PENTAX  OptioMX4  DIGITAL  CAMERA -  OWNER'S  MANUAL - USER'S GUIDE

 

 

Capture great moments with a 10X zoom.
From births to graduations, weddings to retirements, zoom in on special moments with the powerful OptioMX4. Get closer to all the action with a 10X optical zoom lens. Capture every detail with 4.0 megapixel resolution. And never miss a moment with the unique, rotating trigger handle. The compact design fits in the palm of your hand and travels everywhere. Just perfect for active families on the go.

Standard Features:

  • Capture images with more detail and brighter, more natural tones with a 4.0 megapixel CCD.

  • Create a variety of wide-angle to telephoto shots with a powerful smc PENTAX 10X optical zoom lens and 10X digital zoom for a combined 100X total zoom capacity.

  • View the action in any lighting condition with a 1.8 inch, high-clarity, low-reflection LCD monitor with innovative low-glare mechanism.

Quality Features:

  • Record up to 120 minutes of VGA (640x480 pixels) high resolution streaming video in MPEG-4 format with the quality of 30fps. Choose from a selection of 640x480, 320x240, and 160x120 recording pixels.

Performance Features:

  • Select from a choice of Good, Better, and Best, and 30fps or 15fps for imaging quality and frame rate.

  • Switch from shooting still images to movies easily with separate movie and still shutter buttons.

  • Choose from an array of shooting modes on the mode dial:  

    • Shutter-priority (Tv) allows users to manually select the desired shutter speed while the camera automatically sets the appropriate aperture value.

    • Aperture-priority AE (Av) mode allows users to manually select the desired aperture while the camera automatically sets the appropriate shutter speed.

    • Metered Manual (M) mode allows users to manually select both shutter speed and aperture as desired.

    • Picture mode allows users to choose from 10 different picture modes to simplify taking pictures.

    • Voice Recording records audio sound in combination with the still images or movies.

    • Program mode allows users to control a combination of functions.

    • Manual mode allows users to manually select both shutter speed and aperture.

  • Keep your OptioMX4 powered with rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries.

  • Connect to your printer easily and with image control. The OptioMX4 offers PictBridge compatibility, a new direct-print standard released by the CIPA (Camera and Imaging Products Association). With PictBridge, the OptioMX4 can be connected directly to a printer via USB cable to offer control over printing, resizing, trimming, digital filters, and other functions without a PC. The OptioMX4 is also equipped with a USB2.0 port.

  • Ensure appropriate white balance in varying situations with Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten, and Fluorescent light settings

  • Join group shots and minimize camera shake in low light settings with a handy self-timer.

  • Adjust light sensitivity to suit your circumstances with a choice of sensitivity settings: value equivalent to ISO 100, 200, 400.

 

Creative Features:

  • Change or add mood to images with eight digital filters including Black & White, Sepia, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Green, and Yellow. The digital filter function can also be easily accessed via the menu, or even assigned to the OK button for easy activation anytime.

  • Choose from a selection of 10 picture modes:

    • Landscape mode captures a genuine sense of space in scenic shots and is designed to enhance the different shades of land and sky.

    • Flower mode brings out the vivid colors and intricate details of flowers.

    • Portrait mode carefully controls exposure to emphasize natural and healthy skin tone.

    • Self-portrait mode is perfect for self-portraits or allows you to join a shot with friends. This mode ensures sharp results and pleasing skin tone despite shooting at an arm's length.

    • Surf and Snow mode counteracts strong reflections of light off water or snow.

    • Sunset mode captures the warmth and romantic beauty of sunrise and sunset scenes.

    • Night Scene mode captures the mood of nighttime illumination with a slow shutter speed of up to 4 seconds. Noise reduction is activated automatically to maintain a higher quality of image, as is Slow shutter sync when exposing a foreground subject against nighttime illumination.

    • Soft mode softens the subject edges to achieve a pleasing, warm effect.

    • Illustration mode modifies images to resemble hand drawn.

    • Panorama Assist mode allows consecutive shots of an expansive scene to be taken horizontally or vertically following the camera's instructions and then aligned and combined on a PC using the simple-to-use software provided.

  • Crop unwanted elements, overwrite new images onto the old, and retain and store important sections as individual files with the Trimming function.

Advanced Features:

  • Control every shot with three grades of settings for Sharpness, Saturation, and Contrast.

  • Take a series of shots, choose the best, and delete the rest! The OptioMX4 provides exposure compensation across a range of ±2EV in steps of 1/4EV.

  • Evaluate each scene by displaying light levels during shooting and playback with the Histogram Display.

  • Achieve the optimal lighting results for the right subject! The OptioMX4 offers a range of metering options including Spot metering, Multi-segment metering, and Center-weighted metering.

  • Manually select exposure, manual focus, custom white balance. Control shutter speed and aperture with Manual Focus.

  • Create customized images by altering Exposure, White balance, Sharpness, Color saturation and Contrast with Auto-bracketing.

  • Gain greater control over printouts with DPOF compatibility.

  • Increase or decrease flash intensity with Flash Exposure Compensation.

  • Choose from Autofocus options: spot and 5-point AF.

  • Know the time wherever you are. With its World Time Function the OptioMX4 is capable of displaying the time in cities around the world.

Manual

 

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