Pentax K-x Review: 11. Menus: 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	• Style 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
Guide Display	• Off • 3 sec • 10 sec • 30 sec	Controls the display of shooting mode and settings when the mode dial is turned
Beep	• On In-Focus AE-L RAW Self-Timer Remote Control • Off	Defines when the camera's beep noise occurs

Brightness Level	-7 to +7
LCD Color Tuning	• Blue to Amber (15 steps) • Magenta to Green (15 Steps)
Video Output	• NTSC • PAL
HDMI Output	• Auto • 1080i • 720p • 480p
USB Connection	• MSC • PTP
Folder Name	• Date • PENTX
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
Select Battery	• Select battery Auto detect Nickel-metal hydride Alkaline Lithium
Reset	• Reset • Cancel	Returns to default settings

Pixel Mapping	• Ok • Cancel
Dust Alert	Press shutter	Checks for dust on the sensor
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

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 100 and 12800
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. Auto Bracketing Order	1: 0 - + 2: - 0 + 3: + 0 - 4: 0 + -

8. WB when using Flash	1: Auto White Balance 2: Unchanged 3: Flash
9. AWB in Tungsten Light	1: Subtle correction 2: Strong correction
10. AF / AE-L button	1: Enable AF1 2: Enable AF2 3: Cancel AF 4: AE lock	Defines the interaction of the AF button with that of the shutter half-press
11. AF with remote control	1: On 2: Off
12. Remote control in bulb	1: Mode 1 2: Mode 2
13. Slow Shutter Speed NR	1: Auto 2: Standard
14. High-ISO Noise Reduction	1: Mode 1 2: Mode 2	1: Off 2: Low 3: Med 4: High

15. High-ISO NR Start leve	1: ISO 400 2: ISO 800 3: ISO 1600 4: ISO 3200
16. Release while charging flash	1: Off 2: On	Is the shutter locked while waiting for the flash to charge?
17. Flash in Wireless Mode	1: On 2: Off
18. Saving Rotation Info	1: On 2: Off	Is orientation data written in JPEG metadata?
19. Auto Image Rotation	1: On 2: Off	Does playback mode use saved orientation data?
20. Power Lamp	1: Standard 2: Low 3: Off
30. Release while charging flash	1: Off 2: On	Is the shutter locked while waiting for the flash to charge?
31. Catch-in focus	1: On 2: Off	Shutter releases when subject passes pre-set focus distance (AF.S mode/lenses with MF modes only)
32. Using aperture ring	1: Prohibited 2: Permitted
Reset Custom Function	• Reset • Cancel	Reset all custom functions to 1 (default)

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