Operating Manual (Version 3.10) Thank you for purchasing this PENTAX Digital Camera. This is the manual for "PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3" and "PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3" 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 3", or "PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3", 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, performances or of items on display. Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used outside the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and care should be taken here also. Regarding trademarks · PENTAX and smc PENTAX are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation. · PENTAX PHOTO Browser, PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory, PENTAX REMOTE Assistant are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation. · SD logo and SDHC logo are trademarks. · All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 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 · 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. · 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. 1 Contents Enjoying Your Digital Camera Pictures ............................. 2 Provided Software ............................................................... 4 Software Provided....................................................................................4 System Requirements..............................................................................5 Installing the Software......................................................... 7 When Using Windows ..............................................................................7 When Using Macintosh ............................................................................9 Saving Images on Your Computer ................................... 11 Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera and Computer (For Windows) ...............................................................................................11 Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera and Computer (For Macintosh)..............................................................................................16 Other Methods for Saving Images .........................................................18 PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 .............................................. 19 Opening PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 ...................................................19 About the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 Window....................................20 Transferring Images ...............................................................................31 Viewing Images......................................................................................32 Main Image View Window......................................................................36 Managing Image Files and Folders........................................................47 Saving a List of Image Data ...................................................................53 Continuous Image Playback in a Slideshow ..........................................55 Printing an Image ...................................................................................58 Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 Settings .............................65 PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 .......................................... 71 Opening PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 ...............................................71 About the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 Window................................73 Selecting a RAW File to Process ...........................................................80 Easily Modifying RAW Files ...................................................................84 Setting RAW File Processing Conditions ...............................................85 Saving Image Files.................................................................................90 Saving Image File Adjustment ...............................................................91 Recalling Image File Adjustment............................................................92 Printing ...................................................................................................93 Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 Settings .........................99 Glossary............................................................................ 103 2 Enjoying Your Digital Camera Pictures 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 w.) View and record images on AV equipment Connect your camera to a TV, DVD recorder or other audiovisual equipment using an AV cable to view and/or record images. Your computer is... · equipped with a standard USB interface. · using Windows 2000/XP or Mac OS X Ver. 10.2 or later. Connect your camera to a computer using the USB cable to copy the camera images to a computer. Use your photo shop You can have prints made from images recorded on your card at a photo shop. · Set DPOF settings on your camera, and get prints from your photo shop. · Select the images for prints. You can transfer your images using a built-in card slot + PC card adapter or a card reader. · Remove 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. 3 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. · See the operating manual of your e-mail software for details on how to make attachments to e-mails. · See the operating manual of the software you are using for details on how to use images on your website. Use your printer PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 (p.19 - p.70) PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 (p.71 - p.102) · · · · View images · Organize and save images Print images · Rename all Save all image data PENTAX-specification RAW file processing* You can use your printer to print images transferred to your computer. Some printers can print directly from SD Memory Cards. · For details, see the operating manual of the printer you are using. Use a commercially-available image editing software to perform image editing operations. * You can also perform file processing operations for DNG files taken with PENTAX digital cameras, DNG files converted with PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3, and DNG files taken with PENTAX digital cameras and converted with Adobe DNG converter. Save your image data Images transferred to the computer can be saved onto a CD-R or other media. 4 Provided Software The provided CD-ROM (S-SW55) contains the following software: · PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 · PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 This manual describes PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 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 PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 is software for viewing, printing and managing images taken on your digital camera and saved on your computer. Files with extensions .bmp (BMP), .jpg (JPEG), .pef (Files recorded in PENTAX's exclusive digital-camera CCD RAW format. Hereafter "PEF"), .pct (PICT), .png (PNG), .tif (TIFF) and .dng (DNG) are supported. PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 can perform the following tasks: · Save image files under the same or a new name, change file names and file types, copy, cut, paste, rotate and delete. · Create new folders, change folder names, copy, cut, delete and paste. · Save image data list. · Check image data. · View PEF files and DNG files easily. · Print images. You can also start PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 and PENTAX REMOTE Assistant*1 from within PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3. *1: PENTAX REMOTE Assistant can only be used together with w. PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 This application supports a number of image processing functions for use with PEF and DNG files including data conversion, color adjustment, and image compensation, and further allows you to save these images in formats compatible with other commercial image browsing and editing software. You can also print PEF and DNG files. PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 can also be run as a standalone application. You can only perform image processing operations for DNG files taken with PENTAX digital cameras and DNG files converted with PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3. DNG (Digital Negative) is a general-purpose, publicly-available RAW file format designed by Adobe Systems. 5 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 3 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3. Windows System Requirements USB Connection · Computer with Windows 2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional) preinstalled. · USB port must be standard equipment. Application Software < PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 > (9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese [traditional and simplified], Korean, Japanese) · Operating System: Windows 2000/XP (Home Edition/Professional) · CPU : Pentium 4 or higher (Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or higher recommended) · RAM : 512 MB or more (1.0 GB or more recommended) · Monitor : 1024×768 pixels or more (1280×1024 pixels or more recommended) with 24-bit full color (approximately 16.77 million colors) · Free Disk Space : 250 MB or more (500 MB or more recommended) 6 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. Macintosh System Requirements USB Connection · Macintosh with Mac OS X 10.2 or later preinstalled. · USB port must be standard equipment. * Installation of the USB driver is not necessary. Application Software PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 (9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese [traditional and simplified], Korean, Japanese) · Operating System: Mac OS X 10.2 or later · CPU : PowerPC G4 or higher (Intel Core processor or PowerPC G5 recommended. Universal Binary format) · RAM : 512 MB or more (1.0 GB or more recommended) · Monitor : 1024×768 pixels or more (1280×1024 pixels or more recommended) with 24-bit full color (approximately 16.77 million colors) · Free Disk Space : 250 MB or more (500 MB or more recommended) 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. Installing the Software Here is the procedure for installing PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3. PENTAX PHOTO Browser and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory can overwrite earlier versions of this software supplied with w, J, L, U, F, q and r. Make sure to install PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 on the provided CD-ROM (S-SW55) in order to use RAW files shot with the q. 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 software. 7 When Using Windows 1 2 Turn your computer on. Close any other software that is open. Place the provided CD-ROM (S-SW55) into the CD-ROM drive on your computer. The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears. · If the PENTAX Software Installer screen does not appear Display the PENTAX Software Installer screen following t ...