save format of picture JPEG (Compression format), TIFF (non-compression format) • Quality level (compression rate) of photo when saving in JPEG format Good, Better, Best •...
  • Page 55 Setting File Settings 3After setting necessary items, press the right soft key to select the soft menu [Exit]. The [Capture Settings] screen will be displayed. If [Default] is selected by pressing the left soft key, the initial settings will be restored. 4If the soft menu [Exit] is selected by pressing the right soft key, the menu will return to capturing status.

  • Page 56: Setting Exposure, White Balance And Iso Speed

    Setting Exposure, White Balance And ISO Speed On the [Photo Assist] menu, it is possible to set Exposure, White Balance or ISO speed or to switch between Auto Focus and Manual Focus. • Save Exposure p.54 Auto, Landscape Program, Portrait Program, Action Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority •...
  • Page 57 Setting Exposure, White Balance And ISO Speed Aperture Priority By setting the aperture opening with the up and down arrows on the four-way controller, it is possible to take photos with the shutter speed adjusted to the fixed aperture. Shutter Priority By setting the shutter speed with the up and down arrows on the four-way controller, it is possible to take photos with the aperture changed according to the fixed shutter speed.

  • Page 58: Exposure Adjustment For Whole Photo - Ev Compensation

    Regarding setting exposure mode Regarding setting exposure mode and ISO speed If the exposure mode is set to Landscape Program, Portrait Program, Action Program, or Shutter Priority ISO Speed on the [Exposure Mode] menu will be set automatically, and can not be set manually. How to take photos in Aperture Priority AE Mode 1 Set Exposure Mode to [Aperture Priority].

  • Page 59: Adjusting Color Balance According To Lighting - White Balance

    Setting Exposure, White Balance And ISO Speed 4If the down arrow on the four-way controller is pressed, the [EV Compensation] screen will be displayed in highlighted text. 5Press the left soft key to select the soft menu [Edit]. The [EV Compensation] screen will be displayed. [EV Compensation] setting 1Adjust exposure by pressing the left and right arrows on the four-way controller.

  • Page 60: Manual Focus - Af/Mf Focus Mode

    Displaying [White Balance] screen 1Turn on the power supply and turn the mode dial to Capture Mode symbol. 2If the menu button is pressed, [Capture Settings] menu will be displayed. 3If the right arrow of the four-way controller is pressed, the [Photo Assist] menu will be displayed.
  • Page 61 Setting Exposure, White Balance And ISO Speed 5Press the left key to select soft menu [Edit]. [Focus Mode] screen will be displayed. Check mark The Focus Mode currently set [Focus Mode] setting 1Press the up and down arrows on four-way controller to display Auto Focus or Manual Focus in highlighted text.

  • Page 62: Ae Metering Range Setting For Determining Exposure - Ae Metering

    AE Metering range setting for determining exposure - AE Metering Set AE Metering range of exposure on the screen when setting exposure. Average metering Set exposure based on the whole screen. Center-weighted metering Set exposure based on the main center area on the screen. Spot metering Set exposure based only on the center of the screen.

  • Page 63: Iso Speed Setting - Iso Speed

    Setting Exposure, White Balance And ISO Speed ISO speed setting - ISO Speed It is possible to set ISO speed just like ISO speed for films. ISO speed can be set only when [Aperture Priority] or [Shutter Priority] has been set from the [Exposure] menu.

  • Page 64: Stamping Date & Time And Text On A Picture

    Stamping Date & Time And Text On A Picture Using the [Image Stamp] menu, you can stamp a date, letters, and a logo (a logo file is saved in the memory card) on a picture that has been taken. Once the date and time or texts are stamped on a picture, you cannot delete just them, because they have been captured together with images.
  • Page 65 Stamping Date & Time And Text On A Picture Show [Date/Time Stamp] screen 1Turn on the power supply and set the mode dial to the shooting mode mark. 2Press the menu button, and the [Capture Settings] menu appears. 3Press the right arrow of the four-way controller twice, and the [Image Stamp] menu appears.

  • Page 66: How To Set Your Favorite Phrase To Be Stamped On A Picture - Text

    Placement You can set the position of the date to be stamped. Use the right and left arrows of the four-way controller for selection. Each time you press the right arrow, the following stamping position options will be displayed in this order: [Upper Right] / [Center] / [Lower Left] / [Lower Right] / [Upper Left] Background of Letters When stamping the date and time on a picture, you can decide how the image corresponding to...
  • Page 67 Stamping Date & Time And Text On A Picture Show [Image Stamp] screen 1Turn on the power supply and set the mode dial to the capture mode mark. 2Press the menu button, and the [Capture Settings] menu appears. 3Press the right arrow of the four-way controller twice, and the [Image Stamp] menu appears.
  • Page 68 4Press the right soft key to select [Exit] on the soft menu. You can now stamp input letters on a picture according to the settings. Press the up and down arrows on the four-way controller to place the letter to be input in the frame [ ]. 5The right arrow on the four-way controller is pressed, letters will be displayed on the display area for input letters.
  • Page 69 Stamping Date & Time And Text On A Picture Setting the stamping format 1Press the down arrow of the four-way controller while the text stamp [On] is displayed in highlight text and input letters are displayed. [Placement] is displayed in highlighted text.

  • Page 70: How To Set A Logo To Be Stamped On A Picture - Logo

    How to set a logo to be stamped on a picture - Logo You can stamp a logo saved in the memory card on a picture. A logo file is not attached with when the camera has just been purchased, so this function can not be used at present.
  • Page 71 Stamping Date & Time And Text On A Picture Set the stamping format of the logo 1While the stamp logo function is [Off] and indicated in highlighted text, press the right and left arrows of the four-way controller, and the stamp text function [On] will then be displayed in highlighted text.

  • Page 72: Changing The Settings Of Functions Of The Camera

    Changing The Settings Of Functions Of The Camera Setting the brightness of LCD monitor, playback volume of the sound, and numbering of the pictures. • Changing the display of the LCD monitor. p.70 Setting the brightness of the screen, display duration of the Instant Review screen, whether the Live View screen is displayed while a picture is taken, and the time until the system shifts to the sleep timeout state.
  • Page 73 Changing The Settings Of Functions Of The Camera Showing the display screen 1Turn on the power and set the mode dial to the capture mode mark. 2Press the menu button to display the [Capture Settings] menu. 3Press the right key of the four-way controller three times to display the [Preferences] menu.

  • Page 74: Changing The Playback Volume And Function Sound - Sound

    Brightness of the screen Setting the brightness of LCD monitor. Press the left and right arrows on the four-way controller to set the brightness. [1] … Set the brightness of the screen to darkest. [4] … Standard brightness of the screen. [7] …...
  • Page 75 Changing The Settings Of Functions Of The Camera Displaying the sound screen 1Turn of the power to set the mode dial to the capture mode mark. 2Press the menu button to display [Capture Settings] menu. 3Press the right key on the four-way controller three times to display [Preferences] menu.

  • Page 76: Erasing All The Data In The Memory Card - Formatting The Card

    Erasing all the data in the memory card - Formatting the card Erasing all the data stored in the memory card • Do not remove the memory card while formatting. Doing so may damage the memory card and can not be used again. •...
  • Page 77 Changing The Settings Of Functions Of The Camera Displaying the set date and time screen 1Turn on the power to set the mode dial to the capture mode mark. 2Press the menu button to display [Capture Settings] menu. 3Press the right key on the four-way controller three times to display the [Preferences] menu.

  • Page 78: Setting The Method For Numbering Pictures - Image Numbering Method

    Setting the method for numbering pictures - Image numbering method Set whether the numbering is started from [1] each time when a blank memory card is installed or the number of times the shutter has been released from the first time when the camera is operated is set as an image number (cumulative count) on the picture regardless of the memory card installed.

  • Page 79: Naming The Camera - Camera Name

    Changing The Settings Of Functions Of The Camera Naming the camera - Camera name Allocating an owner name to the camera. Displaying the camera name screen 1Turn on the power to set the mode dial to the capture mode mark. 2Press the menu button to display the [Capture Settings] menu.
  • Page 80 3Press the up and down arrows on the four-way controller to match [ ] to the character to be entered. 4Press the right key on the four-way controller to display the character on the input character display area. When entering a space, press the center soft key. 5Pressing the right soft key to select the soft menu [Exit] after entering a camera name will return the system to the [Preferences] menu.

  • Page 81: Specifying The Language Displayed - Language

    Changing The Settings Of Functions Of The Camera Specifying the language displayed - Language This sets the language (English/German/French/Spanish/Italian/Japanese) to be displayed on the menu or as an error message. Displaying the [Language] screen 1Turn on the power to set the mode dial to the capture mode mark.

  • Page 82: Resetting The Setting Of The Camera To The Initial State - All Reset

    Resetting the setting of the camera to the initial state - All reset Resetting the set information to the initial state. Resetting the setting to the initial state 1Turn on the power to set the mode dial to the capture mode mark.

  • Page 83: Application For Review Mode Function

    Application For Review Mode Function Page Playing Pictures One By One ..............82 Continuous Play With Automatic Switching ..........84 Displaying picture as slideshow (Continuous play) ..........85 Playing pictures taken in Timelapse Shooting Mode or pictures grouped continuously and automatically ..............88...

  • Page 84: Playing Pictures One By One

    Playing Pictures One By One Play the pictures saved in the memory card one by one. Please refer to the basic operation [Presenting pictures on a television] ( p.20) regarding how to play on a TV monitor. This description will explain only the way to play pictures on the LCD monitor of the camera.
  • Page 85 Playing Pictures One By One Sound play 1If there is recorded sound, and the soft menu [Play] by pressing the left soft key, the recorded sounds will be played. When there is recorded sound Regarding operation on the presentation screen Information displayed on the presentation screen Information display Image number, the date and time when pictures are...

  • Page 86: Continuous Play With Automatic Switching

    Continuous Play With Automatic Switching Pictures can be played continuously by (Slideshow) switching over between all and each different category of pictures saved in the memory card automatically or by playing a series of pictures taken in Timelapse Shooting Mode or pictures grouped. Displaying Picture As Slideshow (Continuous Play) p.85 Playing all pictures continuously...

  • Page 87: Displaying Picture As Slideshow (Continuous Play)

    Continuous Play With Automatic Switching Displaying picture as slideshow (Continuous play) The pictures saved in the memory card can be displayed continuously by all or each different category of pictures. Displaying presentation screen 1Set the memory card saving pictures you hope to see as a slideshow.
  • Page 88 Duration Set [Duration] for playing pictures as a slideshow. Set Duration from 1 to 10 seconds by pressing the left and right arrows on four-way controller. The default setting is 2 seconds. If there is recorded sound, the screen will be switched after the sound are played.
  • Page 89 Continuous Play With Automatic Switching Regarding the slideshow screen Information displayed on the slideshow. Information display Image NO, the date and time when pictures are taken, symbol mark, capture mode (One Shot Shooting Mode,/ Continuous Shooting Mode/ Timelapse Shooting Mode). Soft Menu Soft menus will be displayed.

  • Page 90: Playing Pictures Taken In Timelapse Shooting Mode Or Pictures Grouped Continuously And Automatically

    Playing pictures taken in Timelapse Shooting Mode or pictures grouped continuously and automatically It is possible to play pictures continuously and automatically which are taken in Timelapse Shooting Mode, or pictures grouped by setting the interval for playing pictures. It is possible to play pictures which are taken in the timelapse shooting mode, or pictures grouped, continuously and automatically one by one differently from the Slideshow function.
  • Page 91 Continuous Play With Automatic Switching Playing picture taken in mode (Timelapse Shooting Mode and Grouped) Selecting picture 1Set the memory card saving pictures you wish to play. 2Turn on the power supply and turn the mode dial to the presentation mode ( The presentation screen will be displayed.

  • Page 93: Arranging Picture With Review Mode

    Arranging Picture With Review Mode Page Basic Operation For Review Mode Checking pictures on a list ................92 Sound recording ....................94 Deleting Picture Taken Delete pictures taken one by one ..............95 Deleting selected pictures ..................96 Making it impossible to delete pictures - Protection ..........98 Categorizing Pictures Classifying pictures by category - Category ............102 Group classification - Group ................103...

  • Page 94: Basic Operation For Review Mode

    Basic Operation For Review Mode Check the pictures saved in the memory card on a list. It is possible to record sound for pictures selected with the cursor. Checking pictures on a list Check pictures saved in the memory card on a list. Displaying edit screen 1Install the memory card holding pictures you wish to check.
  • Page 95 Basic Operation For Review Mode Conceal expanded pictures It is possible to display the pictures taken in the continuous shooting mode, the timelapse shooting mode or the pictures grouped together on the edit screen by displaying the first picture in a group of stored pictures (Collapse) or displaying all stored pictures at once (expand).

  • Page 96: Sound Recording

    Sound recording Displaying edit screen 1Install the memory card holding pictures you wish to record. 2Turn on the power supply and turn the mode dial to the review mode ( 3The pictures saved in the memory card will be displayed. Sound record 1Press the left and right arrows on the four-way control- ler to scroll the pictures until the cursor points to the...

  • Page 97: Deleting Picture Taken

    Deleting Picture Taken Deleting Picture Taken It is possible to delete pictures one by one or delete a number of pictures at the same time.It is also possible to protect pictures selected so as not to be deleted. Please delete all pictures saved in the memory card by referring to [Delete all memory card data -Format Card].

  • Page 98: Deleting Selected Pictures

    Deleting picture 1Press the left and right arrows on the four-way controller so that the cursor points to the pictures to be deleted. The pictures protected (with a key symbol at the bottom right of the screen) can not be deleted even if a delete operation is executed.
  • Page 99 Deleting Picture Taken 2Press the left soft key to select the soft menu [Mark]. The bottom right of the picture selected will be clipped off and [Unmark] will be displayed in the soft menu. 3Select all of the pictures you wish to delete by repea- ting the above operations.

  • Page 100: Making It Impossible To Delete Pictures - Protection

    Making it impossible to delete pictures - Protection Set to protect pictures so that pictures can not be deleted even if operations for deletion are executed. If the memory card is reformatted, protected pictures will be deleted even if they are protection. Protecting picture Displaying edit screen 1Install the memory card holding pictures you wish to...
  • Page 101 Deleting Picture Taken Protecting picture selected 1If the menu button is pressed, the [Edit] menu will be displayed. 2If the down arrow on the four-way controller is pressed twice, [Protect] will be displayed in highlighted text. 3Press the middle soft key to select the soft menu [Protect].
  • Page 102 2Press the left key to select the soft menu [Mark]. The bottom right corner of the picture will be clipped off and [Unmark] will be displayed on the soft menu. 3Select all pictures you wish to cancel protection for by repeating the above operation .

  • Page 103: Categorizing Pictures

    Categorizing Pictures Categorizing Pictures It is possible for pictures saved in the memory card to be classified by being given an icon of that particular category or collected into one group by being given a name. Classifying pictures by category p.102 Category- Pictures with [Scenery] Category-Pictures with [Pets]...

  • Page 104: Classifying Pictures By Category - Category

    Classifying pictures by category - Category Classify pictures saved in the memory card by being given an icon of that particular category. Displaying edit screen 1Install the memory card holding the pictures you wish to attach an icon to. 2Turn on the power supply and turn the mode dial to the review mode ( 3Pictures saved in the memory card will be displayed on the edit screen.

  • Page 105: Group Classification - Group

    Categorizing Pictures 3If the soft menu [Edit] is selected by pressing the left soft key, the [Categories] screen will be displayed. 4Press the down arrow on the four-way controller to display the icon to be attached to pictures in high- lighted text.
  • Page 106 Selecting pictures to be assigned a group name 1Press the left and right arrows on the four-way control- ler to scroll the pictures until the cursor points to the picture you wish to register a group name for. 2Press the left soft key to select the soft menu [Mark]. The bottom right corner will be clipped off and [Unmark] will be displayed in the soft menu.
  • Page 107 Categorizing Pictures 5If the soft menu [Create New] is selected by pressing the middle soft menu, the screen for inputting a group name will be displayed. Input group name 1Press the up and down arrows on the four-way controller to scroll the characters until the character you wish to input is placed within the frame [ ] and displayed in highlighted text, and press the right arrow on the four-way controller.
  • Page 108 Collapsing expanded pictures When pictures that are grouped together are displayed on the edit screen, it is possible to display them by collecting all pictures together with the first picture (collapse) or to displaying all stored pictures (Expand). Grouped pictures Collapsing expanded pictures 1Scroll the pictures until the cursor points to the pictures that are grouped together.
  • Page 109 Categorizing Pictures Add pictures into registered group Displaying review screen 1Install the memory card holding pictures you wish to add into a group. 2Turn on the power supply and turn the mode dial to the review mode ( 3Pictures saved in the memory card will be displayed. Selecting picture to add into group 1Press the left and right arrows on the four-way control- ler to scroll the pictures until the cursor points to the...
  • Page 110 2If the down arrow on the four-way controller is pressed, [Group] will be displayed in highlighted text. 3If the soft menu [Add] is selected by pressing the left soft key, the [Add To Group] screen will be displayed. 4If the group names are scrolled until the cursor points to the name of a group to add to, and the soft menu [Select] is selected by pressing the left soft key, the [Edit] screen will be returned to.
  • Page 111 Categorizing Pictures Canceling group Displaying review screen 1Install the memory card holding pictures you wish to add into a group. 2Turn on the power supply and turn the mode dial to the review mode ( 3Pictures saved in the memory card will be displayed on the review screen.

  • Page 112: Searching Taken Pictures

    Searching Taken Pictures It is possible to search and display a picture saved in the memory card by designating date or category (Symbol Icon). • Searching picture by date Display pictures by date. • Searching picture by category Display pictures by symbol icon Searching picture by date It is possible to search and display only pictures taken on designated date from among pictures saved in the memory card.
  • Page 113 Searching Taken Pictures Input date to search 1Year of [From] is displayed in highlighted text. Press the up and down arrows on the four-way controller to designate the year in which the picture was taken. When it is not necessary to change, press the right arrow on the four-way controller to display [Month] in highlighted text.

  • Page 114: Searching By Category

    Searching by category It is possible to search and display pictures by particular categories from among the pictures saved in the memory card. Displaying edit screen 1Install the memory card holding pictures you wish to search. 2Turn on the power supply and turn the mode dial to the review mode ( 3Pictures saved in the memory card will be displayed.
  • Page 115 Searching Taken Pictures 2If the soft menu [Select] is selected by pressing the left soft key, the pictures to which a designated icon of that particular category is attached will be displayed on the search list screen. 3To display all pictures, press the middle soft key to select the soft menu [Show All].

  • Page 117: Printing Or Other Processes Using Other Devices

    Printing Or Other Processes Using Other Devices Page Printing The Pictures You Have Taken Print order using DPOF compatibility ..............116 Printing using a JetSend compatible printer ............121 Viewing And Processing The Pictures You Have Taken On A PC Before connecting the camera and a PC ............124 Setting the PC connect mode ................125 Connecting with a PC ..................126 Transmitting/Receiving Pictures To/From Other Cameras Having Digita...

  • Page 118: Printing The Pictures You Have Taken

    Printing The Pictures You Have Taken Pictures saved in the memory card can be printed as ordered by DPOF compatible printers and a laboratory print service, and can also be directly printed using HP JetSend compatible printers. What is DPOF? DPOF (abbreviation for Digital Print Order Format) is a format needed to record 'print specifica- tion information (the picture you want to print, the total number of pictures or date print neces- sity)' which is needed to print pictures taken by a digital camera, or to have them printed in...
  • Page 119 Printing The Pictures You Have Taken 2Press the left soft key to select the soft menu [Mark]. The lower right of the selected picture will be clipped and the soft menu [Unmark] is displayed. 3Repeat the same procedure until all the pictures to be printed are selected.
  • Page 120 Setting the size and the total number of pictures to be printed 1While displaying [Copies] in highlighted text, press the left and right arrows on the four-way controller to display the total number of pictures to be printed. The number of pictures can be set from 0 to 10. However, the default is set at 1, and the previous number of pictures will not be displayed.
  • Page 121 Printing The Pictures You Have Taken Checking the printer selection information Check the printer selection such as pictures, the total number of pictures, the type of the print (index print or standard print). Displaying the edit screen 1Set the memory card on which the printer selection information is saved.
  • Page 122 Canceling the printer selection information To cancel all the printer selection information saved on the memory card. Displaying the edit screen 1Install the memory card on which the printer selection information is saved. 2Turn on the power supply and turn the mode dial to select review mode ( Pictures saved on the memory card will be displayed on the edit screen.

  • Page 123: Printing Using A Jetsend Compatible Printer

    Printing The Pictures You Have Taken Printing using a JetSend compatible printer How to print using a JetSend compatible printer with the memory card in this camera will now be explained. • Printers other than JetSend compatible printers cannot be used for printing in the following procedure.
  • Page 124 3Repeat the same procedure until all the pictures to be printed are selected. Press the left soft key to select the soft menu [Unmark] to cancel a picture that has been selected. • When selecting pictures, please sort the pictures by the same number of pictures, print on index, and standard print out.
  • Page 125 Printing The Pictures You Have Taken Starting printing 1Place the infrared data transmitter on this camera facing towards the infrared (IR) port of the printer. Infrared data transmitter Position this camera and the printer facing each other. Place the transmitter of this camera and the receiver of the printer close together and facing each other.

  • Page 126: Viewing And Processing The Pictures You Have Taken On A Pc

    Viewing And Processing The Pictures You Have Taken On A PC By using a USB cable, this camera and a PC can be connected and pictures you have taken can be edited/printed on the PC. Before connecting the camera and a PC A PC which can be connected using the USB cable needs to satisfy the following requirements.

  • Page 127: Setting The Pc Connect Mode

    Viewing and Processing The Pictures You Have Taken On A PC Setting the PC connect mode When connecting this camera to a PC using a USB cable, set the PC connect mode so that the PC can recognize the camera as one of the disc drives of the PC. To display the capture mode screen 1Turn on the power supply and turn the mode dial to the capture mode (...

  • Page 128: Connecting With A Pc

    Connecting with a PC How to connect the camera to a PC will now be described. Connect a USB cable to the PC 1Turn on the power to the PC. Connect a USB cable to the camera 1Install the memory card, which has pictures to be edited on the PC in the camera.

  • Page 129: Transmitting/Receiving Pictures To/From Other Cameras Having Digita Installed

    Transmitting/Receiving Pictures To/From Other Cameras Having Digita Installed It is possible to transmit/receive pictures to/from other cameras having Digita installed. • It is possible to transmit/receive pictures to/from another EI-200 cameras or other infrared data transmitter compatible cameras having Digita installed.
  • Page 130 2Press the left soft key to select the soft menu [Mark]. The lower right of the selected picture is clipped and the soft menu [Unmark] is displayed. 3Repeat the same procedure and select all the pictures to be transmitted. To cancel a picture once it has been chosen, press the left soft key to select the soft menu [Unmark].

  • Page 131: To Receive Pictures

    Transmitting/Receiving Pictures To/From Other Cameras Having Digita Installed 2Press the soft left key to select the soft menu [Send]. The message for preparation confirmation on the receiver side is displayed. 3Make sure that the receiver side is in the receiver mode, then press the left soft key to select the soft menu [Continue].
  • Page 132 To start receiving 1Press the menu button and the [Edit] menu is displayed. 2Press the left arrow on the four-way controller twice and the [Transmit] menu is displayed. [Camera-Camera] is then displayed in highlighted text. 3Place the infrared data transmitter on the receiver side facing towards the infrared data transmitter on the transmitter side.

  • Page 133: Running A Script

    Running A Script Running A Script Running a script saved in the memory card. Under the Digita operating environment, a script program can be made based on Digita Script language. It is possible to make a series of operations automatic and expand the functions by running the script program saved in the memory card on the camera.

  • Page 134: Installing Adobe ' Photoshop ' 5.0 Limited Edition

    Installing Adobe ‚ Photoshop ‚ 5.0 Limited Edition Installing Adobe ‚ Photoshop ‚ 5.0 Limited Edition Installing Adobe PhotoShop LS You must install the application from the Application CD onto your hard drive; you cannot run the program from the CD. By default the installer creates a new folder containing the new Adobe Photoshop LE file.

  • Page 135: Appendix

    Appendix Page Error/Alert Message Table ................134 Specifications Table ..................136...

  • Page 136: Error/Alert Message Table

    Error/Alert Message Table When the error message table is displayed on the LCD monitor or in Live view while using the camera, the following causes might be given. Please follow the fault finding recommendations. Message Cause and Remedy Group names beginning with BR or TL You are trying to register a group name beginning with BR or TL are reserved.
  • Page 137 Error/Alert Message Table Message Cause and Remedy Card requires formatting. Formatting The memory card installed is formatted for use with a personal will delete everything on the memory computer. It is necessary to format the memory card to be used card.

  • Page 138: Specifications Table

    Best TIFF Full approx. approx. Lens Pentax power zoom 5.2mm-16.5mm (Equivalent to 34mm-108mm in 35mm format) F/2.4-F/4.0, 9 elements in 8 groups (2 aspherical elements). Focusing System Type TTL contrast detection autofocus system. Manual focus (From 0.1m (0.33ft) to infinity) /infinity-landscape mode available.
  • Page 139 Specifications Table Flash Built-in auto zoom flash. Automatic discharge under low lighting conditions in auto modes. Flash-on and flash-off modes. “Red-eye” reduction function employs a single discharge. Slow-shutter sync available. Flash effective range 0.3m (0.98ft.) – 5.4m (18ft.) at 5.2mm 0.3m (0.98ft.) –...
  • Page 140 Shipping charges are to be borne by the owner. If your Pentax was purchased outside of the country where you wish to have it serviced during the warranty period, regular handling and servicing fees may be charged by the manufacturer’s representatives in that country.

  • Page 141: For Customers In The Usa

    For customers in the USA STATEMENT OF FCC COMPLIANCE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 142 Pentax Europe n.v. Weiveldlaan 3-5, 1930 Zaventem, BELGIUM (Internet://www.pentaxeurope.com/) Pentax GmbH Julius-Vosseler-Strasse 104, D-22527 Hamburg, GERMANY (Internet://www.pentax.de/) Pentax U.K. Limited Pentax House, Heron Drive, Langley, Slough Berks SL3 8PN, U.K. Pentax FRANCE S.A. 12/14, rue Jean Poulmarch, 95100 Argenteuil, FRANCE Pentax Benelux B.V.

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