Function (Fn) Menus
In shooting and play mode you can press the Fn button to display a 'quick access' function menu.
Shooting mode function menu
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| Option |
Values / Actions |
Notes |
| White balance |
• Auto
• Daylight
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Fluorescent Daylight colors
• Fluorescent Daylight white
• Fluorescent White light
• Tungsten
• Flash
• Manual
• Color temperature
 Memory 1
Memory 2
 Memory 3 |
You can initiate a 'digital preview' during white balance selection which allows you to take a shot of the scene (without being saved) which can then be previewed with each of the white balance settings. [clip]
Press the right button to apply white balance fine tuning. [clip] |
| Drive mode |
• Single frame
• Continuous shooting
• Self-timer (12 sec)
• Self-timer (2 sec)
• Remote control
• Remote control (3 sec delay) |
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ISO sensitivity
(1/3 EV steps) |
• Auto
Minimum ISO (any below)
Maximum ISO (any below)
• 100
• 140
• 200
• 280
• 400
• 560
• 800
• 1100
• 1600 |
When selecting Auto ISO you can turn the rear dial to set the maximum ISO or the front dial to set the minimum ISO.
By default the K10D uses 1 EV steps, you can set it to follow the same number of steps selected for exposure (so either 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps).
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| Flash mode |
• Flash On
• Flash On + Red-eye reduction
• Leading curtain sync (slow)
• Leading curtain sync + Red-eye
• Trailing curtain sync (slow) |
Turn the rear dial to set flash exposure compensation. |
Play mode function menu
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| Option |
Values / Actions |
Notes |
| Digital Filter |
• B&W
• Sepia
• Color (replace)
• Soft
• Slim
• Brightness |
JPEG only. [clip] |
| Print order (DPOF) |
• Copies
0 - 99
• Date
Off
On |
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| Slideshow |
• Start |
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| RAW development |
• Recorded Pixels
• Quality Level
• White Balance
• Sensitivity
• Image Tone
• Sharpness
• Saturation
• Contrast |
RAW only. [clip] |
Main Menus
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The K10D's menus are divided into four sections; record, play, setup and custom. The rear dial can be used to quickly move from section to section, the front dial to flip through individual menu pages. Of course the four way buttons are used to navigate individual items.
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Record menu
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| Option |
Values / Actions |
Notes |
| Recorded Pixels |
• 10M
• 6M
• 2M |
- 3872 x 2592
- 3008 x 2000
- 1824 x 1216 |
| Quality Level |
• * * *
• * *
• * |
- Best
- Better
- Good |
| Image Tone |
• Bright
• Natural |
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| Saturation |
• -3 to +3 |
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| Sharpness |
• -3 to +3 |
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| Contrast |
• -3 to +3 |
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| File Format |
• JPEG
• RAW
• RAW+ |
RAW+ represents RAW+JPEG |
| RAW file format |
• PEF
• DNG |
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| Expansion bracket |
• Off
• White Balance
Bracketing amount
 GM +/-3, +/-2, +/-1
BA +/-3, +/-2, +/-1
• Sharpness
Bracketing amount
+/-3, +/-2, +/-1
• Saturation
Bracketing amount
+/-3, +/-2, +/-1
• Contrast
Bracketing amount
+/-3, +/-2, +/-1
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| Multi-exposure |
• Number of shots
Off
2 - 9 times
• Auto EV Adjust
Off
On |
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| Memory |
• Flash Mode
• Drive Mode
• White Balance
• Sensitivity
• EV Compensation
• Auto Bracket
• Playback Display
• File No. |
Allows you to check or uncheck individual camera settings which are remembered at power-off, by default all of the items listed here are checked. |
Play menu
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| Option |
Values / Actions |
Notes |
| Playback display |
• Bright / Dark area
Off
On |
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| Instant Review |
• Display Time
1 sec
3 sec
5 sec
Off
• Histogram
Off
On
• Bright / Dark area
Off
On |
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| Digital Preview |
• Histogram
Off
On
• Bright / Dark area
Off
On |
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| Digital Filter |
• B&W
• Sepia
• Color (replace)
• Soft
• Slim
• Brightness
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