Pentax Optio 430, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...Digital Camera Operating Manual To ensure the best performance from your camera please read the Operating Manual before using the camera KB320 01 17 E QE33 9 12 01 2 26 PM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ... functions Keep this manual safe as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera s capabilities Regarding copyrights Images taken using the Optio 430 that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act Please take care as there are even cases where limitations are placed on taking p...

Page 3: ...the camera from becoming moldy during storage Do not use the camera where it may come in contact with rain water or any other liq uid because the camera is not weather water or liquid resistant Should the camera get wet from rain splashing water or any other liquid wipe it off immediately with a dry soft cloth Ensure that the camera is not subjected to substantial vibrations shocks or pressure Pla...

Page 4: ...taken when operating the camera Caution memo 4 Setting the Light Metering Range to Determine the Exposure AE Metering 49 Setting the ISO Speed ISO Speed 49 Selecting the Color Mode Color 50 Setting the Instant Review Time Instant Review 50 Setting the Sharpness Sharpness 51 Setting the Saturation Saturation 51 Setting the Contrast Contrast 51 Saving the Settings Memory 52 Playback Erasing 53 Playi...

Page 5: ...le lithium ion battery D LI2 USB cable I USB2 Strap EO Shutter release button Self timer lamp Flash light sensor Power switch Viewfinder Remote control receiver Built in flash Terminal cover USB Video output terminal DC input terminal Lens Viewfinder LCD monitor Tripod socket Battery chamber cover Strap lug CF card cover Battery chamber cover release lever Type of AC plug cord D CO2A Australia D C...

Page 6: ... button Four way controller button Menu button button OK button Shutter release button 9 Getting Started Getting Started Attaching the Strap Pass the narrow end of the strap through the strap lug and pass the other end through the loop Diopter adjustment lever button DPOF button Display button Status lamp Flash lamp OK button Menu button button Zoom button Mode dial Shutter release button Power sw...

Page 7: ... AC plug cord to the battery charger x Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet c Place the battery in the charger with the label facing down The charging indicator lights red while the battery is charging and changes to green when charging is completed v When charging is completed remove the battery from the battery charger Charging takes approximately 120 minutes The appropriate ambient tempe...

Page 8: ...y is exhausted Battery depleted After the message is displayed the camera will turn off Caution Using the AC Adapter optional If you intend to use the LCD monitor for a long time or connect the camera to a PC use of the AC adapter D AC2 optional is recom mended z Connect the AC plug cord to the AC adapter x Plug the AC plug cord into the power outlet c Open the terminal cover of your camera and co...

Page 9: ...ed by the user when the CF card is exposed to static electricity or electrical interference when the card has not been used for a long time when the card is ejected the AC adapter is disconnected or the battery is removed while the data on the card is being accessed when the status lamp and flash lamp are blinking green and red The CF card has a limited service life If it is not used for a long ti...

Page 10: ...ll be displayed in English c Select the nearest city in the time zone in which you will use the camera 1 Use the four way controller to select the city 2 Press the four way controller 3 Use the four way controller to enable if you live in a area with summer time 4 Press the OK button The screen for setting the date and time will be displayed See p 81 for the list of cities and code names v Set the...

Page 11: ...us Flash is charged blink Subject is not in focus Flash is charging Pressed down fully The picture is taken Instant Review The Instant Review default setting is 0 5 seconds During this time you can delete the image by pressing the button The Delete menu will be displayed and selecting Delete Changing the Instant Review Time p 50 memo 18 Quick Start 19 Quick Start Quick Start Taking Still Pictures ...

Page 12: ...CF card in the camera the No card in camera message will be displayed memo Playing Back Still Pictures Playing Back the Last Image Taken Easy View You can display the last still picture taken z Press the OK button after tak ing a picture The last image taken will be dis played on the LCD monitor During this time you can erase the image by pressing the button The Delete menu will be displayed and s...

Page 13: ...turn the camera on and off z Press the power switch The camera will turn on Press the power switch again to turn the camera off z Most of the settings are made automatically by the camera when a picture is taken This mode is for taking dark scenes such as night views You can set the aperture and shutter speed manually This mode is for taking moving images You can combine images to make one picture...

Page 14: ... clarity p 39 w button Changes the flash mode p 43 e button Changes the shooting mode as follows Using the Self timer p 36 Using the Remote Control Unit p 37 Continuous Shooting p 35 When the Capture mode is set on or Continuous Shooting mode will be skipped r button Changes the focus mode p 41 t Zoom button Changes the size of the subject p 40 y Menu button Displays the active menus in Capture mo...

Page 15: ...een When you have finished making the settings press the OK button to return to the menu b Press the OK button The settings will be saved and the screen will return to shoot ing or playback status If you press the Menu button and leave the menu screen any changes to setting will not be saved Even if you press the OK button and leave the menu screen if you remove the battery before turning off the ...

Page 16: ...he settings are saved when the camera is turned off Refer to p 52 for the items that can be set For selecting the size of recorded pixels For selecting the image compres sion rate For adjusting the color balance according to lighting For changing the range and posi tion of the autofocus For taking digital zoom pictures For setting the metering method to determine the exposure For setting the ISO s...

Page 17: ...played q Flash mode w Shooting mode e Focus mode r Capture mode t AF frame y Remaining images u Date time i Battery symbol Histogram Display The brightness distribution is dis played q Histogram w Recorded pixels e Quality level r White balance t AE metering y ISO speed The x axis shows the brightness darkest at the left end and brightest at the right end and the y axis shows the pixel numbers Dis...

Page 18: ...t and if between 0 3EV and 2 0EV will light and the level will be displayed blinking If the picture is underexposed will blink and if overex posed will blink If the exposure cannot be measured and will blink alternately 198 1 250 F2 6 198 1 250 11 19 11 19 9 30 2001 9 30 2001 F2 6 Aperture Shutter speed c x z c Press the shutter release button The picture will be taken at the set shutter speed and...

Page 19: ...to The last image recorded will be played back x Use the four way controller to choose the picture you want to combine it with c Press the OK button v Use the four way controller to choose the exposure mode Priority is given to the brighter image Priority is given to the darker image The average exposure is obtained b Press the shutter release button After the Instant Review screen is displayed th...

Page 20: ...of the camera When the digital zoom function is enabled the digital zoom can not be operated with the remote control unit but the digital zoom can be operated by pressing the Zoom button on the camera However the camera will revert to optical zoom mode by pressing the Zoom button on the remote control unit The powersaving function can be worked the self timer lamp will also go off memo 36 Taking P...

Page 21: ... Flash Off w Movie Picture mode e Remaining shooting time r Remaining number of sets x Press the shutter release button Shooting will start You can change the size of the image using the Zoom button makes the image bigger makes the image smaller c Press the shutter release button Shooting will end The remaining shooting time will be displayed on e Keeping the shutter release button pressed If you ...

Page 22: ...y differ from what was seen in the viewfinder Manual Focus You can focus the camera on the subject manually when the mode is set on Four way controller increases the distance to the focusing position Four way controller decreases the distance to the focusing position Saving the Manual Focus Position p 52 Caution memo 40 Taking Pictures Changing the Size of the Subject You can set the shooting rang...

Page 23: ...d Auto Red eye Reduction cannot be selected when the Capture mode is set to In Auto Red eye Reduction and Flash On Red eye Reduction modes the flash pre discharges before you take a picture z Press the button in Capture mode The flash mode changes each time the button is pressed and the set mode is displayed on the LCD monitor The flash lamp blinks red while the flash is charging When charging is ...

Page 24: ...o recall the Rec Mode menu Selecting the Recorded Pixels You can choose the size of recorded pixels from 2240 1680 1120 840 and 640 480 z Select Resolution from the Rec Mode menu x Use the four way controller to change the size c Press the OK button The camera is ready to take the picture 2240 1680 MENU OK Rec Mode Memory Set up 1 3 Resolution Quality Level White Balance Auto Wide On Exit Focusing...

Page 25: ...light Shade Use this mode when taking pictures outside in the shade Tungsten Use this mode when taking subjects under Light electric or other tungsten light Fluorescent Use this mode when taking subjects under Light fluorescent light Manual Manual Use this mode when taking pictures by adjusting the white balance manually z Select White Balance from the Rec Mode menu x Press the four way controller...

Page 26: ...a on the Rec Mode menu x Press the four way controller The Focusing Area screen will be displayed c Use the four way controller to change the setting v Press the OK button twice The camera is ready to take the picture Changing the Position z Select Free on the Focusing Area screen x Press the four way controller c Use the four way controller to move the focusing area v Press the OK button 3 times ...

Page 27: ...lines z Select Sharpness on the Rec Mode menu x Use the four way controller to change the setting from Normal to Soft to Hard c Press the OK button The camera is ready to take the picture Setting the Saturation Saturation z Select Saturation on the Rec Mode menu x Use the four way controller to change the setting from Normal to High to Low c Press the OK button The camera is ready to take the pict...

Page 28: ...button The camera is ready to take the picture The setting on the button is saved The White Balance setting on the Rec Mode menu is saved The Focusing Area setting on the Rec Mode menu is saved The Digital Zoom setting on the Rec Mode menu is saved The AE Metering setting on the Rec Mode menu is saved The ISO Speed setting on the Rec Mode menu is saved The focus position set by Manual Focus is sav...

Page 29: ...o and choose the image you want to magnify with the four way controller x Press on the Zoom button The image will be magnified 1 to 4 The following operations can be performed while the magnified image is displayed Four way controller Moves the image position Zoom button Makes the image smaller Display button Switches the guide display off and on c Press the OK button Zoom playback will end Movie ...

Page 30: ... on the LCD monitor during playback z Set the mode dial to and choose the movie picture you want to play back with the four way controller x Press the four way controller Playback will start The following operations can be performed during playback Four way controller Reverse playback Four way controller Forward playback Four way controller Pause Display button Changes the Display mode The followi...

Page 31: ...terval memo 56 Playback Erasing Nine image Display You can display nine images at the same time z Set the mode dial to and choose an image with the four way controller x Press the OK button Nine images will be displayed with the selected image in the center Choose an image with the four way controller If you press the four way controller while an image on the left row is selected previous 9 images...

Page 32: ...e dial to and choose the image you want to erase with the four way controller x Press the button The Delete menu will be displayed c Select Delete with the four way controller v Press the OK button You can also delete images from Instant Review p 19 and Easy View p 20 memo 100 0020 100 0020 Cancel Delete MENU OK Exit Exit Exit Delete Delete Delete AllImages AllImages Ok Ok Ok 100 0020 100 0020 Can...

Page 33: ...be printed Off The date will not be printed 60 Playback Erasing Protecting Images from Deletion Protect You can protect images from being accidentally erased z Set the mode dial to and choose the image you want to protect with the four way controller x Press the button The Protect menu will be displayed c Select Protect with the four way controller v Press the OK button Protect release is selected...

Page 34: ...ontal Zoom button Changes the image size Four way controller Moves the trimming position up down left and right OK button Returns to the menu screen Press the OK button Prints can be made according to the settings Printing All Images z Set the mode dial to and press the DPOF button twice The DPOF All menu will be displayed x Use the four way controller to select the number of prints You can specif...

Page 35: ... Me Media Player pre installed on system or QuickTime 3 0 or later is required Not compatible with Windows 95 Installing the software The procedures for installing the necessary software are explained Installing the USB driver z Turn on your PC x Set the included CD ROM in the CD ROM drive Caution c Turn the camera off and connect the PC and camera using an USB cable v Turn the camera on The Add N...

Page 36: ...medium refer to the instruction manual of your PC and move or copy files using Explorer etc You can edit images on your PC after moving or copying files there Viewing images on your PC z Double click the ACDSeeTM icon on the desktop x Select the image to view Camera images can be found in My Computer Removable Disk Dcim xxxpentx xxx is a 3 digit numeral folder You can also view movie pictures oper...

Page 37: ...ocedures for installing the necessary software are explained Installing the USB driver z Turn on your Macintosh x Set the included CD ROM in the CD ROM drive of your Macintosh c Copy the following 2 files to the Extensions folder within the System folder PENTAX USB Storage Driver PENTAX USB Storage Shim E v Restart your Macintosh Optio 430 is usable to USB mass storage class For MacOS X and MacOS ...

Page 38: ... refer to the instruction manual of your Macintosh and move or copy files You can edit images on your Macintosh after moving or copying files there memo Viewing images on your Macintosh z Double click the ACDSeeTM folder on the hard drive x Double click the ACDSeeTM program icon Camera images can be found in the untitled Dcim xxxpentx xxx is a 3 digit numeral folder on the desktop You can also vie...

Page 39: ...on the CF card Do not open the CF card cover while the card is being for matted The card may be damaged and become unusable Formatting will delete protected data too z Select Format Card on the Set up menu x Press the four way controller The Format screen will be displayed c Select Format with the four way controller v Press the OK button Formatting will start When format ting is completed the cam...

Page 40: ... Home Time city World Time when shooting or playing back z Select World Time on the Set up menu x Press the four way controller The World Time screen will be dis played c Switch On and Off with the four way controller The time in the country selected in World Time will be displayed The time in the country select ed in Home Time will be dis played v Press the four way controller The frame will move...

Page 41: ...hanging the Display Language You can change the language in which the menus error mes sages etc are displayed z Select Language on the Set up menu x Use the four way controller to change the lan guage c Press the OK button The camera is ready to take or play back images Changing the Video Output Format You can select the output format NTSC or PAL for taking or play ing back images on a TV monitor ...

Page 42: ... up menu x Use the four way controller to select the bright ness level 1 to 7 c Press the OK button The camera is ready to take or play back images Resetting to Default Settings Reset You can reset all the settings other than the date and time lan guage home time alarm video output format and date style z Select Reset on the Set up menu x Press the four way controller but ton The Reset screen will...

Page 43: ...isplayed If there are no images on the CF card no image will appear and no opera tion will be possible even if the DPOF button is pressed Select an image with the four way controller and press the OK button m Press the OK button 3 times Setting is completed and the camera is turned off Turning the Alarm Off When the camera is turned off and the set time is reached the alarm sounds for one minute W...

Page 44: ...cago RGN Rangoon MIA Miami BKK Bangkok YTO Toronto KUL Kuala Lumpur NYC New York VTE Vientiane SCL San Diego SIN Singapore CCS Caracas PNH Phnom Penh YHZ Halifax SGN Ho Chi Minh BUE Buenos Aires JKT Jakarta SAO Sao Paulo HKG Hong Kong RIO Rio de Janeiro PER Perth MAD Madrid BJS Beijing LON London SHA Shanghai PAR Paris MNL Manila MIL Milan TPE Taipei ROM Rome SEL Seoul BER Berlin ADL Adelaide JNB ...

Page 45: ...ge p 60 There is no CF card in the camera p 14 The battery is exhausted Charge the battery or replace with a charged battery p 10 p 11 The battery is exhausted The image you just captured has not been saved Charge the bat tery or replace with a charged battery p 10 p 11 Shooting and playback are impossible due to a problem with the CF card Try display ing on a PC This card is not formatted Image r...

Page 46: ...es p 14 58 Wait until recording is fin ished Problem Subject is not in focus Subject is not clear in viewfinder Cause Subject difficult to focus on Subject is not in focus ing area Subject is too close Focus mode is set on Focus mode is set on manual Diopter is not correctly adjusted Remedy Subjects difficult to focus on using autofocus objects with little contrast blue sky white walls etc dark ob...

Page 47: ...dy Picture becomes dark if sub ject is too far away Take pic ture within range of flash When taking a picture of a person against dark back ground such as night scene the person may appear dark if the flash does not reach background even with correct exposure Set to mode to ensure both person and back ground are clear p 31 Set to Auto or p 43 Flash will not fire in these modes KB320 81 93 E QE33 9...

Page 48: ...g Center weighted metering and Spot metering Exposure Modes Standard Night Scene Metered Manual Movie Multiple Exposure Exposure Compensation 2 EV 1 3 steps Movie Shooting time approx 1 sec 30 sec Shutter Programmed AE electronic lens shutter with CCD electronic shutter Shutter speed approx 1 2000 sec to 2 sec Drive Modes One shot Continuous Self timer and Remote control Flash Built in series cont...

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