Ricoh Pentax K-3 Camera User Manual
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2Getting Started 29 4Close the card cover, and slide it in the direction of 4. u Caution • Do not remove the memory card while the card access lamp is lit. • If the card cover is opened while the power is on, the camera will turn off. Do not open the cover while the camera is in use. • Use this camera to format (initialize) a memory card that is unused or has been previously used on other devices. (p.31) • Use a high-speed memory card when recording movies. If a write speed cannot keep up with a...
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2Getting Started 30 3Use CD to select a city.Use R to change the region. Refer to “List of World Time Cities” (p.94) for cities that can be selected as a hometown. 4Press B to select [DST] (daylight saving time), and use CD to select S or T. 5Press E.The camera returns to the [Initial Setting] screen. 6Press B to select [Text Size] and press D. 7Use AB to select [Standard] or [Large], and press E. Selecting [Large] increases the text size of the selected menu items. 8Press B to select...
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2Getting Started 31 1Press F.The A1 menu appears. 2Use Q or R to display D4 menu. 3Use AB to select [Format] and press D.The [Format] screen appears. 4Use AB to select the memory card slot in which the memory card to format is inserted and press D. 5Press A to select [Format] and press E . Formatting starts. When formatting is completed, the D4 menu reappears. u Caution• Do not remove the memory card while formatting, or the card may be damaged. • Formatting deletes all data, both...
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2Getting Started 32 5Set the mode dial to T while pressing the mode dial lock button. The selected exposure mode is displayed on the monitor (Guide Display). y Guide Display settings (p.22) 6Look through the viewfinder to view the subject. When using a zoom lens, turn the zoom ring to the right or left to change the angle of view. 7Position the subject inside the AF frame and press the shutter release button halfway. P appears and you will hear a beep when the subject comes into focus. y...
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2Getting Started 33 1Press K in Step 6 on p.32.The Live View image is displayed on the monitor. 2Position the subject inside the AF frame on the monitor and press the shutter release button halfway. The AF frame turns green and you will hear a beep when the subject comes into focus. Available operations during Live View Subsequent steps are the same as shooting with the viewfinder. t Memo• You can use I to focus on the subject. (p.42) • You can preview the image on the monitor and check the...
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2Getting Started 34 Review the captured image on the monitor. 1Press B. The camera enters playback mode and the most recently captured image is displayed (single image display). 2Review the captured image. Available operations t Memo• When Hv is displayed on the monitor, the JPEG image that was just taken can also be saved in RAW format (Save RAW Data). Reviewing Images C /Q to the left Displays the previous image. D /Q to the right Displays the next image. L Deletes the image. R to the right...
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3Shooting 35 The recording method for when two memory cards are inserted can be set in [Memory Card Options] of the A1 menu or the control panel. t Memo• When in C mode, data is saved to the card in either SD1 or SD2. Set in [Memory Card Options] of the C1 menu. Set the file format for still pictures in [Image Capture Settings] of the A1 menu or from the control panel. u Caution• When [Memory Card Options] is set to [Separate RAW/ JPEG], [File Format] is fixed to [RAW+]. t Memo• When [File...
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3Shooting 36 Select the exposure mode that suits the subject and shooting conditions. The following exposure modes are available on this camera.x: Available #: Restricted ×: Not available *1 You can set the value to be changed in [E-Dial Programming] of the A4 menu. (p.71) *2 [ISO AUTO] is not available. *3 Fixed to [ISO AUTO]. *4 Fixed to 1/180 seconds. 1Turn the mode dial to select the desired exposure mode. Q or R appears on the status screen for the value that can be changed. The value...
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3Shooting 37 t Memo• The settings for exposure can be specified in increments of 1/3 EV steps. In [1. EV Steps] of the E1 menu, you can change the adjustment steps to 1/2 EV steps. • A proper exposure may not be obtained with the selected shutter speed and aperture value when the sensitivity is set to the fixed value. •In L or N mode, the difference from the proper exposure is displayed in the EV bar scale while the exposure is adjusted. •In M mode, the drive mode cannot be set to Continuous...
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3Shooting 38 1Turn the Stills/Movie switch to C.Live View is displayed. 2Focus on the subject.In v mode, press the shutter release button halfway. 3Press a.Movie recording starts. In the upper left area of the monitor, “REC” blinks and the size of the file being recorded is displayed. 4Press a again.Movie recording stops. u Caution• When recording a movie with sound, the camera operation sounds are also recorded. • When recording a movie with an image processing function such as Digital Filter...