Pentax X90 User Manual

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Using the Face Detection Function ................................................70
Taking Pictures in the Basic Mode (Green Mode) ..........................72
Using the Zoom ..............................................................................74
Adjusting the Exposure...................................................................76
Selecting the Shooting Mode.............................................................78
Picture Modes.................................................................................79
H Modes .....................................................................................79
Exposure Modes.............................................................................81
Selecting the Shooting Mode According to the Situation...............82
Taking Pictures of Dark Scenes (Digital SR/Night Scene/
Night Scene Portrait/Fireworks Mode) .....................................82
Taking Pictures of People (Portrait/Half-length Portrait/
Baby Mode)..............................................................................83
Taking Pictures of Children (Kids Mode) ........................................84
Taking Pictures of Your Pet (Pet Mode) .........................................85
Taking Backlit Pictures (Backlight Mode) .......................................86
Taking Pictures of Sports and Leisure Activities (Sport/
Surf & Snow Mode) ..................................................................87
Taking Pictures Indoors (Party Mode) ............................................88
Various Shooting Methods ................................................................90
Framing Your Pictures (Frame Composite Mode)..........................90
Using the Self-timer ........................................................................92
Taking a Series of Pictures (Continuous Shooting/Burst Shooting
Mode) .......................................................................................93
Taking Pictures at a Set Interval (Interval Shoot) ...........................94
Taking Pictures with Automatic Exposure Adjustment (Exposure
Bracket)....................................................................................96
Using the Digital Wide Function (Digital Wide Mode).....................98
Taking Panoramic Pictures (Digital Panorama Mode)..................100
Setting the Exposure ........................................................................103
Effect of Aperture and Shutter Speed...........................................103
Using A (USER) Mode ............................................................110
Setting the Shooting Functions.......................................................112
Selecting the Flash Mode.............................................................112
Selecting the Focus Mode............................................................114
Selecting the Autofocus Settings..................................................117
Setting the Image Tone ................................................................120
Selecting the Recorded Pixels......................................................121
Selecting the Quality Level of Still Pictures ..................................123
Setting the White Balance ............................................................124
Setting the Sensitivity ...................................................................126
Setting the ISO Correction in AUTO.............................................127
Setting the AE Metering................................................................128

Pentax X90 Specifications

General

Megapixel	12.1 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image sensor size	1/2.33 \
Maximum image resolution	4000 x 3000 pixels
Digital zoom	6.25 x
Optical zoom	26 x
Combined zoom	162.5 x
Focal length range	26 - 676 mm
Number of aspheric elements	4
Interface	USB 2.0
Digital SLR	No
Video capability	Yes
Camera shutter speed	1/4000 - 1/4 s
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP/Vista/7 MacOS-X 10.3.9, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6
Display diagonal	2.7 \
Display resolution (numeric)	230000 pixels
Material	Polycarbonate
Product color	Black
Focus	TTL
Normal focusing range	0.52 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	multi point auto focus, spot auto focus
Closest focusing distance	0.012 m
Super Macro focusing range	0.012 - 0.39 m
Macro focusing range (tele)	13.2 - 65.6 m
Normal focusing range (tele)	1.7 - ∞ m
Normal focusing range (wide)	0.4 - ∞ m
Flash modes	auto, Flash off, manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Flash range (wide)	12 m
Internal memory	31.2 MB
Compatible memory cards	sd, sdhc
Video formats supported	AVI
USB version	2.0
Scene modes	Backlight, beach, Candlelight, Children, Close-up (macro), Fireworks, Night, Night portrait, Panorama, party (indoor), Portrait, self-portrait, Sports, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	crop, resizing, rotating
Photo effects	Black&White
White balance	auto, daylight, Fluorescent, manual, Shade, Tungsten
Camera playback	movie, single image, slide show, thumbnails
Self-timer delay	2, 10 s
Battery type	rechargable
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Viewfinder type	Electronic

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	109 mm
Width	111 mm
Height	83.8 mm
Weight	427 g