Pentax Optio S12 User Manual
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Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX Digital Camera.
Please read this manual before using the camera in order to get the most
out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be
a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera’s capabilities.
Regarding copyrights
Images taken using the PENTAX Digital Camera that are for anything other than personal
enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the
Copyright Act. Please take care, as there are even cases where limitations are placed on taking
pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, performance or of items on display.
Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used outside the scope of
use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and care should be taken here also.
To users of this camera
• There is a possibility that recorded data may be erased or that the camera may
not function correctly when used in surroundings such as installations
generating strong electromagnetic radiation or magnetic fields.
• The liquid crystal panel used in the LCD display is manufactured using extremely high
precision technology. Although the level of functioning pixels is 99.99% or better, you
should be aware that 0.01% or fewer of the pixels may not illuminate or may illuminate
when they should not. However, this has no effect on the recorded image.
Regarding trademarks
• PENTAX, Optio and smc PENTAX are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation.
• SDHC logo
is trademark.
• DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are
used under license.
• All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective owners.
This product supports PRINT Image Matching III. PRINT Image Matching
enabled digital still cameras, printers and software help photographers to produce
images more faithful to their intentions. Some functions are not available on
printers that are not PRINT Image Matching III compliant.
Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
PRINT Image Matching is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. The PRINT
Image Matching logo is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
Red Eye software © 2003-2006 FotoNation Inc. Face Tracker software © 2005-
2006 FotoNation Inc. In Camera Red Eye -- covered by U.S. Patent No. 6,407,777
and 7,042,505. Other patents Pending.
• There is a possibility that the illustrations and the display screen of the LCD
monitor in this manual are different from the actual product.
• Both SD memory cards and SDHC memory cards are referred to as SD
memory cards in this manual.