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