Pentax OPTIO A40 - Manual (Page 87)

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You can switch the Drive mode to [Multi-exposure Shooting] mode. You
can overlap multiple frames while creating a single picture.
1
Press the four-way controller (2) in Capture mode.
2
Press the four-way controller (45)
to select (Multi-exposure).
3
Use the four way controller (23) to
specify the number of the picture-
shots.
4
Press the OK button.
5
Press the shutter release button halfway.
The focus frame on the LCD monitor will light green when the camera
is in focus.
6
Press the shutter release button fully.
7
Repeat step 5 and 6 for the specified number of picture-
shots.
Shooting in Multi-exposure Mode
• When you select , you can use (2 sec. Self-timer), which
enables you to take a picture two seconds after the shutter release
button is pressed, or use the Remote Control (optional) to release
the shutter, to reduce camera shake and blurring.
• To cancel Multi-exposure shooting halfway, change the Drive mode.
• When you cancel the Multi-exposure shooting before the specified
number of picture-shots are taken, the pictures already taken will
not be recorded.
• When shooting in Multi-exposure mode, the recorded pixels are
fixed to 5M. (When using the Half-length Portrait together with
Multi-exposure, the recorded pixels are fixed to 3M.)
Shutter release button
Four-way controller
OK button
OK OK
Number of Shot 3 Number of Shot 3 Number of Shot 3
OK OK
Drive Mode Drive Mode
Multi-exposure Multi-exposure
Drive Mode
Multi-exposure
MENU Cancel Cancel