Pentax Optio S1 User Manual

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Taking Pictures
You can set the area of the screen where the brightness is metered to
determine the exposure.
1 Press the 3 button in A mode.
The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears.
2 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [AE Metering].
3 Press the four-way controller (5).
A pull-down menu appears.
4 Use the four-way controller (23)
to select the AE Metering setting.
5 Press the 4 button.
The setting is saved.
6 Press the 3 button.
The camera returns to capture status.
Setting the AE Metering
L
Multi-segment
metering
The camera divides the image into 256 areas, meters the
brightness and determines the exposure.
M
Center-weighted
metering
The camera takes a reading of the overall brightness of the
picture with the center of the image having more influence
on the exposure.
N
Spot AE metering
The camera determines the exposure by metering the
brightness only at the center of the image.
Rec. Mode
1/3
OK
OK
MENU
Cancel
EV Compensation
Recorded Pixels
White Balance
AE Metering
Sensitivity
Focusing Area
AWB

Pentax Optio S1 Specifications

General

Megapixel	14 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Total megapixels	14.48 MP
Image sensor size	1/2.3 \
Supported aspect ratios	16:9
Maximum image resolution	4288 x 3216 pixels
Still image resolution(s)	640 x 480, 1920 x 1080, 3072 x 2304, 3216 x 3216, 4224 x 2376
Digital zoom	6.7 x
Optical zoom	5 x
Combined zoom	33.5 x
Focal length range	5 - 25 mm
Number of aspheric elements	4
Lens structure (elements/groups)	9/8
Video out	AV
Aperture range (F-F)	3.9 - 5.7
Camera shutter speed	1/6000 - 1/4 s
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP (SP3)/Vista/7 Mac OS X v10.3.9+
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	28 - 140 mm
Focus	TTL
Normal focusing range	0.4 - ∞/1 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	multi point auto focus, spot auto focus
Super Macro focusing range	0.05 - 0.30 m
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.1 - 0.5 m
Normal focusing range (tele)	1 - ∞ m
Normal focusing range (wide)	0.4 - ∞ m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	64, 80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600, 2000, 2250, 3200, 6400, Auto
Light exposure control	Program AE
Light exposure correction	± 2EV (1/3EV step)
Camera shutter type	Electronic
Flash modes	Auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Flash range (tele)	1 - 2.5 m
Flash range (wide)	0.3 - 3.6 m
Histogram	No
Scene modes	Beach, Candlelight, Children, Documents, Fireworks, Night, Night landscape, Night portrait, Party (indoor), Portrait, Self-portrait, Snow, Sports, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	Crop, Resizing, Rotating
Photo effects	Black&White, Sepia, Skin tones
White balance	Auto, Daylight, Fluorescent, Manual, Shade, Tungsten
Camera playback	Movie, Single image, Slide show
Self-timer delay	2, 10 s
Camera file system	DCF 2.0, DPOF 1.1, Exif 2.3
On Screen Display (OSD) languages	CHI (SIMPL), CHI (TR), DAN, DEU, DUT, ENG, ESP, FIN, FRE, GRE, HUN, ITA, JPN, POL, POR, RUS, SWE, THA, TUR
Video resolutions	320 x 240, 640 x 480 pixels
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Video formats supported	AVI
Maximum video resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Analog signal format system	NTSC, PAL
Internal memory	42.7 MB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230000 pixels
PictBridge	-
USB version	2.0
Product color	Black
Battery type	D‐LI78
Battery life (CIPA standard)	180 shots
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Cables included	USB

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	20 mm
Width	90 mm
Height	54 mm
Weight	110 g
Weight (including battery)	126 g