20 Most Recent Pentax Optio 60 Digital Camera - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Switch to macro mode. Press cursor-up (marked with a flower) then select Macro (the flower icon). This mode is used for close-up photography. For full details, see "Setting Focus" on page 28 of this manual.

Switch to macro mode. Press cursor-up (marked with a flower) then select Macro (the flower icon). This mode is used for close-up photography. For full details, see "Setting Focus" on page 28 of this manual.

Press cursor-left (marked with a lightning bolt). Select the lightning bolt in a circle with a slash through it to turn off the flash.

Use the "Image Copy" command in the PlayBack2 menu.

Press the playback button (the right-pointing triangle). For full details see the "PLAYBACK MODE" section beginning on page 38 of the manual.

You don't need any special software.The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or, despite what I said first, you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.

Turn the mode dial to the screwdriver-and-wrench icon and turn the camera on. Use cursor-left/right to select the first tab, use cursor-up/down to select the fourth item on the menu, and press the OK button. Select the desired language and press the OK button.

Make sure you're using an SD card, 2GB or smaller. While larger SDHC cards will fit into the slot, they are electronically incompatible and will not work with your camera.

Look at your memory card. SD and SDHC cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

Try the procedures in this tip.

SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

Try the procedures in this tip.

Try the procedures in this tip.

Try the procedures in this tip.

You don't need a driver.The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use any photo cataloging program such as Windows Photo Gallery or Picasa.

Try the procedures in this tip.

Try the procedures in this tip. If they don't solve the problem then your camera does require service.

SD and SDHC cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

Try the procedures in this tip.

Try the procedures in this tip.