Pentax K-30 Review: Digital Photography Review

Set-up Menu

Custom Image sub-menu

Unlike the K-5 the K-30 does not have a dedicated Custom Image button but the menu is reached via the Shooting menu or the Control Panel.


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Custom Image	• Bright • Natural • Portrait • Landscape • Vibrant • Radiant • Muted • Bleach Bypass • Reversal Film • Monochrome • Cross Processing	Selects from one of the preset custom images styles. The default varies depending on the language chosen and will be either 'Bright' or 'Natural.'
Saturation/ Filter effect	• 9 steps (Color modes) • Filter effect (Monochrome) None Green Yellow Orange Red Magenta Blue Cyan Infrared color	Adjusts saturation in color modes. In monochrome mode, the camera varies the amount of information taken from the sensor's Red, Green and Blue channels in order to mimics the effect of placing different colored filters in front of the lens.
Hue/Toning	• 9 steps • Toning (Bleach Bypass) None Green Yellow Orange Red Magenta Purple Blue Cyan	In color modes, 'Hue' shifts the hue in color modes. Toning 'warms' or 'cools' the tint applied to mono images. In Bleach Bypass mode Toning applies a color filter to the image.
High/Low Key Adj.	• 9 steps
Contrast	• 9 steps	All modes
Sharpness/Fine/Extra	• 9 steps	Rear dial switches to fine sharpening mode for representing fine detail.
Cross Processing	• Random • Preset1 • Preset2 • Preset3 • Favorite1 • Favorite2 • Favorite3	These are the options for the Cross Processing custom image setting

Image Adjust menu

The image adjustment menu can be accessed from playback mode by pressing the down arrow. It contains a range of image modification and processing options.


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Image Rotation	• No Change • 90° Clockwise • 90° Anti-clockwise • 180°
Digital Filter	See below
Resize	•JPEG Rec. Pixels 12 MP 8 MP 5 MP 2 MP 0.3 MP • JPEG Quality Level
Cropping	• Aspect ratio Aspect ratio 3:2 1:1 16:9 4:3 Image Rotation 0–360°	Creates a cropped version of the original image. Choice of image size, aspect ratio, orientation and rotation.
Index	• Layout (Six choices) • Images 12 24 36 • Background White Black • Selection All Select individually Select images Select folder Select a folder	Creates an index print image (contact sheet). Allows you to select images and layout.
Protect	• Single image • All images
Slideshow	• Starts slideshow
White balance	• Select image	Take White Balance reading from previously shot image
Cross Processing	• Save as Favorite 1 • Save as Favorite 2 • Save as Favorite 3	Save cross processing parameters of an image as favorites.
RAW Development	• Developing a Single Image • Developing Multiple Images • File Format Aspect Ratio 3:2 4:3 16:9 1:1 File Format JPEG TIFF Recorded Pixels 16 MP 12 MP 8 MP 5 MP Quality Level Color Space sRGB Adobe RGB • Lens Correction Distortion Correction Off/On Lat-Chromatic-Ab Adj Off/On • Custom Image Custom Image Menu • White Balance White Balance Menu • Sensitivity +/- 2 • High-ISO noise reduction 4 steps • Shadow Correction 4 steps	Allows the post-shot re-processing of images recorded in the RAW format. The Custom Image and White Balance options give access to the Custom Image and White Balance screens with the same options as they appear in the camera's recording mode. Selecting Custom White Balance from within the White Balance screen allows a neutral area of the image to be selected and used to define a custom WB.
Movie editing	• Set dividing points (up to 4) • Delete unwanted segments • Save as
DPOF	• Single image • All images

Digital Filter menu

In the digital filter menu which can be accessed from within the Image Adjust menu you can find most of the camera's JPEG processing tools and effects.


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Monochrome	• Filter effect Black and White Red Green Blue Infra Red • Toning 7 steps (Cyan/Sepia)
Extract color	• Color Red Magenta Blue Cyan Green Yellow • Color Freq. Range 5 steps
Toy camera	• Shading level 3 steps • Blurring 3 steps • Tone Break R/G/B
Retro	• Toning 7 steps (Cyan/Sepia) • Add frame - 4 steps
High contrast	• 5 steps
Shading	• Shading Type - 4 • Shading Level - 7 steps
Invert Color	• On • Off
Color	• Color Red Magenta Blue Cyan Green Yellow • Color density 3 steps
Tone Expansion	• Level 3 steps
Sketch filter	• Contrast 3 steps • Scratch effect On Off
Watercolor	• Intensity 3 steps • Saturation 3 steps
Pastel	• 3 steps
Posterization	• Level 5 steps
Miniature	• Foreground/Middle distance/Background	Gives a mock-tilt/shift effect
Soft Focus	• Soft Focus 3 steps • Shadow Blur Off/On
Star Burst	• Effect density 3 steps • Size 3 steps • Angle 4 steps
Fish-eye	• 3 steps
Slim	• 17 steps
Base parameter adjust	• Brightness 17 steps • Saturation 7 steps • Hue 7 steps • Contrast 7 steps • Sharpness 7 steps