Pentax Optio WG-1 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 ................................................80
Taking Pictures Automatically (Auto Picture Mode) .......................84
Setting the Functions (Program Mode)...........................................85
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode)..........................86
Using the Zoom ..............................................................................88
Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Night Scene, Night Scene Portrait,
Digital SR, Fireworks, and Candlelight Modes)........................90
Taking Pictures of People (Portrait Mode)......................................92
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 Bracketing) ...................................................................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 AUTO ISO Range.............................................................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
Setting the Instant Review............................................................139
Setting the Green Button ..............................................................139
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Pentax Optio WG-1 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, 1024 x 768, 1920 x 1080, 2048 x 1536, 2592 x 1464, 2592 x 1944, 3072 x 1728, 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	5
Lens structure (elements/groups)	11/9
Video out	AV
Digital SLR	No
Aperture range (F-F)	3.5 - 5.5
Camera shutter speed	1/1500 - 1/4 s
Minimum system requirements	USB
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP (SP3) Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac OS X v10.3.9, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	28 - 140 mm
Focus	TTL
Normal focusing range	0.5 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Spot Auto Focus
Super Macro focusing range	0.0007 - 0.02 m
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.008 - 0.05 m
ISO sensitivity	80, 1600, 3200, 6400, Auto
Light exposure control	Program AE
Camera shutter type	Electronic
Flash modes	Auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Flash range (wide)	0.33 m
Scene modes	Backlight, Beach, Candlelight, Children, Documents, Fireworks, Night, Night landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, Portrait, Self-portrait, Snow, Sports, Sunset, Underwater, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	Crop, Resizing, Rotating
Photo effects	Black&White, Sepia
Start-up time	1300 ms
White balance	Auto, Daylight, Fluorescent, Manual, Shade, Tungsten
Camera playback	Movie, Single image, Slide show, Thumbnails
Self-timer delay	2, 10 s
Languages support	CHI (SIMPL), CHI (TR), CZE, DAN, DEU, DUT, ENG, ESP, FIN, FRE, GRE, HUN, ITA, JPN, KOR, POL, POR, RUS, SWE, THA, TUR
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
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	97 MB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230000 pixels
Magnification	10 x
PictBridge	-
USB version	2.0
Material	Aluminium, Plastic, Polycarbonate
Product color	Black, Grey
Waterproof up to	10 m
Freezeproof up to	-10 °C
Battery type	D-LI92
Battery life (max)	4.6 h
Battery life (CIPA standard)	260 shots
Operating temperature (T-T)	-10 - 40 °C

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	27.94 mm
Width	114.3 mm
Height	58.42 mm
Weight	153 g
Weight (including battery)	174.4 g
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)	4.5 x 1.1 x 2.3 \