Ricoh Pentax K-3 Camera User Manual

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h Rear e-dial ( R)Changes the value for camera settings such as exposure. (p.36)You can change the menu tabs when a menu screen is 
displayed. (p.17)
You can change the settings when the control panel is 
displayed. (p.16)
In playback mode, use this to magnify an image or display 
multiple images at the same time. (p.34, p.60)
i AF button ( I)
Available for adjusting focus, instead of pressing the shutter 
release button halfway. (p.42)
j AE Lock button ( H)
Locks the exposure value...

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t Memo•In [Live View] of the A3 menu, you can change the settings of 
the items displayed on the monitor during Live View. (p.19)
Status Screen
1 Exposure Mode (p.36) 14AE Metering (p.40)
2 AE Lock 15
Focus Method (p.42)3Digital Filter (p.56)/HDR 
Capture (p.57) 16
Card slot number (p.35)
17 File Format (p.35)
4 Wireless LAN status 
(p.78) 18
Image storage capacity
19 Flash Exposure 
Compensation (p.41)
5 GPS positioning status 
(p.85) 20
White Balance fine-
tuning (p.53)
6 Shake...

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A mode
t Memo• Items that can be selected vary depending on the current 
camera setup.
• If no operations are made within 1 minute while the control  panel is displayed, the camera will return to standby mode.
• You can change the display color of the status screen, menu  cursor and control panel in [Display Color] of [LCD Display] in 
the  D1 menu. (p.22)
Control Panel
1 Function name 16AF Mode (p.43)/Contrast 
AF (p.44)
2
Setting
3 Card slot number (p.35) 17AF point (p.44)/Focus...

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You can change the type of information displayed in standby 
mode by pressing G while the control panel is displayed. Use 
CD to select the type and press  E.
When shooting with the viewfinder
When shooting with Live View The captured image and shooting information are displayed in 
single image display of the playback mode.
Press 
G to change the type of information displayed in single 
image display. Use  CD to select the type and press  E.
t  Memo•The display selected in Playback Info...

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Use AB to switch between the Histogram Display and RGB 
Histogram Display.
Detailed Information Display
1 Captured image 10Flash Mode (p.41)
2 Rotation information 
(p.62) 11
Flash Exposure 
Compensation (p.41)
3 Exposure Mode (p.36) 12Color Moiré Correction 
(p.66)
4
Digital Filter (p.56)/HDR 
Capture (p.57) 13Shutter speed
5 Transferred via Wireless 
LAN (p.78) 14
Aperture value
15 Shake Reduction/
Horizon Correction/
Movie SR
6
Protect setting (p.75)
7 Card slot number in use
8 Folder...

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When shooting with the viewfinder, the following information 
appears in the viewfinder.
t Memo• The information is displayed in the viewfinder when the 
shutter release button is pressed halfway, or during the meter 
operating time (default setting: 10 sec.).
• The AF point in use for autofocus appears in red  (Superimpose AF Area) when the shutter release button is 
pressed halfway. You can set it to [Off] in [14. Superimpose 
AF Area] of the  E2 menu.
• You can adjust the diopter in...

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t Memo• You can change the LCD panel backlight setting in [22. LCD 
Panel Illumination] of the  E4 menu. (p.24) You can also set 
the camera so that the LCD panel illumination turns on or off 
when  P is pressed. (p.71) You can check whether the camera is tilted horizontally by 
displaying the electronic level. The electronic level can be 
displayed in the EV bar scale in the viewfinder and/or LCD 
panel, or on the Live View screen.
Select whether to display the electronic level in...

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The camera functions and their settings can be selected and 
changed by using the following ways.You can set frequently used shooting functions. Press 
G in 
standby mode.
How to Change Function Settings
Direct keys Press ABCD in standby mode.
Control panel Press 
G in standby mode.
(indicated with the  v mark in this manual)
Menus Press F.
Using the Direct KeysWXYZ
A Drive Mode p.47
B Flash Mode p.41
C White Balance p.52
D Custom Image p.54
Using the Control PanelG
10:2310:23
1 2 3 4...

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Most functions are set from the menus. Functions that can be set on the control panel can also be set from the menus.
t Memo• For the Custom Setting menu ( E1-4), you can show the setting screen of the next item in order of the menu on the monitor by 
turning  R while the submenu of the currently selected item is displayed.
• Press  F to display the first tab of the menu that is appropriate to  the current conditions. To display the menu tab last selected 
first, set in [24. Save Menu...

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Menu List
Rec. Mode Menu
MenuItemFunctionDefault SettingPage
A 1 Exposure Modes 
*1Temporarily changes the exposure mode when the mode dial is 
set to 
O, P  or Q . G
p.74
Memory Card Options 
*2Sets the recording method for when two memory cards are inserted.W p.35
Image 
Capture 
Settings File Format *2Sets the file format of images.
JPEG
p.35
JPEG Recorded 
Pixels 
*2Sets the recording size of images saved in JPEG format.
q
JPEG Quality 
*2Sets the quality of images saved in JPEG...