Pentax Optio W90 User Manual

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Taking Pictures 73
Taking Still Pictures............................................................................74
Taking Pictures...............................................................................74
Setting the Shooting Mode .............................................................78
Using the Face Detection Function ................................................81
Taking Pictures Automatically (Auto Picture Mode) .......................83
Setting the Functions (Program Mode)...........................................85
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode) ..........................86
Using the Zoom ..............................................................................87
Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene, Night Scene
Portrait, Digital SR, Fireworks, and Candlelight Modes) ..........90
Taking Pictures of People (Portrait Mode)......................................91
Taking Pictures of Children (Kids Mode) ........................................93
Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode) .........................................94
Taking Pictures of Sports and Leisure Activities (Surf & Snow/
Sport Mode) .............................................................................97
Taking Pictures of Text (Text Mode) ..............................................98
Taking Pictures in Digital Microscope Mode...................................99
Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode)........................101
Using the Self-timer ......................................................................103
Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous Shooting/
Burst Shooting) ......................................................................104
Taking Pictures Using the Remote Control Unit (Optional) ..........106
Taking Pictures at a Set Interval (Interval Shoot) .........................108
Taking Pictures with Automatic Exposure Adjustment
(Auto Bracket) ........................................................................110
Using the Digital Wide Function (Digital Wide Mode)...................111
Taking Panoramic Pictures (Digital Panorama Mode)..................114
Setting the Shooting Functions.......................................................117
Selecting the Flash Mode.............................................................117
Selecting the Focus Mode............................................................119
Setting the Image Tone ................................................................124
Selecting the Number of Recorded Pixels....................................125
Selecting the Quality Level of Still Pictures ..................................127
Adjusting the White Balance.........................................................128
Setting the AE Metering................................................................130
Setting the Sensitivity ...................................................................131
Setting ISO Correction in AUTO...................................................132
Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)....................................133
Correcting the Brightness (D-Range Setting) ...............................134
Setting Pixel Track SR..................................................................135
Setting the Interval Shooting ........................................................136
Setting Blink Detection .................................................................138

Pentax Optio W90 Specifications

General

Megapixel	12.1 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	No
Image sensor size	1/2.3 \
Maximum image resolution	4000 x 3000 pixels
Digital zoom	6.25 x
Optical zoom	5 x
Focal length range	5 - 25 mm
Interface	USB 2.0, PC/AV: NTSC, PAL
Built-in flash	Yes
Camera shutter speed	1/4 - 1/1500 s
Minimum system requirements	USB, CD-ROM
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP SP2/Vista/7/Mac OS X 10.3.9
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	28 - 140 mm
Normal focusing range	0.5 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Spot Auto Focus
Macro focusing range (tele)	0.01 - 0.30 m
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.1 - 0.6 m
Light metering	Centre-weighted, Spot
ISO sensitivity	80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, Auto
Flash modes	Auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Flash range (tele)	0.3 - 2.5 m
Flash range (wide)	0.3 - 3.9 m
Internal memory	26.7 MB
Compatible memory cards	Eye-Fi, SD, SDHC
Motion JPEG frame rate	15 fps
Maximum video resolution	1280 x 720 pixels
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230000 pixels
PictBridge	-
USB version	2.0
Scene modes	Children, Close-up (macro), dusk, Fireworks, Night, Night landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, Portrait, Sports, Sunset, Underwater, Landscape (scenery)
Photo effects	Black&White, Negative film, Sepia
White balance	Auto, Daylight, Fluorescent, Manual, Shade, Tungsten
Camera playback	single image, slide show
Self-timer delay	2 s
Product color	Black, Green
Battery type	D-LI88

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	25 mm
Width	107.5 mm
Height	59 mm
Weight	161 g