Pentax K-x Review: 10. Menus: Digital Photography Review

Menus

The K-x menu is pretty much a slightly cut-down version of the K-7's. There are 4 tabs: Record, Playback, Set-up, Custom Setting. Each tab (when selected) is further separated into numbered sub-tabs. The multi controller or the rear dial allow you to navigate through all tabs. For selections within each tab you use the rear multi controller again.

The camera's menus are split into four sections; Record, Playback, Setup and Custom Functions. Each of which is has its own a 'tab' at the top of the page.

Like the K2000/K-m and the K-7 the K-x's menu is separated into multiple numbered pages within each tab, rather than having multiple pages scroll vertically down. We found this made it easier to remember where we were and where options lived.

Record Menu


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Custom Image	• Bright Saturation Hue High/Low Key Adjustment Contrast Sharpness • Natural Saturation Hue High/Low Key Adjustment Contrast Sharpness • Portrait Saturation Hue High/Low Key Adjustment Contrast Sharpness • Landscape Saturation Hue High/Low Key Adjustment Contrast Sharpness • Vibrant Saturation Hue High/Low Key Adjustment Contrast Sharpness • Muted Saturation Hue High/Low Key Adjustment Contrast Sharpness • Monochrome Filter Effect Toning High/Low Key Adjustment Contrast Sharpness
File Format	• JPEG • RAW • RAW + JPEG
JPEG Recorded Pixels	• 12M • 10M • 6M • 2M	- 4288 x 2428 pixels - 3936 x 2624 pixels - 3072 x 2048 pixels - 1728 x 1152 pixels
JPEG Quality	• • •
D-Range Setting	• Highlight correction Off On • Shadow correction Low/Med/High
Lens correction	• Distortion correction Off On • Lat-Chromatic-Ad Adj Off On

Cross Processing	• On • Off	only available in JPEG format
Digital Filter	• Off • Toy camera Shading level Blur Tone break • Retro Toning Frame Composite • High Contrast High Contrast Level • Extract Color Color Color Frequency Range • Soft Soft Focus Shadow Blur • Star Burst Effect Density Size Angle • Fish-eye Level • Custom Filter High Contrast Soft Focus Tone Break Shading Type Shading Level Distortion Type Distortion Level Invert Color	Applies a series of image processing steps. Only available in JPEG format.
HDR Capture	• Off • Standard • Strong	Allows a three-frame High-Dynamic-Range image to be captures and combined. This function is only available when the camera is set to JPEG shooting.
Multi-exposure	• Start Multi-exposure • Number of shots Off 2 - 9 times • Auto EV Adjust Off On	Combines up to 9 separate exposures to create a single image. Auto EV adjust corrects the exposure back to the brightness of a single exposure.
AF Mode	• AF.A • AF.S • AF.C
AE Metering	• Multi-segment • Center-weighted • Spot
AF Point	• Auto - 5 points • Auto - 11 points • Select • Spot

Movie	• Recorded Pixels 0.9M 16:9 0.3M 3:2 • Quality level • Sound Yes/No • Movie Aperture Control Fixed/Auto • Shake Reduction Yes/No	0.9M 16:9 = 1280x720 at 30 fps 0.3M 3:2 = 640x480 at 30 fps
Live View	• Info Overlay Yes/No • Show Grid Yes/No • Histogram Yes/No • Bright/Dark Area Yes/No • Autofocus Mode Phase Detect Contrast Detect Contrast + Face Detect
Status Screen	• Display Color 1 (Blue/Gray) 2 (Gray) 3 (Blue) 4 (Red) 5 (White) 6 (Peach)
Instant Review	• Display Time 1 sec 3 sec 5 sec Off • Histogram Yes/No • Bright/Dark Area Yes/No
Color Space	• sRGB • Adobe RGB
RAW File Format	• PEF • DNG

Green Button	• Green Button Action in M Mode e-dial in Program • Custom Image • Optical Preview • Digital Preview Histogram Bright/Dark area • Digital Filter • RAW Button Function Cancel after 1 shot Yes/No • JPEG > JPEG RAW RAW+ • RAW > JPEG RAW RAW+ • RAW+ > JPEG RAW RAW+ • Center AF Point
Memory	• Flash Mode • Drive Mode • White Balance • Sensitivity • EV compensation • Flash Exposure Compensation • Cross Processing • Digital Filter • HDR Capture • Shooting Info Display • Playback Info Display • File No.	Lets you select which settings to save when the camera is turned off.
Shake reduction	• On • Off
Input Focal Length	Choose a focal length between 8 and 800mm. Default setting is 35mm.	If you use an old lens that that does not report its focal lens to the camera you can set it here. This information is used to optimize the performance of the Shake Reduction.

Playback Menu


Option	Values / Actions	Notes
Slide show	• Start • Interval 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec 30 sec • Screen effect Fade Wipe Zoom Off • Repeat Playback Off On
Playback display	• Bright/Dark area Off On • Quick zoom Off 2x 4x 8x 16x	Defines the initial magnification level jumped-to when playback mode is zoomed-in and whether bright and dark areas are highlighted.
Delete All	• Delete All • Cancel

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