Pentax M40 User Manual
Operating manual, Digital camera
Digital Camera
Operating Manual
To ensure the best performance from your camera, please
read the Operating Manual before using the camera.
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Copyright © PENTAX Corporation 2007
01-200706 Printed in Indonesia
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Document Outline
- Using Your Camera Safely
- Care to be Taken During Handling
- Contents
- Composition of the Operating Manual
- Camera Features
- Getting Started
- Quick Start
- Common Operations
- Taking Pictures
- Taking Pictures
- Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Shooting Mode (Auto Picture Mode)
- Letting the Camera Choose the Optimal Settings (Program Mode)
- Reducing Camera Shake and Blurring when Taking Pictures (Digital SR Mode)
- Taking Pictures of People (Natural Skin Tone Mode/Portrait Mode)
- Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode)
- Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene Mode)
- Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode)
- Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode)
- Using the Self-timer
- Taking a Series of Pictures
- Using the Zoom
- Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)
- Displaying Shooting Information
- Setting the Shooting Functions
- Selecting the Focus Mode
- Selecting the Flash Mode
- Selecting the Recorded Pixels
- Selecting the Quality Level
- Adjusting the White Balance
- Changing the Focusing Area
- Setting the Sensitivity
- Setting the Instant Review Time (Instant Review)
- Setting the Image Sharpness (Sharpness)
- Setting the Color Saturation (Saturation)
- Setting the Image Contrast (Contrast)
- Setting the Date Imprint
- Saving the Settings (Memory)
- Recording Movies
- Taking Pictures
- Playing Back and Deleting Images
- Editing and Printing Images
- Recording and Playing Back Sound
- Settings
- Camera Settings
- Formatting an SD Memory Card or the Built-in Memory
- Changing the Sound Settings
- Changing the Date and Time
- Setting the World Time
- Changing the Display Language
- Changing the Image Folder Name
- Changing the USB Connection Mode
- Changing the Video Output Format
- Adjusting the Brightness of the LCD Monitor
- Using the Power Saving Function
- Setting Auto Power Off
- Setting the Guide Display
- Resetting to Default Settings (Reset)
- Changing the Start-up Screen
- Camera Settings
- Appendix