Pentax Optio S50 User Manual

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Voice Recording Only mode is for recording sound only. The lens does 
not extend in this mode.
You can use the camera as a voice recorder.

Set the mode dial to O and press the power switch.

The camera turns on in Voice Recording Only mode. The lens does not 
extend.

• To switch from Playback Only mode to Capture mode, press the power 

switch to turn the camera off, then press it again to turn it on.

• In the Playback Only mode, 

 is displayed when playing back images.

• In the Capture mode, pressing and holding the Playback button for two 

seconds or more switches the mode to the Playback mode, and the lens 
is retracted. The Playback mode is different from the Playback Only 
mode, pressing the Playback or shutter release buttons again, or turning 
the mode dial switches the mode to the Capture mode.

Playing Back Still Pictures 1p.86

When the mode dial is turned in Voice Recording Only mode, the lens 
extends and the camera switches to capture status.

Recording Sound 1p.80

Q

ONLY

Mode Dial

Power switch

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