Pentax K110D - Digital Camera SLR User manual

Operating Manual

Thank you for purchasing the 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.
• The SD logo is a trademark.
• 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:
The screen pictures shown in this manual may differ depending on the
type of computer or camera used.
Gives information that is useful to know.
Gives cautions and notes about the operation.

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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 PC (For Windows)....11
Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera and PC
(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
Viewing Images......................................................................................31
Main Image View Window......................................................................35
Managing Image Files and Folders........................................................46
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 ...................................................................83
Setting RAW File Processing Conditions ...............................................84
Saving Image Files.................................................................................89
Saving Image File Adjustment ...............................................................90
Recalling Image File Adjustment............................................................91
Printing...................................................................................................92
Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 Settings .........................98
Glossary............................................................................ 102
Contents

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Enjoying Your Digital Camera Pictures
You can use a computer to organize and edit the pictures captured with
your digital camera.
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.
Connect your camera directly to a
PictBridge-compatible printer using the
USB cable. (Not available on w.)
Direct Print
Connect your camera to a TV,
DVD recorder or other audiovisual
equipment using an AV cable to
view and/or record images.
View and record images on
AV equipment
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.
Use your photo shop
Connect your camera
to a computer using
the USB cable to copy
the camera images to
a computer.
Your computer is...
• equipped with a standard USB
interface.
• using Windows 2000/XP or Mac
OS X Ver. 10.2 or later.

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You can use your e-mail software to attach and send images
by e-mail, or post the images on your website.
Use your image data
• 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
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.
Images transferred to the computer can
be saved onto a CD-R or other media.
Save your image data
PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 (p.19 - p.70)
PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 (p.71 - p.101)
• View images • Organize and save images
• Print images • Rename all
• Save all image data
•
PENTAX-specification RAW file processing
Use a commercially-available image editing
software to perform image editing operations.

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Provided Software
The provided CD-ROM (S-SW53) contains the following software:
• PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3
• PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3
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 (PENTAX RAW), .pct
(PICT), .png (PNG) and .tif (TIFF) 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 RAW 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.
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

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PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3
This application supports a number of image processing functions for use
with image files recorded in PENTAX’s exclusive digital-camera CCD
RAW (“RAW”) format, 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 RAW files.
PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory 3 can also be run as a standalone
application.
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.
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)
System Requirements
Windows System Requirements
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.

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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
(PowerPC G5 recommended; can be used on Intel
Core processor-based Macintosh computers with
Rosetta architecture)
• 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)
Macintosh System Requirements
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.

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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, Uand F.
Make sure to install PENTAX PHOTO Browser 3 and PENTAX PHOTO
Laboratory 3 on the provided CD-ROM (S-SW53) in order to use RAW
files shot with the qor r.
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.
1 Turn your PC on.
Close any other software that is open.
2 Place the provided CD-ROM (S-SW53) into the CD-ROM
drive on your computer.
The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears.
3 You can choose the languages
from the displayed screen.
The software selection screen
appears.
When Using Windows
• 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-SW53)] icon.
3) Double-click [Setup.exe].

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4 Click [PENTAX Digital Camera
Utility].
5 Select the desired language in
the Select Language screen
and click [OK].
6 The installer starts. Click
[Next].
Follow the instructions on the screen
and continue with the installation.
Some operating environments select the language automatically. Continue
with the installation in step 6. The installer starts.

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To better serve you, please take a moment to register your software.
Please click [Product Registration] on the
software selection screen in step 4(p.8).
A world map for Internet Product
Registration is displayed. If your PC is
connected to the Internet, click the
displayed country or region and then
follow the instructions to register your
software.
1 Turn on your Macintosh.
Close any other software that is open.
2 Place the provided CD-ROM (S-SW53) into the CD-ROM
drive on your Macintosh.
3 Double-click the [CD-ROM
drive (S-SW53)] icon.
The contents of the CD-ROM are
displayed.
Product Registration on the Internet
When Using Macintosh

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4 Double-click the [PENTAX
Installer] icon.
The PENTAX Software Installer
screen appears.
5 You can choose the languages
from the displayed screen.
The software selection screen
appears.
6 Click [PENTAX Digital Camera
Utility].
Follow the instructions on the screen
and continue with the installation.
To better serve you, please take a moment to register your software.
Please click [Product Registration] on the software selection screen in step
6. Next, follow the instructions on the screen to register your software
(p.9).
Product Registration on the Internet

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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 cable, as well as other methods.
r
is used as an example here. When using w , [Transfer Mode]
does not need to be set. Go to “Connecting Your Camera to Your PC” (p.12).
1 Press the 3button on the camera.
The [ARec. Mode] menu or the [QPlayback] menu appears.
2 Press the four-way controller ( p ) to display the [ H Set-up] menu.
3 Use the four-way controller ( mn ) to select [Transfer Mode].
4 Press the four-way controller (p).
A pull-down menu appears.
5 Use the four-way controller
(mn) to select [PC].
[Transfer Mode] settings depend on the
connected device.
When connecting to a PC:
[PC] = USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB
compatible)
[PC-F] = USB 1.1
When printing with a printer:
[PictBridge] (only for compatible printers)
Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera
and PC (For Windows)
Setting [Transfer Mode] on the Camera to [PC]
NTSC
PC
PC-F
Brightness Level
Set-up
Video Out
Transfer Mode
Auto Power Off
Folder Name
File #
0
OK OKCancel
PictBridge

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6 Press the 4button on the camera.
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.
3 Turn your camera on.
The camera is recognized as a [Removable Disk] in [My Computer].
• Do not connect the camera to your computer while [PictBridge] is selected for
the [Transfer Mode].
• 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
• If the [Removable Disk Drive] dialog appears in Windows XP, select [Open
folder to view files using Windows Explorer] and click [OK]. The window in
step 3on p.13 appears.
• 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.

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Windows XP is used as an example here.
1 Click [My Computer] from the
start menu.
2 Double-click the [Removable
Disk] icon.
3 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]
or the [xxx_MMDD] folder to
the desktop or any desired
folder, such as the [My
Documents] folder.
The camera images are saved on your
PC as an entire folder.
Saving Camera Images on Your PC
When the method for assigning folder names is set to [Date], the [xxx_MMDD] folder
(where MMDD is the shooting date) appears. (p.178 of the camera Operating Manual)
Images can also be saved using the [Easy Image Transfer] function in PENTAX
PHOTO Browser 3. (p.47)

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Windows XP
1 Double-click the [Safely
Remove Hardware] icon in the
task bar.
The [Safely Remove Hardware]
screen appears.
2 Confirm that [USB Mass
Storage Device] is selected
and then click [Stop].
The [Stop a Hardware device] screen
appears.
3 Select [USB Mass Storage
Device] and click [OK].
A message appears indicating that the
hardware can be safely removed.
4 Click [Close].
5 Turn off the camera and
disconnect the USB cable from
your camera and PC.
Disconnecting Your Camera from Your PC

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Windows 2000
1 Double-click the [Unplug or
Eject Hardware] icon in the
task bar.
The [Unplug or Eject Hardware]
screen appears.
2 Confirm that [USB Mass
Storage Device] is selected
and then click [Stop].
The [Stop a Hardware device] screen
appears.
3 Select [USB Mass Storage
Device] and click [OK].
A message appears indicating that the
hardware can be safely removed.
4 Click [OK].
5 Click [Close] and then, turn off the camera and disconnect
the USB cable from your camera and PC.
The USB mass storage device will not stop when the files stored on the
removable disk are in use for applications.

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When using r, set the [Transfer Mode] on the camera to [PC]
(p.11).
When using w, [Transfer Mode] does not need to be set. Proceed to
the following steps.
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.
3 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.
Saving Images by Connecting Your Camera
and PC (For Macintosh)
Setting the USB Connection Mode to [PC]
Connecting the Camera and Macintosh

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Mac OS X (ver. 10.3) is used as an example here.
1 Double-click the [NO NAME]
icon on the desktop.
2 Double-click the [DCIM] icon.
The [xxxPENTX] (xxx is a three-digit
number) folder appears.
The camera image files are in this
folder.
3 Double-click the [Macintosh
HD] icon on the desktop.
This opens the [Macintosh HD]
volume.
Saving Camera Images on Your Macintosh
When the method for assigning folder names is set to [Date], the [xxx_MMDD]
folder (where MMDD is the shooting date) appears. (p.176 of the camera
Operating Manual)

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4 Drag the [xxxPENTX] or
[xxx_MMD] folder to
[Macintosh HD] volume or any
other volume or folder.
The complete folder, containing all
images, is saved to the destination
volume or folder.
1 Drag [NO NAME (or the volume
label name on the SD Memory
Card)] on the desktop to the
trash can.
2 Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable from
your camera and Macintosh.
Use a card reader or card adapter to send image files directly to your
computer from an SD Memory Card with saved images without connecting
your camera and your computer with a USB cable. (p.47)
For details, please refer to the user’s manual for your computer or card
reader.
Disconnecting Your Camera from Your Macintosh
Other Methods for Saving Images