Home

Pentax Browser 2.0 User's Manual

1. J Turn your camera on The camera is recognized as a Removable Disk in My Computer per Ifthe Removable Disk Drive dialog appears in Windows XP select Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer and click OK The window in step 3 on p 15 appears e When using Windows XP if the SD Memory Card has a volume label the content of the volume label name appears instead of Removable Disk A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or model number Saving Camera Images on Your PC Windows XP is used as an example here 1 Click My Computer from the start menu 2 Double click the Removable Disk icon J Double click the DCIM icon The XXXPENTX XXX is a three digit number folder appears The camera image files are in this folder 4 Drag and drop the XXXPENTX folder into any desired folder such as the desktop or the My Documents folder The camera images are saved on your PC as an entire folder Disconnecting Your Camera from Your PC Windows XP Double click the Z Safely Remove Hardware icon in the task bar The Safely Remove Hardware screen appears Safely Remove Hardware er Rreozigem Confirm that USB Mass Storage Device is selected and then click Stop The Stop a Hardware device screen appears gt Safely Remove Hardware Select the device you want to unplug or eject and then click S
2. My Network Places O IMGP0023 PEF IMGP0025 PEF IMGP0030 PEF 3 19 2004 1 49 06 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 10 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 22 Ph A delete confirmation screen appears J Click Yes The image file or folder is deleted Changing Image File Folder Names 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window select the thumbnail image to be renamed Alternatively select the folder to be renamed in the Folder tree pane 2 Select Rename from the File menu Alternatively directly click the file or folder name in the Thumbnail pane or Folder tree pane The file or folder name is ready to be changed PENTAX PHOTO Browser File Edit View Tool Help CSR G SDI e e C ZBAOE Address c documents and settings test my documents my pictures O0pents kd Desktop eC My Documents ye My Music My Pictures gt 100PENTX PENTAX 4g My Computer 43 3 Floppy 4 See Local Disk C 4 CD Drive D Control Panel gt Shared Documents screen s Documents My Documents 9 My Network Places IMGPOO03 PEF IMGPOOOS PEFL IMGPO000F JPG 3 19 2004 1 49 08 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 44 Ph 3 23 2004 1 07 56 Ah Enu O IMGP0023 PEF 3 19 2004 1 49 06 Ph IMGP0025 PEF IMGP0030 PEF 3 19 2004 1 49 10 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 22 Ph J Input the file or folder name The image file or folder is renamed Renaming All File Names 1 In the Thumbnai
3. Smallest Thumbnail Small H humbnail Medium im Thumbnail Large Content This copies the selected file or folder p 67 This copies the cut or copied file or folder into the selected folder p 67 This deletes the selected file or folder p 70 The selected image file appears in the main image view window p 38 Click to select the type of file that appears in the Thumbnail pane Uncheck the items you want to hide Select from the following four items PENTAX Image Images captured with your PENTAX camera Other Image Images other than those captured with your PENTAX camera JPEG TIFF BMP Cia PNG PICT Folder Folders Other Files not compatible with PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Click 7 to select the sort key and ascending descending order from the pull down menu Thumbnails are sorted according to the selected order The smallest size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail pane p 38 A small size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail pane p 38 A medium size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail pane p 38 A large size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail pane p 38 Number Icon button 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 m U D r o fiil J efault Position Cc iw o O MD n J O Image Data TOO a2 D LN u m NTAX PHOTO boratory Q O D PENTAX REMOTE Assistant cg O O 5 D Content
4. g A message appears after installation of the software is finished Click Finish to exit the installation program The installation is complete PENTAX Digital Camera Utility has been successfully installed Press the Finish button to exit this installation Product Registration on the Internet Please click Product Registration on the software selection screen in step 4 p 8 A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed Australia If your PC is connected to the Internet click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product Thank you very much for your cooperation beg Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their products on the Internet Product Registration When Using Macintosh 1 Turn your Macintosh on Close any other software that is open Place the provided CD ROM S SW28 into the CD ROM drive on your Macintosh Double click the CD ROM S SW28 icon The contents of the CD ROM are displayed Double click the PENTAX Installer icon The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears 2 e 0 Search You can choose the languages from the displayed screen The software selection screen appears PENTAX Software Installer TAX Software Installer EEE ES ooo 2 a o EELEE SN A P EANN A WY WIAA Francais ARX Deutsch tzo Espa
5. 1 Click Print Setup on the Print or Page Setup dialog The Print Setup dialog appears Print Setup Frinter Mame Status Ready Type HA E E Where AAAA AAAA Comment Faper SIZE Ad 210 297 mm SOUE Auto Selection Y Network Properties Onentation i Portrait Landscape men 2 Make the settings Item Description Name Select the printer to use from the list Click Network to select a printer on the network Click Properties to make advanced printer settings Paper Size Select paper size Source Select paper feeding method Orientation Sets printing direction Select Portrait or Landscape J Click OK The printer setup information is set Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Settings Here you can set the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 startup settings such as the initial image view size thumbnail caption viewing and RAW file view format 1 Select Options from the Tool menu in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar The Options dialog appears Options General View Frame Advance Slideshow Folder at Startup Last folder used C Desktop C Always use this tolder Status at Startup f Status at last exit Default Show Splash Screen at Startup f On cancel General tab settings Change the startup settings for PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 in the General tab
6. Main panel This executes functions or sets various settings of PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 For Macintosh the Main panel only contains the Tool bar The Menu bar appears at the top of the desktop Preview panel View the selected RAW image in four steps show specified areas enlarged and preview adjustments from the other panels View adjustments in real time or by clicking the Refresh button White balance panel Select white balance or set color temperature Adjust the image color tone such as when the image appears bluish or yellowish p 88 Tone panel Displays tone curve and histogram information of displayed image p 89 Adjust the image tone using the tone curve Other settings panel Adjust characteristics such as sensitivity contrast color depth and edges p 90 Menu bar This executes functions or sets various settings of PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 File menu Open This selects the image file for processing in PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Only applies when the software is started as standalone This cannot be used when PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 is started within the CE PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window p 84 Save This performs RAW image data processing and saves it with the specified format The available save formats are JPEG 5 compression rates TIFF 8 and TIFF 16 Use Save Mode on the Tool menu to specify the save format p 91 Recall Adjustment Use this function to lo
7. 100PENTX PENTAX My Computer 31 Floppy 4 ge Local Disk C 4 CD Drive D Control Panel O Shared Documents 5 screen s Documents CO My Documents a My Network Places 100PENTX IMGPOO03 PEF 3 19 2004 1 49 08 Ph FF emo You can also move an image by dragging and dropping a thumbnail image to the destination folder To copy hold down the Ctrl key while you drag and drop the file For Macintosh hold down the Option key while you drag and drop the file e Use the same procedure to move or copy a folder In the Folder tree pane specify the folder to move or copy The specified folder is moved or copied into the destination folder Deleting Image Files Folders In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window select the thumbnail image to delete Alternatively select the folder to delete in the Folder tree pane Select Delete from the Edit menu Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar PENTAX PHOTO Browser File asia View Tool Help GF a ou tas e BAtoe Ac i Copy gs test my documents my pictures 1 00pents Ki Paste gt ot Wy Delete h Check Selected Image Uncheck Selected Image Select All Invert Selection IMGP0003 PEF IMGP0005 PEF IMGPOO007 JPG 4 CD Drive D 3 19 2004 1 49 08 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 44 Ph 3 23 2004 1 07 56 Ah Control Panel Shared Documents screen s Documents My Documents
8. Save your image data Images transferred to the computer can be saved onto a CD R or other media What You Can Do with PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 is software for viewing printing and managing images taken on your digital camera and saved on your computer When you select a folder containing saved images those images compatible with PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 automatically appear as thumbnails You can select a thumbnail image to view the image ata larger size Files with extensions bmp BMP jog JPEG pef RAW pct PICT png PNG and tif TIFF are supported veo This manual describes PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 with screen images from Windows XP The operation of these software applications is nearly the same on Macintosh with the exception of some keys For information on Macintosh specific instructions see the sections labeled For Macintosh or the online help Software Provided The provided CD ROM S SW28 contains the following software e PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 e PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 can perform the following tasks e Save image files under the same or a new name change file names and file types copy cut paste rotate and delete e Create new folders change folder names copy cut delete and paste e Save image data list e Check image data e View RAW image data ea
9. Image View Area The image selected in the Thumbnail pane of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 appears Image data pane The image data appears for the image appearing in the image view area Remove the check mark next to Image Data on the View menu to hide the Image data pane Place the cursor over a cell dividing line at the top of the pane and drag it to resize the cell For Macintosh drag at the applicable position to resize the cell Viewing Images Display the images saved on your computer 1 Open PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 PENTAX PHOTO Browser File Edit View Tool Help Q dowd Address c documents and settings test my documents my pictures X My Documents My Music Smmm CJ CO 100PENTX My Computer JB 3 Floppy 4 Local Disk C 2 CD Drive D 100PENTX Control Panel O Shared Documents O screen s Documents My Documents 3 My Network Places Fa x Lens name Color temperature Autofocus mode Drive mode Focal length Fine tune 4 B Autofocus area Flash mode Shutter speed Fine tune M G Color space Bracket Aperture Sensitivity Photo Finish Multi exposure Capture mode Recorded pixels Saturation Firmware Softw Metering mode Quality Sharpness Shooting date time White balance Exposure compe Contrast Camera model lt gt 1 object s 0 KB Disk Free space 16 GB Local Disk Drive 0 In the folder tree select the folder containing the im
10. Image details appear in the Thumbnail pane without an image This returns the window layout of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 to the default settings Selected or checked images appear in order p 49 This saves additional information for all specified PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 compatible image files into one CSV format file p 48 This starts PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Specify the applicable image files within the Thumbnail pane of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 76 This starts PENTAX REMOTE Assistant PENTAX REMOTE Assistant can be used by installing it in the same folder as PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and using it together with xis D This sets various settings for PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 60 This shows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 help contents Main Image Window Menu bar Tool bar IMGP0030 PEF File view Tool Help Ogos lt p eaan J f1550 z x Lens name Focal length Shutter speed Aperture Capture mode Metering mode White balance smc PENTAX DA 45mm 1 25sec F5 6 Picture Macro Multi segment m Automatic Color temperature Fine tune 4 6 Fine tune M G Sensitivity Recorded pixels Quality Exposure compe 3008x2008 RAW 0 0 Autofocus mode Autofocus area Color space Phato Finish Saturation Sharpness Contrast Single 4F Automatic sRGB Natural 2 2 2 Drive mode Flash mode Bracket Multi exposure Firmware Softw Shooting date ti
11. Item Content Folder to Use Select from one of two folders to use Folder with original file The folder with RAW data is used Always use this folder Click Browse to display the Browse for Folder dialog and then select the folder to use Status at Startup Select the status at startup Status at last exit Maintains the settings last used when the application was closed This switches to Arrange All when for example the settings last used cannot be restored due to a difference in the number or type of monitors Arrange All All panels to be used are arranged Display size is set to Small default setting and other settings are displayed with the status at last exit Default The status for each panel is returned to the default status Show Splash Screen at Sets splash screen when PENTAX PHOTO Startup Laboratory 2 0 starts ON Splash screen is shown OFF Splash screen is not shown Arrange Panels Sets whether panels are aligned to the right or left when automatically arranging the panels Put in Secondary Monitor Set this to ON to arrange the White balance panel Except Preview Tone panel and Other settings panel on the secondary monitor In this case the Arrange Panels option is ignored o ie The splash screen is the title screen that PENTAX EEIEIE Laboratory 2 0 appears when PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 starts J Click the Advanced tab Change the settings as needed Genera
12. from the same folder in a separate display This button cannot be selected if there are no images to view Selected or checked images appear in order p 49 This fits the image to the window size p 42 This doubles the view magnification of the image appearing in the image view area The maximum view magnification is 4 times p 42 This halves the view magnification of the image appearing in the image view area The minimum view magnification is 1 16 p 42 This sets the view magnification of the image appearing in the image view area to life size p 42 This rotates the image 90 counterclockwise This does not affect the data This rotates the image 90 clockwise This does not affect the data This arranges multiple main image windows Tool menu Auto Image Fix This automatically adjusts the brightness contrast and color tone Select Strong or Slight Rotate Image Image data is rotated Uncompressed images are rotated as is When performing lossless rotation of an unprocessed JPEG image the Save File dialog opens before the image appears p 46 Options This sets various settings for PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 60 Help menu Help Topics This shows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 help contents Index This shows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 help index search This command is not available for Macintosh What s This This shows pop up tips when an icon or command button is clicked About PHOTO Browser This s
13. Ab 3423 2004 1 07 56 Ab Er He amp ee x a w x x Lens name smc PENTAX DA Color temperature Autofocus mode Single AF Drive mode Single shooting Focal len 45mm Fine tune AB Autofocus area Automatic Flash mode Flash off Shutter speed 1 25sec FinetuneM G Color space sRGB Bracket Off Aperture F5 6 Sensitivity 400 Photo finish Natural Multi exposure FF Capture mode Picture Macro Recorded pixels 3008x2008 Saturation 2 Firmware Softw istDS Ver0 Metering mi j lity RAW Sharpness 2 Shooting date time 8 14 2004 4 51 White balance Automatic Exposure compe 0 0 Contrast 2 ra model PENTAX ist DS gt 1 object s selected 10 882 KB Disk free space 16 GB Local Disk Drive Preview pane Image data pane Status bar Address bar The address of the currently displayed folder appears here Double click the address bar to remove it from the browser window and move it to a different position For Macintosh click the Address bar or drag the margin to remove the Address bar e Folder tree pane Internal data on your computer appears here as a folder tree Select the folder containing saved image files here Also the Folder tree pane handles operations such as creating new folders deleting folders and moving copying folders Double click or drag the top bar to remove the Folder tree pane from the browser window and move it to a different position For Macintosh click the Folder tree pane or drag the margin
14. Automatic The image data appears rotated When performing lossless rotation of an unprocessed JPEG image the Save File dialog opens before the image appears Select Save as from the File menu in the main image window or click the icon on the Tool bar The Rotate Image dialog appears J Specify Save in File name and Save as type and then click Save Rotate Image cave in 100FEN TH IMGPOO08 IMGPOO1S File name Save as type E a Cancel The image is rotated and saved Use the check boxes to save the image data from multiple folders into one CSV format file If no images are selected or checked all the image data in the current folder is saved Saving a List of Image Data 1 Select Save Image Data List from the Tool menu in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window or click the icon on the Tool bar The Save Image Data List dialog appears Save Image Data List Save in B My Documents c E e My Music B My Pictures PENTAS File name Save as type Information List CS Cancel 2 Specify the file name and save destination and then click Save The image data is saved in CSV format im When thumbnail images are checked data is saved only for those images Image data is also saved for checked images contained in other folders When a thumbnail image is selected only data for the selected image is saved Continuous Imag
15. a n d C I C k O K Windows will attempt to stop the following devices After the devices are stopped they may be removed safely A message appears indicating that the USB Mass Storage Device E Generic volume I ha rdwa re ca n be safe ly re m oved EI PENTAX DIGITAL_CAMERA USB Device Cancel 4 Click 0K 5 Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC om The USB mass storage device will not stop when the files stored on the removable disk are in use for applications Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera and Macintosh For Macintosh Setting the USB Connection Mode to PC tst DS is used as an example here When using ist D Transfer Mode does not need to be set Go to Connecting the Camera and Macintosh p 19 1 Press the MENU button on the camera The Rec Mode menu or the P Playback menu appears 2 Press the four way controller gt to display the Xs Set up menu J Use the four way controller A Y to select Transfer Mode 4 Press the four way controller gt A pull down menu appears j Use the four way controller A V to select PC O Xi Set up Brightness Level 0 Video Out NTSC Transfer Mode lt PC Auto Power Off PictBridge File PC F Sensor Cleaning MENU Cancel 6 Press the OK button on the camera auton e Do not connect the camera to your computer while PictBridge is selected f
16. adjustment file p 93 When in Custom Processing mode use this function to cancel the previous operation You can undo up to five operations When in Custom Processing mode use this function to redo an operation that was cancelled with the Undo button This displays the current Image mode When Full Auto Processing is set images are processed using individual file settings When in Custom Processing mode click to select the Image mode All images are processed using the selected processing mode Some modes may not be able to be set depending on the RAW file type p 86 This displays the current Save mode Click to select the save format for the processed image file p 91 This displays the current Image mode Click to select the size of the processed image file p 91 Number Icon button Content 11 This is used to change the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 settings p 94 Options 12 This shows PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 help contents Help Preview Panel This shows a preview of the RAW file Number Icon button Content 1 Click to select the size of the image data in the preview from the pull down menu i Select from Small a Medium O Large or Display Size E Full Size When this is turned on a red frame appears in the preview area The Enlarge area window appears and the magnification can be selected N Enlarge Area 3 Click this to refresh the preview using the c
17. e The SD logo is a trademark e All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Regarding PictBridge PictBridge allows the user to connect the printer and digital camera directly using the unified standard for the direct printout of images You can print images directly from the camera through a few simple operations Disclaimer e PENTAX is not responsible for any damages resulting from the direct or indirect use of this software or repercussive damages damage to data programs or other intangible property loss of profit or anticipated profit or dispute with a third party resulting from the use of this software e The specifications of this software are subject to change without notice Symbols used in this manual have the following meanings Gives information that is useful to know Gives cautions and notes about the operation The screen pictures shown in this manual may differ depending on the type of computer used Contents Enjoying Your Digital Camera Pictures ssce0 What You Can Do with PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Software PIOVIGCO secs aces cavedesvaeceenysavivaneseeieees aeaaee EEEE EEEE Errai System REQUIFEMENS cccccceecceseececeeeeeeceeeeeseeeceseeeeeseeeeeseeecessaeeeaaaees Installing the Software When Using VWVINGOWS satesssnctcssccdcursteniedcesbdcsbeindeasanitdanveasviurceasineantneedoune T When Using Maci
18. file Saved adjustment can then be applied to other RAW images for processing 1 Click Save Adjustments from the Tool menu on the Main panel or click the icon The Save Adjustments dialog appears Save Adjustments Save in C My Documents c EJ Amy Music Amy Pictures CIPENTAX File name Save as type Adjustment File INI v Cancel 2 Specify the file name and save destination and then click Save The current settings are saved as an adjustment setting file INI Recalling Image File Adjustment 1 Display a RAW image file in the Preview panel 2 Click Recall Adjustment from the Tool menu on the Main panel or click the icon The Open Adjustment File dialog appears J Select a folder and parameter file name and then click Open The current RAW image is processed by the recalled adjustment Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Settings 1 Select Options from the Tool menu on the Main panel or click the icon on the Tool bar The Options dialog appears 2 Click the General tab Change the settings as needed General Advanced Folder to Use Folder with original file C Always use this folder Status at Startup Show Splash Screen at Startup Status at last exit a On Arrange All Off C Default Arrange Panels C Align left Align right Put in Secondary Monitor Except Preview f On C Off cancel
19. ol BARB Italiano Pycckun PEN 6 Click PENTAX Digital Camera Utility The installation starts 80 PENTAX Software Installer B E N TAX i Software Installer English PENTAX Digital Camera Utility Product Registration gt Back Exit O n Installing File zh_TW lproj Installing 243 of 286 items This installer was created with Aladdin s Stuffit InstallerMaker The message Installation was successful appears Click Quit Product Registration on the Internet Please click Product Registration on the software selection screen in step 6 p 12 A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed If your Macintosh is connected to the Internet click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product Thank you very much for your cooperation Installation was successful Choose Quit if 4 you are finished or Continue to perform further installations Continue gt Quit 3 rn Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their products on the Internet Product Registration Saving Images on Your Computer Here is the procedure for saving images captured with your digital camera onto your computer This section describes the method for saving images by connecting your camera and computer with the USB cab
20. on the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory menu Tool Bar This executes functions or sets various settings of PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 eo Ltd oe bod heb ogg eck ode 5 JAR nE BERI PA Number Icon button Content 1 P This selects the image file for processing in PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Only applies when the software is started as standalone This cannot be used when PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 is started within the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window p 84 Number Icon button 2 10 Save Full Auto Processing Custom Processing Recall Adjustment Save Adjustment C nd O Q A D Q O 4 E age Mode Ea a PA Erl 4 CD JE is lt lt O Q iq E 4 mage Size Content This performs RAW image data processing and saves it with the specified save mode and image size p 91 This appears when Full Auto Processing is set Performs processing using the processing conditions set in the RAW file Click to select or from the pull down menu This is displayed when Custom Processing is set This performs processing using the processing condition settings specified by the user The processing conditions are set using the White balance panel Tone panel and Other settings panel p 87 When in Custom Processing mode this recalls a saved adjustment file p 93 This saves the processing conditions set in Custom Processing mode as an
21. to remove the pane Thumbnail pane Files in the folder selected in the Folder tree pane appear here Select from five file display methods When a thumbnail image is selected in the Thumbnail pane the image appears in the Preview pane and the image data appears in the Image data pane e Preview pane An image selected in the Thumbnail pane appears in this pane Double click the top bar to remove the Preview pane from the browser window and move it to a different position For Macintosh click the Preview pane or drag the margin to remove the pane Image data pane The image data for the image selected in the Thumbnail pane appears here Double click the top bar to remove the Image data pane from the browser window and move it to a different position For Macintosh click the Image data pane or drag the margin to remove the pane Place the cursor over a cell dividing line at the top of the pane and drag it to resize the cell For Macintosh drag at the desired position to resize the cell The following items appear Data Contents Example Lens name Shows lens type smc PENTAX FA 50mm F1 4 Focal length Focal length when shooting in mm 50mm Shutter speed Shutter speed when shooting 1 250sec in seconds Aperture Aperture value when shooting F8 0 Data Capture mode Metering mode White balance Color temperature Fine tune A B Fine tune M G Sensitivity Recorded pixels Quality Exposure compensatio
22. upon clicking the Refresh button Saving Multiple Files Select the saving method when processing multiple images from the following choices Save with Original file name new extension Numbered files and Save one at a time Select Numbered files to specify the base file name and the number of following digits 4 After setting each item click OK The options are set and the dialog closes Click Reset to return all options to default settings When Reset is clicked all tab settings including the settings of the currently open tab are returned to default settings Glossary AdobeRGB This color space is recommended for commercial printing and document creation by Adobe Systems US Its color reproduction range is larger than SRGB and adequately covers the color reproduction range for printing Therefore color data only reproducible on a printer are not lost when editing on a computer Note that using AdobeRGB with unsupported software causes colors to appear faint CCD RAW data CCD stands for Charge Coupled Device a semiconductor device that converts optical information into electrical signals RAW image data is raw data recorded from CCD output This data can be transferred to a computer and manipulated into image data with unique settings such as JPEG and TIFF using supplied software CSV format This data format lists recording fields and separates them with a comma Generally character strin
23. view window frame advance settings in the Frame Advance tab Options General View Frame Advance Slideshow View Attributes to Maintain View Order W Zoom f File name i Position f Shooting date time i Direction C File datetime cancel ltem Description View Attributes to Selects view attributes to maintain during frame Maintain advance Multiple attributes may be selected Zoom View magnification rate is maintained Position Position is maintained Direction Direction is maintained View Order Selects ordering for frame advance Slideshow is played in the same order Select from the options below File name Frames advance in file name order Shooting date time Frames advance in shooting date time order File date time Frames advance in file date time order Slideshow tab settings Change the slideshow settings in the Slideshow tab p 49 Options General View Frame Advance Slideshow Slideshow Settings Interval Single window f Dual window Seconds C Single full screen f Dual full screen Frame Advance During Dual View Loop view f Advance in order C Advance alteniate jf No C Advance two frames C Yes C Set primary image cancel Item Description Slideshow Settings Set the pattern when viewing slideshows Single window View slideshow in a single window Dual window View slideshow in two windows primary and secondary Single full screen V
24. Image data pane height to be the same as the previous height when the main image view window opens Auto The height is automatically adjusted Fixed The number of lines may be specified Set the window size of the main image view window Last size specified Opens the main image view window to the last window size specified Default Opens the window to the default size Set size Specifies the size of the main image window in pixels Item Showing Multiple Images Main RAW File Image Description When multiple images are selected in the Thumbnail pane select the viewing method in the main image view window Single window Images appear in one main image view window Click the icons on the Main image view window Tool bar to switch the image view Separate window Images appear in multiple main image view windows Sets view when opening a new RAW image file Simple display The compressed image data in the RAW image file appears The image data appears more quickly but there is quality loss due to the high compression rate Therefore this function is not recommended for checking image details Auto RAW display The actual RAW data appears Full Auto Processing Size Ratio Select the processing ratio for Auto RAW display from 1 4 1 2 or Life size When emphasizing speed select 1 4 When emphasizing quality select Life size Ol 64 Frame Advance tab settings Change the main image
25. PENTAX PENTAX Browser 2 0 PENTAX Laboratory 2 0 Operation Manual Thank you for purchasing the PENTAX Digital Camera This is the manual for PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 software for your Windows PC or Macintosh for enjoying images created with your camera Please read the separate camera operating manual and this manual before using your camera PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 or PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 in order to get the most out of all the features and functions Keep the camera operating manual and this manual safe as they can be valuable tools in clarifying and helping you to understand all the camera s capabilities Regarding copyrights Images taken using this 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 industrial enterprise or as items for 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 Regarding trademarks e PENTAX and smc PENTAX are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation e PENTAX PHOTO Browser PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory PENTAX REMOTE Assistant are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation
26. This shows or hides the White balance panel This shows or hides the Tone panel This shows or hides the Other settings panel This arranges the displayed panels When in Custom Processing mode use this function to cancel the previous operation You can undo up to five operations When in Custom Processing mode use this function to redo an operation that was cancelled with the Undo button Tool menu Image Mode Select types of image modifications When Full Auto Processing is set images are processed using individual file settings When in Custom Processing mode all images are processed using the selected processing mode Some modes may not be able to be set depending on the RAW file type Save Mode This sets the quality when saving processed images Save images in JPEG format with one of five different compression rates or in TIFF format with one of two bit types The default setting is JPEG Highest Quality Save Size This sets the size in pixels when saving processed images p 91 Options This sets various settings for PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 p 94 Help menu Help Topics This shows PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 help contents Index This shows PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 help index search This command is not available for Macintosh What s This This shows pop up tips About PHOTO This shows PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 version Laboratory information For Macintosh select About PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory
27. ad previously saved settings for the various panels p 93 Save Adjustment Use this function to save the settings currently used in the various panels p 93 File menu Exit View menu Full Auto Processing Custom Processing First Image Previous Image Next Image Last Image Refresh Preview Display Size Preview White balance Tone Other settings Arrange Windows Tool menu Undo Redo This closes PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 For Macintosh select Exit PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory on the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory menu All RAW images are processed using specified settings All panels except the Preview panel are hidden p 86 This performs processing using the processing condition settings specified by the user The processing conditions are set using the White balance panel Tone panel and Other settings panel p 87 When multiple images are selected the preview of the first image in order of registration appears When multiple images are selected the preview of one image ahead in order of registration appears When multiple images are selected the preview of one image back in order of registration appears When multiple images are selected the preview of the last image in order of registration appears When real time preview is not enabled the preview is refreshed using the current settings This specifies the size of the image data in the preview This shows or hides the Preview panel
28. age file to view Images in the selected folder appear as thumbnails in the Thumbnail pane PENTAX PHOTO Browser EX OALE EE aE E E aei e eE OEA Address c documents and settings test my documents my pictures 100pentx X Desktop B My Documents i My Music E My Pictures LOOPENTX My Computer i 7 3 Ha 31 Floppy A ute ures O bre O o Local Disk C 4 CD Drive D IMGPO003 PEF IMGPO005 PEF IMGPO007 JPG IMGPO008 JPG IMGPO013 JPG IMGP0021 PEF er Control Panel 3219 2004 1 49 08 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 44 Ph 3423 2004 1 07 56 Ah 3423 2004 1 07 56 Ah 3427 2004 3 21 08 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 20 Ph Shared Documents screen s Documents H My Documents My Network Places o IMGP0023 PEF IMGP0025 PEF IMGP0030 PEF IMGP0054 PEF IMGP0391 JPG IMGP0403 JPG 3 19 2004 1 49 06 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 10 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 22 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 26 Ph 3 23 2004 1 07 56 Ah 3 23 2004 1 07 56 Ah 7 Oe 3 ree T 2 x Lens name Color temperature Autofocus mode Drive mode Focal length Fine tune 4 6 Autofocus area Flash mode Shutter speed Fine tune M G Color space Bracket Aperture Sensitivity Photo Finish Multi exposure Capture mode Recorded pixels Saturation Firmware Softw Metering mode Quality Sharpness Shooting date time White balance Exposure compe Contrast Camera model lt gt 23 object s 199 202 KB Disk free space 16 GB Local Disk Drive You can cha
29. alog p 62 Rotating the Image View The image in the image view area can be rotated 90 180 or 270 to the right clockwise or left counterclockwise Select Rotate View Clockwise 90 or Rotate View Counterclockwise 90 from the View menu in the main image window Alternatively click the or icon on the Tool bar The image appears rotated To save the rotated image use Rotate Image on the Tool menu p 46 E IMGP0013 JPG File View Tool Help O9VElol lt r eE a wmm aAa ale al Lens name smc PENTAX D4 Color temperature Autofocus mode Single AF Drive mode Focal length 19mm Fine tune 4 B Autofocus area Automatic Flash mode Shutter speed 1 350sec Fine tune M G Color space sRGB Bracket Aperture F8 0 Sensitivity Photo finish Natural Multi exposure Capture mode 4uto Picture No Recorded pixels 3008x2000 Saturation Firmware Softw ist DS Metering mode Multi segment m Quality Best Sharpness Shooting date time 8 21 200 White balance Automatic Exposure compe 0 0 Contrast Camera model PENTAX Changing the View Magnification You can change the image view magnification of the image appearing in the image view area Select Fit to Window Enlarge Reduce or Life size from the View menu in the main image window Alternatively click the or icon on the Tool bar The image view magnification can be adjusted from 1 16 to 4 times E
30. cintosh HD folder as an entire folder Disconnecting Your Camera from Your Macintosh 1 Drag NO_NAME or the volume label name on the SD Memory Card on the desktop to the trash can aie ener C 2 Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable from your camera and Macintosh Other Methods for Saving Images Use a card reader or card adapter to send image files directly to your computer from a memory card with saved images without connecting your camera and your computer with a USB cable For details please refer to the user s manual for your computer or card reader PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 This section describes opening and closing PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and viewing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window and explains its functions Opening PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 For Windows 1 Select the start menu on the desktop 2 Select PENTAX PHOTO Browser from PENTAX Digital Camera Utility in the program menu PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window appears Closing PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Select Exit from the File menu For Macintosh Double click the PENTAX Digital Camera Utility folder in Applications on the hard disk Double click the PENTAX PHOTO Browser program icon PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window appears Search Closing PENTAX PHOTO Bro
31. cted the image is saved as it is displayed The quality is inferior to that of an image processed to full size 2 Specify Save in File name and Save as type and then click Save Pi Save in 9 100FPENTX ci Eg IMG Pooo IMGPOO08 IMGPOO13 Ww Filename IMGPOOT3 Cancel The image is saved Saving a Rotated Image Data of the displayed image is rotated 90 left or right Rotation of the image may take time depending on the size of the image A warning message appears when closing the main image window without saving the image or when clicking 4 gt Select Rotate Image Counterclockwise 90 or Clockwise 90 from the Tool menu in the main image window or click on the right of the icon and then click the or icon IMGP001 3 JPG File View Tool Help BOEKO TELA Gd Gal ld CEN S EAIA S A Sy Rotate Image Drive mode Flash mode Bracket Multi exposure Firmware Softw Shooting date time Camera model Single 4F Automatic Color space sRGB Photo finish Natural Saturation Sharpness Contrast Autofocus mode Autofocus area Lens name smc PENTAX DA Color temperature Focal length 19mm Fine tune A B 1 350sec Fine tune M G Sensitivity Recorded pixels Shutter speed Aperture F 0 Capture mode Metering mode White balance Auto Picture No 3008x2000 Quality Best Exposure compe 0 0 Multi segment m
32. e Content This can be set when selecting Color temperature setting with Override from White Balance Settings Color temperature Slide the bar to set the color temperature or select the setting from the list Select from between 2500K to 10000K in Kelvin Fine tune Use Fine tune to correct errors in color during shooting using the Amber Blue Magenta and Green slide panels The fine tuned areas are not reflected in the color temperature display Setting the Tone curve Histogram Item Tone curve Histogram Show White Portions Show Black Portions Reset Histogram a Show White Portions Show Black Portions Content Adjust the tone curve to make precise adjustments to the density and contrast Change the tone curve using the pointer Move the curve up to brighten and move the curve down to darken the image Click a point on the tone curve to fix the curve at that point A black dot appears Drag the black dot to move the fixed location Right click to erase the black dot For Macintosh hold down the Ctrl key while you drag the black dot Brightness shows the distribution of luminosity when combining RGB R Red G Green and B Blue Click Show White Portions to show white portions of the image on the Preview panel in black Click Show Black Portions to show black portions of the image on the Preview panel in white Deletes the tone curve settings and returns to a
33. e Playback in a Slideshow This section explains how to set up and operate the slideshow 1 Select an image or folder in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window 2 Select Slideshow from the View menu or click the icon on the Tool bar The Slideshow screen and Slideshow control panel open Slideshow screen Slideshow control panel Number Icon button Content 1 First Image Returns to the first image When this is pressed during a slideshow the first image appears and the slideshow pauses 2 Rewind Rewinds slideshow When this is pressed during a slideshow the next image appears and the slideshow pauses 3 Previous Image Slideshow is played in reverse order 4 Pause Pauses slideshow 5 Play Plays slideshow 6 Fast Forward Fast forwards slideshow When fast forwarding during a slideshow the next image appears and the slideshow pauses T Last Image Shows last image You can use this during a slideshow The last image appears and the slideshow pauses 8 Stop Stops slideshow J Press the Play button The slideshow starts Slideshow Settings When viewing the slideshow select between a single window and a dual window Additionally view the slideshow in single full screen or dual full screen mode only if the computer is compatible with dual screen display Set the slideshow order from the Slideshow tab on the Options dialog The order for frame advance during the slideshow is determined by
34. etup KIRICILI Select the Print photo tab G s D Images per page No trimming z Position Center a mm Space Horizontal mm Fit to page E Multi page printing Allocating images Space Vertical Print Shooting Date and Time E Print Time Position Bottom Right inside v No Font Arial C Yes Separator Space v Text color Orange v Format YY MM DD v Size Auto v POON Printer Settings OK Cancel 4 Make the layout and caption settings Item Preview Layout Images per page Multi page printing Allocating images Description This displays a preview using the specified settings Select from three layout patterns Layout 1 Normal printing with no margins depending on the printer Layout 2 Layout printing Layout 3 Partition printing printing one image on multiple pages From the list select the number of images to print on one page Select the number of partitions per page from the list Select processing options from the list when printing area and image size differ No trimming The image does not exceed the printing area Trimming The entire printing area is used and any part exceeding the printing area is deleted Om Item Position Description Select the position of the image in the printing area from the list Space Vertical Space Set the vertical and horizontal space in mm Horizontal Fit to page This setting uses the printing area most ef
35. fectively Check this to allow the image to be rotated 90 as needed to fit the printing area and then printed Print Shooting Date and Set the Shooting data time print settings Time Printer aan Position Selects position to print Shooting date time Font Select a font from the list The default setting is the standard system font Print Time Select from Do Not Print Default or Print HH MM 24 hour format only Separator Sets dividers in text Format Sets date format Text color Sets the font color Size Select a font size from the list The name of the printer to be used appears here The image size is calculated automatically from the margins spacing and number of images The printing orientation of the date time depends on the image data for Windows only The printing position is in a relative position to the image data Click the Page Setup button to make the page settings p 57 Click the Printer Settings button to make the printer settings p 58 J Click OK Printing starts Using Page Setup Use Page Setup to set printing options such as margins headers footers and number of copies 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window or click Page Setup on the Print dialog The Page Setup dialog appears Margins Left 25 mm Right 25 mm Upper 25 mm Lower 25 mm Header 15 mm Footer 15 mm Header Number of c
36. ge files Select RAW image files in PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 then start PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 RAW image files can also be selected in PENTAX Photo Browser 2 0 after PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 has been started To select multiple image files in PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 check the thumbnail images or press and hold the Ctrl key as you left click on thumbnail images you want to select For Macintosh hold down the Command key and click thumbnail images to select multiple images Files can be selected using the check boxes if there are no files checked and selected indicated by a blue frame when PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 is started Opening PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Select a RAW image in the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window Select PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 on the Tool menu of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 or click the A icon A RAW image appears in the Preview panel of the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window Easily Modifying RAW Images Select an Image mode to easily process RAW images according to shooting conditions When in Full Auto Processing mode RAW images are processed using the Image mode selected at the time of capture This setting cannot be changed in PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 When in Custom Processing mode the Image mode can be selected All frames are processed using the same selected Image mode Select from the following seven Image modes when using ist DS Natural Elaborates ima
37. ges with natural colors Bright Elaborates sharp bright images Picture Portrait Elaborates images with beautiful skin tones Picture Landscape Enhances the contour and saturation of images with greenery blue sky etc to create images with bright colors Picture Macro Elaborates images with vivid close ups of flowers and other objects Picture Moving Elaborates sharp images of fast moving objects Object Picture Night Scene For capturing people against the background of Portrait sunsets or night scenes we Be Setting RAW Image Data Processing Conditions Set individual processing conditions to create unique image modifications 1 Select Custom Processing from the View menu or click on the icon on the Tool bar and then click Custom Processing on the drop down list The Main panel Preview panel White balance panel Tone panel and Other settings panel appear 2 X E PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory File view Tool Help 9 18 a White Balance Settings Camera setting Automatic C Override C Gray point setting Sensitivity Contrast Histogram Brightness Saturation Show White Portions Show Black Portions Reset beg To Close the White balance panel Tone panel or Other settings panel select Full Auto Processing from the View menu
38. ghest Compression High Compression Medium Quality High Quality and Highest Quality Select High or Highest Compression to make the file size smaller by lowering quality Select High or Highest Quality to maintain high quality by keeping the file size large Select TIFF 8 or TIFF 16 to avoid quality loss due to compression Although selecting TIFF 16 leads to a larger file size quality loss is Qo minimized when modifying the file with other image editing software F PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory File View Tool Help S420 JPEG Highest Compression aed JPEG High Compression sre JPEG Medium Quality ere JPEG High Quality JPEG Highest Quality TIFF 8bit ET Tiff 16bit 2 Select Save Size from the Tool menu or click on the right of the icon to select the save size PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory File View Tool Help R Large M Medium S Small J Select Save from the Tool menu or click the icon on the Tool bar The Save as dialog appears Save Save in O 100PENTX i IMGPOO00 7 IMGPO008 IMGP0013 v File name EE Save as type JPEG Highest Quality Cancel 4 Specify the file name and save destination and then click Save The image file is saved i When Use queue list is set in Options the image file is added to a queue list Saving Image File Adjustment All current adjustment combination can be saved as a parameter
39. gs are indicated with double quotation marks in CSV format Some software include data input and output functions in CSV format as part of a multipurpose format Exif JPEG format Exif stands for Exchangeable Image File Format This image file format is based on the JPEG image data format and allows thumbnail images and image properties to be embedded into the data Software that does not support this format processes the image as a regular JPEG image Exif TIFF format Exif stands for Exchangeable Image File Format This image file format is based on the TIFF image data format and allows thumbnail images and image properties to be embedded into the data Software that does not support this format processes the image as a regular TIFF image JPEG An image compression format Although the image quality deteriorates a little images can be compressed to a smaller file size than with TIFF and Er other formats Lossless rotation Because JPEG uses irreversible compression data is lost during compression the quality of JPEG images deteriorates when uncompressed rotated and then saved Lossless rotation however can be used to rotate JPEG images without recompressing the data Exif and other data are maintained Images for which lossless rotation is performed are processed as separate files the rotated image appears after the image file is saved PNG format Images saved using this format can be compressed to a small file size but t
40. he reversible compression of this format makes the file size larger than JPEG This format is for use with full color images and prevents quality loss even when re edited PNG files however cannot be viewed on older browsers Internet Explorer 3 0 or earlier or Internet Explorer 4 5 on Macintosh In addition thumbnail images and image properties cannot be embedded in the data sRGB standard RGB An international color space standard defined by IEC International Electrotechnical Commission This is defined from color space for computer monitors and is also used as the standard color space for Exif TIFF 8 A file format for saving image data Each image is recorded with 8 bit RGB data for each color The image is not compressed making the file size large but no deterioration of image quality occurs TIFF 16 Although TIFF images are usually 8 bit this is a 16 bit TIFF More computations are required when image processing as the dynamic range is larger Memo Memo PENTAX Corporation PENTAX Europe GmbH European Headquarters PENTAX U K Limited PENTAX France S A S PENTAX Benelux B V PENTAX Schweiz AG PENTAX Scandinavia AB 2 36 9 Maeno cho Itabashi ku Tokyo 174 8639 JAPAN http www pentax co jp Julius Vosseler Strasse 104 22527 Hamburg GERMANY HQ http www pentaxeurope com Germany http www pentax de PENTAX House Heron Drive Langley Slough Berks SL3 8PN U K http Awww
41. hows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 version information For Macintosh select About PENTAX PHOTO Browser on the PENTAX PHOTO Browser menu Tool bar Frequently used functions are provided as Tool bar buttons You can execute these functions easily from the Tool bar Remove the check mark next to Tool Bar on the View menu to hide the Tool bar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 84 z Number Icon button 1 10 11 iew Browser lt g O Oo D amp Properties A Previous Image OD Fit to Window Reduce Enlarge Content This shows the file browsing screen This opens the Open dialog to select the file to open If a check mark is next to Open in new window anew Main image view window opens and the selected image appears when a file is selected and Open is clicked This saves the image being viewed in JPEG TIFF BMP PNG or PICT format p 45 This prints the current image p 52 This shows selected file properties p 44 The previous image appears when there are multiple images in one main image view window or images from the same folder in a separate display This button cannot be selected if there are no images to view The next image appears when there are multiple images in one main image view window or images from the same folder in a separate display This button cannot be selected if there are no images to view Selected or checked images appear in
42. iaiaets 84 Easily Modifying RAW Images ccccseeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaseeeeeesaeneeesaaees 86 Setting RAW Image Data Processing Conditions ccccccceseeeeeees 87 Saving Image FIleS ccceececccsssececcecececeeeeeecseueeecseeeeeeessuseeeseeeeesees 91 Saving Image File Adjustment cc cceececcceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesaaeeeeeesaaeeess 93 Recalling Image File AdjUStMeNL cccceccceseeeeeceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeesaeeesaneees 93 Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Settings 06 94 IOS SANY oaan ieeaneanienstaaiagenganesansagesenensaneantesneuuieandueans 98 eo Enjoying Your Digital Camera Pictures Er You can use a computer to organize and edit the pictures captured with your digital camera Direct Print Connect your camera directly to a PictBridge compatible printer using the USB cable Not available on ist D Your computer is e equipped with a standard USB interface View and record images on e using Windows Me 2000 XP or AV equipment Mac OS 9 01 9 2 X Ver 10 1 slat 10 2 or 10 3 Connect your camera to a TV DVD recorder or other audiovisual Connect your camera equipment using an AV cable to to a computer using the USB cable to copy view and or record images the camera images to a computer Your computer is e using Windows 95 98 98 SE NT or Mac OS 8 6 card slot PC card adapter or a card reader e Remove
43. iew slideshow full screen on a single monitor Dual full screen View slideshow full screen on two monitors Interval Sets interval for frame advance during slideshows Second s Sets interval in seconds for frame advance Item Frame Advance During Dual View Loop view Description Set the refresh method when viewing two images simultaneously p 51 Advance in order Frames advance in order The secondary window shows one image ahead of the primary window Advance alternate At each frame advance interval images are shown alternately on the primary and secondary windows With the first image starting at Zero even number images are shown on the primary window and odd number images are shown on the secondary window Advance two frames Frames advance in twos Set primary image The primary window shows a fixed image The secondary window shows images which advance in order Sets the repeat view setting No When all of the images have been shown the slideshow ends Yes Even after a slideshow ends the slideshow repeats until ll is clicked 2 After making your selections click OK The options are set and the Options dialog closes Click Reset to return all options to default settings When Reset is clicked all tab settings including the settings of the currently open tab are returned to default settings Managing Image Files and Folders Moving Copying Image Files 1 In the Th
44. ile Name File Size File Date Time File Type Shooting Date Time Image Size and Lens Name This sets the captions of objects that appear in the Thumbnail pane File Name File Date and File Time appear by default The smallest size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail pane A small size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail pane A medium size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail pane A large size thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail pane Image details appear in the Thumbnail pane without an image Select Back to return to the previously opened folder Forward to move forward one folder and Up to move up one folder in the directory tree Selected or checked images appear in order p 49 Tool menu Save Image Data List PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory PENTAX REMOTE Assistant Options Help menu Help Topics Index What s This About PHOTO Browser Use the check boxes to save the image data from multiple folders into one CSV format file If no images are selected or checked all the image data in the current folder is saved p 48 This starts PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Specify the applicable image files within the Thumbnail pane of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 76 This starts PENTAX REMOTE Assistant PENTAX REMOTE Assistant can be used by installing it in the same folder as PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and using it together with e2D This sets various settings for PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 60 This sho
45. inue emo withthe installation in step 6 The installer starts 6 The installer starts Click Z Welcome Next r e ot Camera Utility on your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup Program Click Cancel to quit Setup and close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Confirm the folder name in the Destination Folder to which the program files are to be installed Click Next if no need to change 2 Choose Destination Location Setup will install PENTAX Digital Camera Utility in the following folder To install into a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install PENTAX Digital Camera Utility by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder C Pentax Digital Camera Utility Browse Click Next to begin the installation Copying of the program files begins 2 Start Installation You are now ready to install PENTAX Digital Camera Utility Press the Next button to begin the installation or the Back information button to reenter the installation inf Tae r
46. ion colors e Free Disk Space 250MB or more 500MB or more recommended aut e In Windows 95 98 NT you cannot transfer files using the USB cable e We recommend using AC adapter when the camera is connected to the computer If the batteries become depleted during image transfer the image data or SD Memory Card may be damaged Macintosh System Requirements USB Connection e Macintosh with Mac OS 9 01 9 2 X Ver 10 1 10 2 or 10 3 preinstalled e USB port must be standard equipment Er Installation of the USB driver is not necessary Application Software lt PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 gt 9 languages English French German Spanish Italian Russian Chinese traditional and simplified Korean Japanese e OS Mac OS 9 0 or higher CarbonLib 1 5 or later Mac OS X 10 1 3 or later e CPU PowerPC G3 or later G4 1 0 GHz or higher recommended e Memory 256MB minimum 512MB or higher recommended e Monitor 1024x768 1280x1024 or better resolution recommended in 24 bit full color approx 16 77 million colors e Free Disk Space 250MB or more 500MB or more recommended auton e We recommend using AC adapter sold separately when the camera is connected to the computer If the batteries become depleted during image transfer the image data or SD Memory Card may be damaged e In Mac OS 8 6 you cannot transfer files using the USB cable Installing the Software Here is the procedu
47. isk 2 592 500 bytes Where MC Image Created Modified Mon Aug 23 2004 10 07 AM l Stationery Pad L Locked Name amp Extension Open with Preview Ownership amp Permissions Fviviviyt Comments J Confirm the content and input information as needed 4 Click the b button The Information dialog closes PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 is software for color separation processing and other processing of CCD RAW image data recorded in a PENTAX digital camera dedicated format The processing of RAW data enables images to be viewed on commercially available image viewing and editing software This section describes opening and closing PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 and viewing the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window and explains its functions Opening PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 For Windows 1 Select the start menu on the desktop 2 Select PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory from PENTAX Digital Camera Utility in the program menu PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window appears Closing PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Select Exit from the File menu on the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window For Macintosh 1 Double click the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory folder in PENTAX Digital Camera Utility on the hard disk 2 Double click the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory program icon PENTAX PHOTO Laborator
48. l Advanced Color Space sRGB C AdobeRGB Refresh Preview Realtime C Refresh button Saving Multiple Files Processing Start immediately C Use queue list Original file name new extension C Numbered files C Save one at a time Item Color Space m Caneel Content Select from SRGB or AdobeRGB for the color space that sets the color range sRGB This is currently the most common color space setting and is compatible with most monitors and image processing software AdobeRGB This offers a wider range of color than SRGB Use this setting for tasks such as making detailed adjustments on images or commercial printing When viewing images processed with AdobeRGB in an sRGB environment the saturation may appear lower than when processed with sRGB Processing Select from starting processing jobs immediately or creating a queue list and starting jobs later Start immediately Jobs are started immediately Other operations cannot be performed until processing is completed Use queue list Jobs are added to a queue list Jobs may be added or deleted before processing or during processing Item Content Refresh Preview Real time Set this to apply processing conditions to the preview image upon each change made to Custom Processing settings Refresh button Set this to apply processing conditions to the preview image after all changes are made to Custom Processing settings
49. l pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window select or check the thumbnail images to be renamed Select Select All from the Edit menu to select all images in the Thumbnail pane Images from more than one folder cannot be selected 2 Select Rename All from the File menu Alternatively click the gt button from the tool bar The Rename All dialog appears Rename All Base file name IMP Number of digits Put base file name last Start number 0001 a Cancel J Confirm the content and input information as needed Item Description Base file name Specify name to add to file names IMGP is added by default Number of digits Specify the number of digits to add to file names 1 to 5 digits may be specified 4 digits are specified by default Example IMGP1234 pef When files exist in the folder with the specified base file name the number of digits increases if the maximum number of files is exceeded Put base file name last When this check box is checked the file name specified in Base file name is added to the end of all file names Example 0123IMGP pef Base name file is added to the beginning by default ltem Description Start number Sets the start number When files exist in the folder with the same specified base file name the numbering automatically starts from the number next to the highest number of the existing file If there is no file with the specified base file name nu
50. le as well as other methods Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera and PC For Windows Set Transfer Mode on the Camera to PC Om ts t DS is used as an example here When using amp s D Transfer Mode does not need to be set Go to Connecting Your Camera to Your PC 1 Press the MENU button on the camera The Rec Mode menu or the P Playback menu appears 2 Press the four way controller gt to display the Xs Set up menu J Use the four way controller A V to select Transfer Mode 4 Press the four way controller gt A pull down menu appears j Use the four way controller id Set 4 V to select PC Set up Brightness Level 0 Video Out NTSC Transfer Mode lt PC Auto Power Off File Sensor Cleaning MENU Cancel 6 Press the OK button on the camera auton e Do not connect the camera to your computer while PictBridge is selected for the Transfer Mode e If the USB transmission speed of the computer is slower than that of the camera an error may occur when transferring data If this occurs set the Transfer Mode to PC F This sets the transfer speed to the USB 1 1 data transfer rate thereby reducing the possibility of an error Connecting Your Camera to Your PC 1 Turn your PC on 2 Turn off your camera and use the USB cable to connect your camera and your PC Confirm that an SD Memory Card is inserted into your camera
51. ltem Description Folder at Startup From the following select the folder to open when starting the program Last folder used This opens the folder that was last used in PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Desktop This opens the desktop Always use this folder Click Browse to specify a folder Status at Startup Set PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 status at startup Status at last exit When the next session of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 is started the settings from the previous session are used Default The default screen appears Show Splash Screen at Sets splash screen when PENTAX PHOTO Browser Startup 2 0 starts On Splash screen is shown Off Splash screen is not shown Ci to The splash screen is the title screen that appears when PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 starts PENTAX Browser 2 0 62 View tab settings Change the Main Image View window settings in the View tab Options General View Frame Advance Slideshow Image Data Pane Height f Last size specified C Auto C Fixed Rows Showing Multiple Images f Single window Man Aa File Image f Simple display f Auto Rak display ltem Image Data Pane Height Main Image Window Size Main Image Window Size Last size specified C Default 0 Set size Width Height C Separate window cancel Description Sets the height of the Image data pane that appears when the main image window opens Last size specified Sets
52. mbering starts at 1 4 Click OK All files are renamed to the specified name Create a New Folder 1 In the Folder tree pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window select the folder where to create a new folder Alternatively select the Thumbnail pane 2 Select Create New Folder from the File menu A new folder is created under the specified folder or in the Thumbnail pane E PENTAX PHOTO Browser File Edit view Tool Help Qa haQtiea e 0 EDO Address c documents and settings test my documents my pictures OOpentx v E Desktop B My Documents pe My Music 24 My Pictures L3 100PENT PENTAX My Computer T T 31 Floppy A Local Disk C New Folder IMGPOO03 PEF IMGPO005 PEF 4 CD Drive D 3 19 2004 1 49 08 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 44 Ph Control Panel EEE eee gt Shared Documents screen s Documents gt My Documents S My Network Places IMGPO021 PEF IMGPO0023 PEF IMGPO0025 PEF 3 19 2004 1 49 20 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 06 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 10 Ph Displaying Properties of Image Files Folders for Windows r The contents of the Properties dialog depends on the version of Windows currently running Refer to Help in Windows for details on the Properties dialog settings 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window select the thumbnail image for which properties are to be shown Alternatively in the Folder tree pane select
53. me Camera model Single shooting Flash off OFF Off istDS ver 10 8 14 2004 4 51 PENTAX ist DS Image data pane Image view area Menu bar This executes functions or sets various settings of the main image window File menu View Browser This shows the file browsing screen This opens the Open dialog to select the file to open If a check mark is next to Open in new window a new Main image view window opens and the selected image appears when a file is selected and Open is clicked p 38 This saves the image being viewed in JPEG TIFF BMP PNG or PICT format p 45 This sets the page setup information for printing the selected image p 57 Open Save as Page Setup File menu Print Properties Close View menu Tool Bar Image Data Previous Image Next Image Slideshow Fit to Window Enlarge Reduce Life size Rotate View Counterclockwise 90 Rotate View Clockwise 90 Arrange Windows This prints the current image p 52 Image file data appears p 44 This closes the main image window This shows or hides the Tool bar This shows or hides the Image data pane The previous image appears when there are multiple images in one main image view window or images from the same folder in a separate display This button cannot be selected if there are no images to view The next image appears when there are multiple images in one main image view window or images
54. n Autofocus mode Autofocus area mode Color space Photo finish Saturation Sharpness Contrast Drive mode Flash mode Bracket Multi exposure Firmware Software version Shooting date time Camera model Contents Capture mode when shooting Metering mode when shooting White balance mode Color temperature units Kelvin 1 Amber Blue fine tune 1 Magenta Green fine tune 1 ISO sensitivity when shooting Number of recorded pixels Recording quality Exposure compensation Autofocus mode when shooting Autofocus area mode when shooting Color space mode Photo finish settings Saturation settings Sharpness settings Contrast settings Drive mode settings when shooting Flash mode settings when shooting Bracket settings when shooting Multi exposure settings when shooting Version of the software when images were last saved 2 Date and time shot Camera model Example Auto Picture Normal Multi segment metering Automatic 200 3008x2000 Better 0 0 Single AF Automatic sRGB Bright 0 0 0 Single shooting Flash off Off Off ist DS Ver 1 00 2004 11 01 10 00 00 PENTAX ist DS 1 Processing details wnen using PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 appear 2 Information on the camera s firmware appears for captured images e Status bar The status of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 appears The following items appear e Number of objects in the selected folder total folder size no
55. nge the size of the thumbnail image In the View menu select Thumbnail Smallest Thumbnail Small Thumbnail Medium or Thumbnail Large Alternatively click the f or icon on the Tool bar Select an image in the Thumbnail pane Select one of the following methods for viewing an image e Click the image to view The image is framed in blue Hold down the Ctrl key or Shift key to select multiple images For Macintosh hold down the Command key or Shift key to select multiple images e Check w the image to view Multiple images can be selected Images from multiple folders can also be selected e Click the image to view and then select Check Selected Image Invert Selection from the Edit menu 4 Select Open from the File menu or click the icon on the Tool bar The main image window opens and the image appears Double click the image file to view in the Thumbnail pane The main image window opens and the image appears in one step RAW image file display PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 allows you to select between Simple display and Auto RAW display when displaying RAW image files in the main image window p 62 Simple display Images can be viewed quickly but image quality is inferior Auto RAW display It takes time to display the actual raw data but the image quality is superior Select from three levels for the processing ratio on the View tab of the Options di
56. nlarged view IMGP0025 PEF Secs OVEISiS 4ePieaaamiipur JW A asa Mi2Z r ANE a TOA Lens name smc PENTAX DA Color temperature Autofocus mode Single F Drive mode Single she Focal length 29mm Fine tune 4 B Autofocus area Automatic Flash mode Flash off Shutter speed 1 25sec Fine tune M G Color space sRGB Bracket Off Aperture F5 6 Sensitivity Photo finish Natural Multi exposure off Capture mode 4uto Picture Ma Recorded pixels 3008x2008 Saturation 2 Firmware Softw ist DS Metering mode Multi segment m Quality RAW Sharpness 2 Shooting date time 814 200 White balance Automatic Exposure compe 0 0 Contrast 2 Camera model PENTAX Reduced view IMGP0025 PEF File View Tool Help OVAS lt gt ea Qa J E9 G le 2 Lens name Focal length Shutter speed Aperture Capture mode Metering mode White balance smc PENTAX DA 29mm 1 25sec F5 6 uto Picture Ma Multi segment m Automatic Color temperature Fine tune 4 B Fine tune M G Sensitivity Recorded pixels 3008x2008 Quality RAW Exposure compe 0 0 Autofocus mode Autofocus area Color space Photo finish Saturation Sharpness Contrast Single AF Automatic sRGB Natural 2 2 2 Drive mode Flash mode Bracket Multi exposure Firmware Softw Shooting date time Camera model Single she Flash off Off Off ist DS 8 14 200 PENTAX ary You can also enlarge or reduce the view by directly i
57. nputting the numerical value of the magnification in the View Magnification box 3 on the Tool bar Hiding the Tool Bar and Image Data Pane You can set whether to show or hide the Tool bar and image data pane in the main image window 1 Select Tool Bar or Image Data from the View menu in the main image window and uncheck the item The Tool bar or image data pane is hidden E IMGP0025 PEF File View Tool Help am To display the Tool bar or image data pane select Tool Bar or Image Data fromthe View menu in the main image window and check the item Displaying Image Properties You can display file data for the image file appearing in the main image window p 74 Saving an Image You can save the displayed image using any of the following file formats RAW data can be saved with any of these formats to view the image with image processing software JPEG JPEG image with image data TIFF 8 bit TIFF image with image data TIFF 16bit High quality TIFF image with image data BITMAP BMP image without image data PNG PNG image without image data PICT PICT image without image data 1 Select Save as from the File menu in the main image window or click the 7 icon on the Tool bar The Save as dialog appears If RAW data is viewed in Simple display or is reduced the message Image is shown in simple display mode Do you wish to return image to full size appears If No is sele
58. ntosh iicieciisedidatusrcerisedorieveateddesucdnsdieetaincuoreniescerntaancienvs 11 Saving Images on Your Computer Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera and PC For Windows 13 Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera and Macintosh rola ire ella 3 oa Aenean ee ee cer ee E eee et ee 18 Other Methods for Saving IMAGES cccccseeeceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeesaaeeess 21 PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Opening PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 cccccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeees 22 About the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 WIndOW cccccseeeeeeeeeees 24 Main Image WINKOW eisecicscecdessciiaectesssccessdiessteecdscsnciesenenedentnessensietinasesenees 33 Viewing IMAGES ccccsecccsececseececsececseseeeseuceeteuseeseuseeseuseensuesensuseenaeess 38 Saving a List of Image Data ccc cccccecceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeseeeseaeeeeeesaaeees 48 Continuous Image Playback in a Slideshow ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 49 Printing an MAJE iisisti aesae iaa aiia 52 Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Settings cc0c00 60 Managing Image Files and FOIders ccccseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeess 67 PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Opening PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 ccccccceeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 76 About the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Window 0cccceeeeees 78 Viewing UNMA CS Sircostrca ta vidiecasacautaaoninareusaaagiarantiaadnenatant saulabedeainsternashese
59. older into the selected folder p 67 This deletes the selected folder or image When a folder is deleted all files in the folder are also deleted p 70 This checks the selected file This unchecks the selected file This unchecks all images This selects all files within the currently open folder This unselects all selected files and selects all unselected files within the currently open folder View menu Tool Bar Folder Tree Preview Address Bar Status Bar Image Data Default Position Filter Sort by Thumbnail Caption Thumbnail Smallest Thumbnail Small Thumbnail Medium Thumbnail Large Details Move Slideshow This shows or hides the Tool bar This shows or hides the Folder tree pane This shows or hides the Preview pane This shows or hides the Address bar This shows or hides the Status bar This shows or hides the Image data pane This returns each pane to its default position This sets the type of file that appears in the Thumbnail pane Uncheck the items you want to hide Select from the following four items PENTAX Image Images captured with your PENTAX camera Other Image Images other than those captured with your PENTAX camera JPEG TIFF BMP PNG PICT Folder Folders Other Files not compatible with PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 This specifies the order in which objects appear in the Thumbnail pane and specifies ascending or descending order You can select from F
60. on Position Bottom center T Contents File name File date time Shooting date time Font Arial X Size Auto X Lf 4 gt Doi Printer OXX Page Setup Printer Settings Cancel 4 Make the layout and caption settings Item Description Preview This displays a preview using the specified settings Layout Select from three layout patterns Number of images per From the list specify the number of images to print on page one page Caption The caption settings are explained below The contents that appear depend on the selected layout Position Select the image caption position from the list Contents Specify the data that may be printed from the list Font Select a font from the list The default setting is the standard system font Size Select a font size from the list Printer The name of the printer to be used appears here Om eno The image size is calculated automatically from the margins number of images and caption size e Click the Page Setup button to make the page settings p 57 e Click the Printer Settings button to make the printer settings p 58 J Click OK Printing starts Using Print Photo 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window select the images to print 2 Select Print from the File menu Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar zx The Print dialog appears Print Index Print photo Preview Page S
61. opies 13 Position Do Not Print i o Text Eee ee aes eee Insert Page Number Insert No of Pages Footer e Position Do Not Print Font OoOo O Text a cae sa eg Insert Page Number Insert No of Pages Size ka Printer Settings Cancel 2 Make the settings Item Description Margins Left Right The default setting is 25 mm on each side Upper Lower Header The default setting is 15 mm from the top and bottom Footer edges Number of copies Specify the number of copies to print Header Text Enter text to print for the header footer Footer Insert Page When this is clicked Page number is inserted at Number the cursor location in the Text field Insert Number When this is clicked Number of pages is inserted of Pages at the cursor location in the Text field ltem Description Position Sets header footer position Select from Do Not Print Default Align left Align center and Align right Font Select a font from the list The default setting is the standard system font Size Select a font size from the list The default setting is 10 point J Click OK The page setup information is set Using Printer Settings Check the printer settings and change the settings as needed Refer to the printer user s manual for details on printer settings emo This section describes the printer settings for Windows For Macintosh the printer setting screen is dependent on the OS
62. or the Transfer Mode e If the USB transmission speed of the computer is slower than that of the camera an error may occur when transferring data If this occurs set the Transfer Mode to PC F This sets the transfer speed to the USB 1 1 data transfer rate thereby reducing the possibility of an error Connecting the Camera and Macintosh 1 Turn on your Macintosh 2 Turn off your camera and use the USB cable to connect your camera and your Macintosh Confirm that an SD Memory Card is inserted into your camera J Turn your camera on Your camera is recognized on the desktop as NO_NAME or the volume label of the SD Memory Card if one is registered You can change the folder name When the iPHOTO screen appears close it ir For Mac OS 9 0 it is recognized as Untitled or the volume label of the SD Memory Card if one is registered Mac OS X Ver 10 2 is used as an example here Saving Camera Images on Your Macintosh 1 Double click the NO_NAME icon on the desktop 2 Double click the DCIM icon Er gt The XXXPENTX XXX is a three digit number folder appears The camera image files are in this folder SMS EN 104 el J Double click the Macintosh HD icon on the desktop This opens the Macintosh HD folder 4 Drag and drop the XXXPENTX folder into any desired folder such as the Macintosh HD folder The camera images are saved into the Ma
63. or click on the icon on the Tool bar and then click Full Auto Processing on the drop down list The image is processed using the Image mode set at the time of shooting and the settings cannot be changed in PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Enter settings in each setting panel The settings are reflected in the Preview panel There are two ways to reflect the settings p 94 e Reflect the settings immediately in real time e Reflect the settings when clicking the icon on the Preview panel Setting the White balance White Balance x White Balance Settings Camera setting Automatic Override C Gray point setting Item Content Select from the following Camera setting White Balance Settings Override Apply the white balance setting used on your camera Use White Balance Setting to select the white balance to apply Select from Daylight Shade Cloudy Daylight fluorescent light Neutral white fluorescent light White fluorescent light Tungsten light Flash or Color temperature setting Grey point setting Select the point in the preview image to turn gray Specify using the pointer for the most appropriate white balance setting Select from 1 point 3 points or 5 points When shooting with the gray panel with Grey point setting a more accurate white balance may be achieved Click Reset to delete the selected gray points Item Color temperatur
64. order p 49 This fits the image to the window size p 42 This halves the view magnification of the image appearing in the image view area The minimum view magnification is 1 16 p 42 This doubles the view magnification of the image appearing in the image view area The maximum view magnification is 4 times p 42 Number Icon button Content 12 appearing in the image view area to life size 1 1 p 42 13 The current view magnification appears You 15 84 can also set the view magnification by selecting it from the pull down list or by directly inputting Zoom the magnification p 42 14 This rotates the image appearing in the image view area 90 to the left counterclockwise Rotate View p 41 Counterclockwise 90 15 This rotates the image appearing in the image view area 90 to the right clockwise p 41 Rotate View Clockwise 90 16 egy Click and select jj or HI to automatically adjust the brightness contrast and color tone Select Strong or Slight 17 Click and select or to rotate the image data Uncompressed images are rotated as is When performing lossless rotation of an unprocessed JPEG image the Save as dialog opens before the image appears p 46 18 The PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 setup screen appears This sets various settings for Options PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 60 19 This shows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 help contents Help
65. pentax co uk 12 14 rue Jean Poulmarch 95106 Argenteuil Cedex FRANCE for Netherlands Spinveld 25 4815 HR Breda NETHERLANDS http www pentax nl for Belgium amp Luxembourg Weiveldiaan 3 5 1930 Zaventem BELGIUM http www pentax be Widenholzstrasse 1 Postfach 367 8305 Dietlikon SWITZERLAND http www pentax ch P O Box 650 75127 Uppsala SWEDEN http www pentax se PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America Inc PENTAX Canada Inc for your precious moments Headquarters 600 12th Street Suite 300 Golden Colorado 80401 U S A Distribution amp Service Center 16163 West 45th Drive Unit H Golden Colorado 80403 U S A http www pentaximaging com 1770 Argentia Road Mississauga Ontario L5N 3S7 CANADA http www pentaxcanada ca http www digital pentax co jp e Specifications and external dimensions are subject to change without notice 57446 Copyright PENTAX Corporation 2004 01 200410 Printed in Philippines
66. re for installing PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 can be installed on top of earlier versions of this software supplied with xis D When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 XP or Mac OS X log on with an account that has administrative rights before installing the CH software When Using Windows 1 Turn your computer on Close any other software that is open 2 Place the provided CD ROM S SW28 into the CD ROM drive on your computer The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears e If the PENTAX Software Installer screen does not appear Display the PENTAX Software Installer screen following the steps below 1 Double click My Computer from the start menu 2 Double click the CD ROM drive S SW28 icon 3 Double click Setup exe J You can choose the languages from the displayed screen The software selection screen n appea rs Francais HR PENTAX Software Installer Espa ol AAR Italiano Pyccknn 4 Click PENTAX Digital Camera sam Utility PE English _ PENTAX Digital Camera Utility Product Registration gt Back Exit Hi Select your applicable PEE language in the Select staat Ep ET eii that you would like to use Language screen and click OK Modern Spanish Italian Some operating environments select the language automatically Cont
67. sily e Print images You can also start RAW image data editing software PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 and PENTAX REMOTE Assistant 1 from within PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 1 PENTAX REMOTE Assistant can only be used together with as D PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Performs color separation processing and other processing on CCD RAW image data recorded in PENTAX digital camera dedicated format thereby enabling images to be saved so as to appear on commercially available image viewing and editing software PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 can also be run as a standalone On application System Requirements We recommend the following system requirements to transfer images from your camera to a computer and to install and use PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Windows System Requirements USB Connection e Computer with Windows Me 2000 XP Home Edition Professional preinstalled e USB port must be standard equipment Application Software lt PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 gt 9 languages English French German Spanish Italian Russian Chinese traditional and simplified Korean Japanese e OS Windows Me 2000 Windows XP Home Edition Professional e CPU Pentiumlll or later Pentium 4 or later recommended e Memory 256MB minimum 512MB or higher recommended e Monitor 1024x768 1280x1024 or better resolution recommended in 24 bit full color approx 16 77 mill
68. straight line Setting the Sensitivity Contrast Saturation Sharpness Set these using the Other settings panel Other Settings Sensitivity Contrast Saturation Sharpness ltem Sensitivity Contrast Saturation Sharpness Content Changes the sensitivity of processing The image becomes brighter The image becomes darker Adjusts the contrast between light and shadow Increases contrast between light and shadow Decreases contrast between light and shadow Adjusts the strength of the colors after RAW data development The colors become stronger The colors become weaker Adjusts the sharpness of the edges Image contour is enhanced Image contour is softened Saving Image Files You can save the image files which have been Full Auto processed or Custom processed Specify the save format and image size when saving image files Save images in JPEG format with one of five different compression rates or in TIFF 8 or TIFF 16 format As the compression rate increases the file size decreases but the quality also deteriorates Select from S M or L for the image size Size Pixels 3008x2008 2400x1600 1536x1024 1 Select Save Mode from the Tool menu or click on the right of the icon to select the save format Select the quality and file format when saving RAW images For JPEG files image data is compressed and saved Select from Hi
69. t including subfolders or number of selected objects and total size e Available disk space for selected drive e Progress status when loading thumbnails e Identification of local disk removable disk and network Menu Bar This executes functions or sets various settings of PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 For Macintosh the menu bar appears at the top of the desktop File menu Create New Folder Open Rename Rename All Page Setup Print Properties Exit Edit menu Undo Cut Copy Paste Delete Check Selected Image Uncheck Selected Image Uncheck All Select All Invert Selection This creates a new folder in the location specified on the Folder tree pane p 73 This opens the selected folder For an image selected in the Thumbnail pane it displays the image in a new main image window This changes the name of the selected file or folder p 71 This changes the names of all selected files p 72 This sets printing options such as margins headers footers and number of copies p 57 This prints the selected image file p 52 The properties of the selected file or folder appear p 74 This closes PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 For Macintosh select Quit PENTAX PHOTO Browser Ol This undoes the previous file operation This prepares the selected file or folder to be moved to a different location p 67 This copies the selected file or folder p 67 This copies the cut or copied file or f
70. the View Order setting on the Frame Advance tab of the Options dialog p 65 Select from one of the four display patterns below Single window Single full screen Dual full screen A Ea Image display order for dual window When using dual window or dual full screen select the display pattern for images on the primary and secondary monitors Advance in order Pri Te Ls JL met JL net Jol nes Secondary a os Jo ne fs of Advance alternate me Le Ln Le p T J T J me Let Leet of ot Om Advance two frames var a fm 7AM A LYS A Secondary B Set primary image gt i a 2 B gt gt oO gt ol Primary __ A Secondary eb sl Printing an Image When printing image files select between Print Index and Print Photo Print Index Prints a thumbnail and image data for an image Print photo Prints a high quality print of an image You can print multiple images on one page or print one large image on multiple pages using partition printing Using Print Index 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window select the images to print 2 Select Print from the File menu Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar The Print dialog appears J Select the Print Index tab Print Index Print photo Preview Layout 5 Gl E Number of images per page W x H 6 2x3 Capti
71. the card from the camera When transferring images on the card to a computer with another device make sure to review the user manual accompanying that device You can transfer your images using a built in Use your photo shop You can have prints made from images recorded on your card at a photo shop e Set DPOF settings on your camera and get prints from your photo shop e Select the images for prints Use your image data You can use your e mail software to attach and send images by e mail or post the images on your website e See the operating manual of your e mail software for details on how to make attachments to e mails e See the operating manual of the software you are using for details on how to use images and movies on your website m Use your printer LZZ SZ LLL LL LLL ZZZ LLL LLL LLL FILO ELL LLL LLII LIZ LLL LLII LII LLLI PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 22 p 74 a gt PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 p 76 p 97 SY e View images Organize and save images e Print images Rename all You can use your printer to e Save all image data print images transferred to e PENTAX specification RAW data processing your computer Some printers can print Use a commercially available image editing directly from memory cards software to perform resizing trimming and e For details see the other image editing operations operating manual of the printer you are using
72. the folder for which properties are to be shown 2 Select Properties from the File menu The XXX Properties dialog appears imgp0025 Properties X imgp0025 Properties General Summary General Summary Raw by TA IMGPO0025 Property Description Type of file PENTAX Raw File DY Title Opens with gi PENTAX PHOTO Brows La Subject LY Category LY Keywords Location C Documents and Settings test My Documents m DY comments Size 10 1 MB 10 614 217 bytes Origin Size on disk 10 1 MB 10 616 832 bytes LY Source Created Today September 09 2004 2 29 51 AM ie LY Revision Number Modified Thursday August 19 2004 1 49 10 PM Accessed Today September 09 2004 7 29 32 PM Attributes Read only _ Hidden J Confirm the content and input information as needed 4 Click OK The Properties dialog closes Displaying Properties of Image Files Folders for Macintosh hia The standard Macintosh information dialog appears Refer to Help in Macintosh for details on the information dialog settings 1 In the Thumbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window select the thumbnail image for which properties are to be shown Alternatively in the Folder tree pane select the folder for which properties are to be shown 2 Select Properties from the File menu The XXX Info dialog appears 80 IMGP0007 JPG Info Y General IMGP0007 JPG Kind JPEG Image Size 2 4 MB on d
73. top When Windows notifies you that it is safe to do so unplug the device from your computer Hardware devices amp USB Mass Storage Device C Display device components Select USB Mass Storage Device and click OK A message appears indicating that the hardware can be safely removed gt Stop a Hardware device Confirm devices to be stopped Choose OK to continue Windows will attempt to stop the following devices After the devices are stopped they may be removed safely amp amp USB Mass Storage Device Generic volume E PENTAX DIGITAL_CAMERA USB Device Click OK Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC i Safe To Remove Hardware The DiskOnKey USB personal storage device device can now be safely removed From the system Windows Me 2000 Double click the amp Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the task bar The Unplug or Eject Hardware screen appears cme 2 Confirm that USB Mass aixi Storage Device is selected E non ras ou athe solve gg Weds nu and then click Stop Aasiaat The Stop a Hardware device screen appears USB Mass Storage Device at Location 0 Properties I Display device components M Show Unplug Eject icon on the taskbar Close J Select USB Mass Storage fa Stop a Hardware device zix H 7 Confirm devices to be stopped Choose OK to continue D evi ce
74. umbnail pane of the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window select the thumbnail image to move or copy 2 Select Cut or Copy from the Edit menu Alternatively click the gt or icon on the Tool bar PENTAX PHOTO Browser File asia view Tool Help p t jae oc garag Check Selected Image Uncheck Selected Image Select All Invert Selection O IMGPOO03 PEF IMGPOO005 PEF Control Panel 3 19 2004 1 49 08 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 44 Ph Shared Documents screen s Documents My Documents Ra My Network Places IMGPOO00 7 JPG 3 23 2004 1 07 56 Ab O IMGP0023 PEF IMGP0025 PEF IMGP0030 PEF 3 19 2004 1 49 06 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 10 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 22 Ph J Specify the destination folder for moving or copying in the Folder tree pane 4 Select Paste from the Edit menu Alternatively click the icon on the Tool bar PENTAX PHOTO Browser File 8 View Tool Help ht a e o eo EL gs test my documents my pictures Ac A Copy Cae i Delete x LJ JOOPENTX Control Panel O Shared Documents O screen s Documents O My Documents H iit amp My Network Places The image file is moved or copied to the specified folder PENTAX PHOTO Browser File Edit Yiew Tool Help OQQAN S a C HERO Address c documents and settings test my documents my pictures v Desktop B My Documents A My Music 4 My Pictures
75. urrent settings when Refresh Preview becomes the Refresh Refresh button on the Options settings of PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Number Icon button Content 4 When multiple images are selected select the image to display from the list O02IMGP pef When multiple images are selected the preview 6 lt of the first image in order of registration appears First Image When multiple images are selected the preview of one image ahead in order of registration Previous Image AREE NS When multiple images are selected the preview of one image back in order of registration Next Image APSCES When multiple images are selected the preview bpi of the last image in order of registration appears Last Image Viewing Images 1 Click the button in the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window The Open dialog appears Look in C 100FENT IMGPOO0S IMGPO02 1 ht File name Files of type PENTAX Raia File PEF Cancel 2 Specify the file name of a RAW image file to display and click the Open button an A RAW image appears in the Preview panel of the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window imgp0492 pef Select multiple image files to open multiple images at the same time Click the IK lt gt or DM button on the Tool bar to preview the desired image e When starting PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 from PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 use the following methods for viewing ima
76. ws PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 help contents This shows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 help index search This command is not available for Macintosh Ca This shows pop up tips when an icon or command button is clicked This shows PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 version information For Macintosh select About PENTAX PHOTO Browser on the PENTAX PHOTO Browser menu 1 PENTAX REMOTE Assistant is not included in the CD ROM S SW28 The latest version can be downloaded from the PENTAX website This menu function can be used if PENTAX REMOTE Assistant is already installed Tool Bar Frequently used functions are provided as Tool bar buttons You can execute these functions easily from the Tool bar Double click the Tool bar to remove it from the browser window and move it to a different position 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Number Icon button Content This opens the previously opened folder 2 This opens the folder which was open before using the Back button 3 This moves up one folder in the directory tree 4 a This changes the names of all selected files p i p 72 Rename All 5 This prints the selected image file p 52 Print 6 This undoes the previous file operation 7 This prepares the selected file or folder to be moved to a different location p 67 Number Icon button 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
77. wser 2 0 Select Quit PENTAX PHOTO Browser in PENTAX PHOTO Browser on the desktop menu bar o About the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 Window This section explains the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 window layout names and functions Each pane can be resized from side to side and up and down Drag or double click the Address bar Folder tree pane Image data pane or Preview pane to remove it from the browser window and move it to a different position Alternatively click E on the top right of each pane to close that pane For Macintosh click a pane or drag the margin to remove the pane Click Default Position to return the pane to the default position Menu bar Tool bar Thumbnail pane Folder tree pane Address bar PENTIX PHOTO Browser File Edit View Tool Help CGS SFNT oc FBAFOZ Se giaidabp y2 Address c documents and setting test my documents my pictures 00pentx x A Ec Desktop B My Documents My Music My Pictures CI 100PENTX T My Computer My Network Places PEE B IMGP0003 PEF IMGP0005 PEF IMGPO007 JPG IMGPO008 JPG IMGPO013 JPG IMGP0021 PEF 3 19 2004 1 49 08 Ph 3719 2004 1 49 44 Ph 3423 2004 1 07 56 Ah 3723 2004 1 07 56 Ah 3427 2004 3 21 08 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 20 Ph m IMGP0023 PEF IMGP0025 PEF IMGP0030 PEF IMGP0054 PEF IMGP0391 JPG IMGP0403 JPG 3 19 2004 1 49 06 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 10 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 22 Ph 3 19 2004 1 49 26 Ph 3 23 2004 1 07 56
78. y 2 0 is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window appears Search Closing PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Select Quit PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory in PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory on the desktop menu bar ee PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 can also be started from within PENTAX PHOTO Browser 2 0 p 29 About the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 Window This section explains the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 window layout names and functions PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 2 0 is made up of five panels The panels appear in independent windows and may be placed anywhere on the screen Select Arrange Windows from the View menu to align the panels Four panels not including the main panel can be hidden or shown Preview panel Main panel Menu bar Tool bar 2 X E PENTAX PHOTO Labo ratory HER l Fie Yiew Tool Help Ae a White Balance Settings Camera setting Automatic C Override C Gray point setting Sensitivity Contrast Histogram Brightness Saturation Sharpness Show White Portions Show Black Portions Reset Other settings panel Tone panel White balance panel auton e When the processing mode is set to Full Auto Processing mode ka the White balance panel Tone panel and Other settings panel do not appear p 82 e When RAW image data is not selected the preview image does not appear p 83

Pentax Browser 2.0 User's Manual

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents