Pentax Optio WG-1 User Manual

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Taking Pictures
1 Press the four-way controller (3) in A mode.
The Capture Mode Palette appears.
2 Use the four-way controller (2345) to select
A (Night Scene), B (Night Scene Portrait), c (Digital
SR), S (Fireworks), or U (Candlelight).
3 Press the 4 button.
The shooting mode is selected and the camera returns to capture mode.
When the camera recognizes a person’s face, the Face Detection
function is activated and the face detection frame appears (p.80).
4 Press the shutter release button halfway.
The focus frame on the display turns green when the camera focuses
on the subject at the correct distance.
5 Press the shutter release button fully.
The picture is taken.
• The shutter speed tends to be slower when taking pictures of dark
scenes.
• To prevent the camera from shaking, set the Pixel Track SR (p.144) or
use a tripod and/or either a remote control (optional) or the self-timer
function (p.110).
•In c (Digital SR) mode, the sensitivity is automatically set to AUTO,
the [AUTO ISO Range] is set to 80-6400, and the number of recorded
pixels is fixed at f (2592×1944)/ (2592×1464).
•For S (Fireworks) mode, the sensitivity is fixed at the minimum, the
focus mode is s (Infinity), and the flash mode is a (Flash Off). Also,
the shutter speed is set to 4 seconds and the aperture is fixed to open.
• Digital Zoom and Intelligent Zoom are not available in c (Digital SR)
mode.
Four-way controller
4 button
Shutter release
button
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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 \