Pentax K-30 Review: Digital Photography Review

Setup menu


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Language	• English • French • German • Spanish • Portuguese • Italian • Dutch • Danish • Swedish • Finnish • Polish • Czech • Hungarian • Turkish • Greek • Russian • Korean • Chinese (traditional) • Chinese (simplified) • Japanese
Date Adjust	• Format Date format mm/dd/yy dd/mm/yy yy/mm/dd Time format 12h 24h • Date • Time
World Time	• Set Hometown Destination • Set destination time • Set hometown time	Selects home and a visited destination time zone from a selection of 51 cities.
Text Size	• Standard • Large
Sound Effects	• Volume • On In-Focus AE-L Self-Timer Remote Control One Push File Format	Defines when the camera's beep noise occurs
LCD Display	• Guide Display On Off • Display Color Choose between 12	Controls the display of shooting mode and settings when the mode dial is turned
LCD Display Settings	• Brightness Level -7 to +7 • Blue to Amber (15 steps) • Magenta to Green (15 Steps)

Flicker Reduction	• 50Hz • 60Hz
Interface Options	• Video Output NTSC PAL • USB Connection MSC PTP
Folder Name	• Date • PENTX
Create New Folder	• Create new folder • Cancel
Copyright information	• Embed Copyright Data Off On • Photographer Input • Copyright Holder Input
Auto Power Off	• 1 min • 3 min • 5 min • 10 min • 30 min • Off
Reset	• Reset • Cancel	Return to default settings

AA Battery Type	• Auto-detect • Lithium • Nickel-Metal Hydride • Alkaline
Pixel Mapping	• Ok • Cancel
Dust Removal	• Dust Removal • Start-up action Off On	Manually perform the dust removal process or engage it to occur at start-up
Sensor cleaning	• Mirror Up • Cancel	Locks the mirror in the up position to allow manual sensor cleaning
Format	• Format • Cancel	Format the SD card
Firmware Info/Options	Displays Firmware version

Custom Function menu


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
1. EV Steps	1: 1/2 EV 2: 1/3 EV
2. Sensitivity Steps	1: 1 EV Steps 2: As EV Steps
3. Expanded Sensitivity	1: Off 2: On	Allows the use of ISO 80 to 51200
4. Meter Operating Time	1: 10 sec 2: 3 sec 3: 30 sec	Exposure metering timer on time
5. AE-L with AF locked	1: Off 2: On	AF-AE Lock on
6. Link AE to AF point	1: Off 2: On	When set to On the camera links AE to the AF point
7. Bulb (B) Mode Options	1: Mode 1 2: Mode 2	Mode 1: Press and hold shutter Mode 2: Press to start, press again to stop exposure

8. Auto Bracketing Order	1: 0 - + 2: - 0 + 3: + 0 - 4: 0 + -
9. One-Push Bracketing	1: Off 2: On	When 'on,' a single shutter press takes all bracketed shots
10. WB when using Flash	1: Auto White Balance 2: Unchanged 3: Flash
11. AWB in Tungsten Light	1: Subtle correction 2: Strong correction
12. Color temp. steps	1: Kelvin 2: Mired	Adjust color temperature by temperature or Mired (filter) steps. (K value always shown)
13. Superimpose AF area	1: On 2: Off	Show AF points in VF
14. AF with remote control	1: Off 2: On	Enable or disable AF during remote trigger

15. AF.S Setting	1: Focus-priority 2: Release priority
16. AF.C Setting	1: Focus-priority 2: FPS-priority
17. Release while charging flash	1: Off 2: On	Is the shutter locked while waiting for the flash to charge?
18. Flash in Wireless Mode	1: On 2: Off	Defines whether the built-in flash adds to the flash output in wireless mode
19. Saving Rotation Info	1: On 2: Off	Is orientation data written in JPEG metadata?
20. Save Menu Location	Reset Menu Location Save Menu Location
21. Catch-in focus	1: On 2: Off	Shutter releases when subject passes pre-set focus distance (AF.S mode/lenses with MF modes only)

22. AF Fine Adjustment	1: Off 2: On Apply All -10 to +10 Apply One -10 to +10	Applies a correction to the default AF. The same correction can either be applied to all lenses or on a lens-by-lens basis to up to 20 lenses.
23. Using aperture ring	1: Off 2: On
Reset Custom Function	• Reset • Cancel	Reset all custom functions to 1 (default)