Pentax OPTIO A40 - Manual (Page 55)

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Taking Pictures
Taking Pictures
In the “Capture mode”, you can take pictures. In the “Playback mode”,
you can play back or delete pictures.
To switch from the “Capture mode” to the “Playback mode”
Press the Q Playback button.
To switch from the “Playback mode” to the “Capture mode”
Press the Q Playback button or press the shutter release button
halfway.
Display the “Capture Mode Palette” and select the icon for a desired
mode. (1p.50)
In the Capture mode, press the OK/Display button to switch the “display
modes”. There are 5 display modes for the Capture mode.
Normal Display
Shooting information is displayed when the
power is turned on.
1 Capture mode
2 D-Range Comp.
3 Flash mode 4 Drive mode
5 Focus mode 6 Focus frame
7 Digital zoom 8 Card/Built-in memory
9 Battery indicator
10 Remaining number of recordable images
11 Date and time
12 World Time setting
13 Date Imprint 14 Shake Reduction On *
15 Aperture 16 Shutter speed
17 Face Priority On
* The information on Shake Reduction is displayed as follows.
Changing the Mode
Switching between Capture Mode and Playback Mode
Selecting the Capture Mode
Displaying Shooting Information in Capture Mode
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