Pentax K-500 Operating Guide

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Selecting the Appropriate Capture Mode

This camera features various capture modes, enabling you to take 

pictures with settings suited for your photographic vision. 

In this manual, the capture modes are referred to as follows. 

1

Turn the mode dial to set the 

desired capture mode to the dial 

indicator.

Capture Mode

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 (Auto Picture) mode

Automatically selects the optimal capture 

mode for the subject.

H (Scene) mode

Lets you choose the capture mode from 

various scene styles.

Exposure modes

(e/K/b/c/L/a/p)

Changes the shutter speed and aperture 

value, and takes pictures.

C

 (Movie) mode

Records a movie.

A

 modes (B/C)

Lets you capture images with the saved 

camera settings. Up to two settings can 

be saved.

Dial indicator

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