Pentax X70 - Taking Pictures

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Taking Pictures 61
Taking Still Pictures............................................................................62
Holding the Camera........................................................................62
Taking Pictures...............................................................................63
Selecting the Appropriate Capture Mode .........................................68
Picture Mode ..................................................................................69
H Mode .......................................................................................69
Exposure Mode ..............................................................................71
Using the Face Recognition Function.............................................78
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode)..........................80
Using the Zoom ..............................................................................82
Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes
(Night Scene/Night Scene Portrait/Digital SR/Fireworks) ........85
Taking Pictures of People (Half-length Portrait/ Portrait Mode)......86
Taking Pictures of Children (Kids Mode) ........................................88
Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode).........................................89
Taking Pictures of Sports and Leisure Activities
(Surf & Snow/Sport Mode) .......................................................90
Taking Pictures Indoors (Party Mode)............................................92
Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode)..........................93
Using the Self-timer........................................................................95
Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous Shooting Mode)..............97
Taking Pictures at a Set Interval (Interval Shoot)...........................98
Taking Pictures with Automatic Exposure Adjustment
(Auto Bracket) ........................................................................101
Using the Digital Wide Function (Digital Wide Mode)...................102
Taking Panoramic Pictures (Digital Panorama Mode)..................104
Setting the Exposure........................................................................107
Effect of Aperture and Shutter Speed...........................................107
Setting the Exposure (EV Compensation)....................................108
Setting the Shooting Functions.......................................................110
Selecting the Flash Mode.............................................................110
Selecting the Focus Mode............................................................113
AF Area Selection.........................................................................115
Selecting the Autofocus Settings..................................................116
Setting the Image Tone ................................................................119
Selecting the Recorded Pixels......................................................120
Selecting the Quality Level of Still Pictures ..................................122
Adjusting the White Balance.........................................................123
Setting the Sensitivity ...................................................................125
Setting ISO Correction in AUTO...................................................127
Setting the AE Metering................................................................128
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