Brand: PENTAX
Category: Digital Camera
Document Type:
Language: EN
Manual for K-S1
Uploaded: Aug. 9, 2025, 11:57 p.m.
Manual Publish Date: 2014
Warranty Information
Cameras are guaranteed against defects for twelve months from the date of purchase.
This Start Guide provides information on how to get your PENTAX K-S1 ready for use and its basic operations. It covers attaching the strap, attaching a lens, charging the battery, inserting/removing the battery and memory card, setting the display language and date/time, and formatting a memory card. Basic shooting operations include shooting with the viewfinder and shooting while viewing the live view image. The guide also explains capture modes for still pictures, scene modes, and effects modes.
It also details exposure modes, setting sensitivity, EV compensation, recording movies, setting flash mode, drive mode, and white balance. For reviewing images, it covers playback and playing back movies. The manual also includes sections on playback mode palette, restrictions on each capture mode, functions available with various lenses, main specifications, operating environment for USB connection and provided software, for using your camera safely, care to be taken during handling, warranty policy, and information on the operating manual.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| If any irregularities occur during use, such as smoke or a strange odor, stop use immediately, remove the battery or the AC adapter, and contact your nearest service center. Continued use can cause a fire or electrical shock. |
| If water should happen to get inside the product, consult your nearest service center. Continued use can cause a fire or electrical shock. |
| If any leakage from the battery should come in contact with your eyes, do not rub them. Flush your eyes with clean water and get medical attention immediately. |
| If any leakage from the battery should come in contact with skin or clothing, it may cause irritation to the skin. Wash the affected areas thoroughly with water. |
| If the product falls or is operated accidentally, it may cause serious personal injuries. |
| Wrapping the strap around a neck may cause suffocation. |