Pentax S40 Operating Guide

3

[A Rec. Mode] Menu
Yes ... Adjustable
#

... Any changes made are invalid in d, H and = modes.

No ... Any changes made are invalid. You can change the setting on the 

menu, but any changes you make are invalid in actual operation.

∗ Only the flash, digital zoom and file number settings are saved.

Item

Description

Default 
Setting

-

Rd=

H.+

C

Page

Image Quality

For selecting the 

number of pixels and 

image compression rate

Super

Yes

—

—

p.65

Recorded 

Pixels

For selecting the 

number of pixels

2304×1728

—

Yes

320×240

p.63

Quality Level For selecting the image 

compression rate

D

—

Yes

No

p.64

White 

Balance

For adjusting the color 

balance according to 

lighting

AWB

 (Auto)

—

#

Yes

p.66

Focusing 

Area

For changing the area of 

the autofocus 

[             ]
(Multiple)

—

Yes

No

p.68

AE Metering

For setting the metering 

method to determine the 

exposure

L

(Multi-segment)

—

Yes

Yes

p.69

Sensitivity

For setting the 

sensitivity

Auto

—

Yes

No

p.70

Digital Zoom  For taking digital zoom 

pictures

On

—

Yes

Yes

p.49

Instant 

Review

For setting the Instant 

Review time

0.5 sec

—

Yes

No

p.71

Memory

For saving the shooting 

function settings when 

the camera is turned off

∗

—

Yes

Yes

p.76

Sharpness

For setting the 

sharpness

Normal

—

#

No

p.72

Saturation

For setting the 

saturation

Normal

—

#

No

p.73

Contrast

For setting the contrast

Normal

—

#

No

p.74

EV 

Compensation

For adjusting the 

exposure between –2.0 

and +2.0

±0.0

—

Yes

Yes

p.75

• There is no [A Rec. Mode] menu in O mode.
• [Image Quality] is the only menu available in - mode.

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