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Taking still pictures, Quick start – Pentax Optiio550 User Manual

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Shutter
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Taking Still Pictures

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Quick Start

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For the simplest procedure to take still pictures:
The flash fires automatically depending on the light conditions.

z

Press the power switch.

The camera will turn on.

x

Set the mode dial to

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c

Confirm the subject and shoot-
ing information on the LCD
monitor.

The focus area in the middle of
the LCD monitor indicates the
zone of automatic focusing. You
can change the size of the sub-
ject by pressing the Zoom but-
ton.

: makes the subject bigger.

: makes the subject smaller.

You can check the size of the subject by looking through
the viewfinder.

As there is no focus area in the viewfinder, be sure to
check the focusing area on the LCD monitor.

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Focus Area

Mode dial

Power switch

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

LCD monitor

Zoom /

/

button

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