Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Shooting Your First Pentax K200D Picture -- Unboxing Your K200D -- Initial Setup -- Batteries Included -- Setting the Time and Date -- Final Steps -- Mounting the Lens -- Adjusting Diopter Correction -- Inserting a Secure Digital Memory Card -- Selecting a Scene Mode -- Selecting an Exposure Mode -- Metering Methods -- Choosing a Focus Mode -- Selecting a Focus Point -- Other Settings -- White Balance and ISO -- Setting the Self-Timer -- Reviewing Your Images -- Deleting an Image
Brightness LevelVideo Out -- USB Connection -- Auto Power Off -- Folder Name -- Select Battery -- Pixel Mapping -- Dust Alert -- Dust Removal -- Sensor Cleaning -- Reset -- Custom Setting -- Custom Setting #0. Setting -- Custom Setting #1. EV Steps -- Custom Setting #2. Sensitivity Steps -- Custom Setting #3. Meter Operating Time -- Custom Setting #4. AE-L with AF Locked -- Custom Setting #5. Link AF Point and AE -- Custom Setting #6. Auto Bracketing Order -- Custom Setting #7. Adjust White Balance -- Custom Setting #8. Superimpose AF Area
Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Pentax K200DIntroducing the Pentax K200D�s Menus -- Anatomy of the Pentax K200D�s Main Menus -- Recording Mode Menu -- AF Mode (autofocus) -- AE Metering -- Select AF Point -- File Format -- JPEG Recorded Pixels -- JPEG Quality -- RAW File Format -- Color Space -- RAW Button Setting -- Memory -- Focal Length Input -- Playback Menu -- Playback Display -- Instant Review -- Digital Preview -- Slide Show -- Set-up Menu -- Format -- Beep -- Date Adjust -- World Time -- Language -- Text Size -- Guide Display
Custom Setting #9. AF in Remote ControlCustom Setting #10. Slow Shutter Speed Noise Reduction -- Custom Setting #11. High-ISO Noise Reduction -- Custom Setting #12. OK Button when Shooting -- Custom Setting #13. e-dial in Program -- Custom Setting #14. Green Button in Manual Mode -- Custom Setting #15. Release when Charging -- Custom Setting #16. Flash in Wireless Mode -- Custom Setting #17. WB when Using Flash -- Custom Setting #18. Preview Method -- Custom Setting #19. Display Sensitivity -- Custom Setting #20. Saving Rotation Info
Using Your FlashTransferring Photos to Your Computer -- Chapter 2 Pentax K200D Roadmap -- Front View -- Investigating the Back Panel -- Using the Function Menus -- Going Topside -- Monochrome LCD Panel Readouts -- Color LCD Readouts -- Through the Viewfinder -- Underneath Your K200D -- Lens Components -- Playing Back Images -- Changing the Info Display -- Basic Image Review -- Zooming the Pentax K200D Playback Display -- Comparing Images -- Playback Images as a Slide Show -- Viewing Thumbnails and Folders -- Removing Images
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As the new owner of a Pentax K200D, you are serious about photography and want to take outstanding pictures. You also want to quickly and easily discover how, when, and why to use the most important features of your cutting-edge camera. David Busch's Pentax K200D Guide to Digital SLR Photography will show you how, when, and, most importantly, why to use all the cool features and functions of your camera to take eye-popping photographs. Introductory chapters will help you get comfortable with the basics of your camera before you dive right into exploring creative ways to apply the Pentax K200D's exposure modes, focus controls, and electronic flash options. This book is chock full of hands-on tips for choosing lenses, flash units, and software products to use with your new camera. Beautiful, full-color images illustrate where the essential buttons and dials are, so you'll quickly learn how to use your Pentax K200D, and use it well.