Taking still pictures, Quick start – Pentax 555 User Manual

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Quick Start

Taking Still Pictures

For the simplest procedure to take still pictures.
The flash fires automatically depending on the light conditions.

1

Press the power switch.

The camera will turn on.

2

Set the mode dial to

A

.

3

Confirm the subject and shooting
information on the LCD monitor.

The focus area in the middle of the LCD monitor
indicates the zone of automatic focusing. You
can change the size of the subject by pressing
the Zoom button.

x

: makes the subject bigger.

w

: makes the subject smaller.

You can check the size of the subject by looking through the viewfinder.

As there is no focus area in the viewfinder, be sure to check the focusing
area on the LCD monitor.

Shutter release
button

Zoom /

f

/

y

button

Power switch

LCD monitor

Viewfinder

Mode dial

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Focus Area

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