Ricoh Pentax K-3 Camera User Manual

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6Press F.The screen of Step 3 reappears.
7Press  E.The save confirmation screen appears.
8Select [Save to SD1] or [Save to SD2] and press 
E.
t  Memo
• Select dividing points in chronological order from the 
beginning of the movie. When canceling the selected dividing 
points, cancel each of them in reverse order (from the end of 
the movie to the beginning). In an order other than specified, 
you can neither select frames as a dividing point nor cancel 
the selections of the dividing points.
You can develop RAW images into JPEG images, and save 
them as a new file.
1Select  b in the playback mode palette.The screen for selecting a RAW image processing option 
appears.
2Select the desired option and press  E.
When [Select single image] is selected, proceed to Step 6.
The image/folder selection screen appears.
3Select the image(s) or a folder.Refer to Step 2 of “Deleting Selected Images” (p.60) for how 
to select the image(s) or a folder.
4Press  G.The screen for selecting the parameter setting method 
appears.
5Select the parameter 
setting method and press 
E.
6Set the parameters.
Available operations
For Image Capture Settings and Lens Correction, press  D 
and use  AB to select an item.
For White Balance, Custom Image and Digital Filter, press 
D to display the setting screen.
7Press  E.The save confirmation screen appears.
RAW Development
Select single 
image Develops an image.
Select multiple 
images Develops up to 500 images with the 
same settings.
Select a folder Develops up to 500 images in the 
selected folder with the same settings.
Develop 
images as shot Allows you to change Image Capture 
Settings (File Format, JPEG Recorded 
Pixels, and JPEG Quality).
Develop 
images with 
modified 
settings Allows you to change Image Capture 
Settings (File Format, Aspect Ratio, 
JPEG Recorded Pixels, JPEG Quality, 
Color Space), Lens Correction 
(Distortion Correction, Lat-Chromatic-Ab 
Adj, Peripheral Illumin. Corr., Color 
Fringe Correction), White Balance, 
Custom Image, Digital Filter, HDR, 
Sensitivity, High-ISO NR, and Shadow 
Correction.
AB Selects a parameter.
CD Changes the value.
Q Selects a different image (when in single 
image display).
100_0505100_0505001/500001/500
D e v e l o p   i m a g e s   a s   s h o tDevelop images as shotD e v e l o p   i m a g e s   w i t hDevelop images withm o d i f i e d   s e t t i n g smodified settings
O KOK
100-0001100-0001I m a g e   C a p t u r e   S e t t i n g sImage Capture Settings 
						

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8Select [Save to SD1] or [Save to SD2] and press 
E.
When [Select single image] is selected, select [Continue] or 
[Exit], and press  E.
u  Caution• Only RAW images captured with this camera can be 
developed.
t  Memo• When [Select multiple images] or [Select a folder] is selected 
in Step 2, a folder with a new number is created, and the 
JPEG images are stored in the new folder.
• With the provided software “Digital Camera Utility 5”, you can  develop RAW files on a computer, 
						

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For each exposure mode, you can select the parameters for 
when Q and  R are turned and  M is pressed.
1Select [E-Dial Programming] in  A4 menu and 
press  D.
The [E-Dial Programming] screen appears.
2Select an exposure mode and press  D.The screen for the selected exposure mode appears.
3Select the desired setting 
for each exposure mode 
and press E.
4Press F.The [E-Dial Programming] screen reappears.
Repeat Steps 2 to 4.
5Press  F twice. t
 Memo
• If you select [Rotation Direction] in Step 2, you can reverse 
the effect obtained by turning  Q or R .
You can set the functions for when  P or I is pressed, or 
when the main switch is turned to  U.
1Select [Button Customization] in  A4 menu and 
press  D.
The [Button Customization] screen appears.
2Select [RAW/Fx Button], 
[AF Button] or [Preview 
Dial] and press  D.
The screen to set the function for 
the selected item is displayed.
3Select a function and press  E.The following functions can be assigned to each button.
Camera Settings
Customizing the Button/E-dial FunctionsA 4
Setting the  Q/R /M  Operation
I Change Shutter 
Speed
J Change Aperture 
Value
ISO Change Sensitivity
e EV Compensation
X G Return to  G Mode
G SHIFT Program Shift
G LINE Program Line
-- Not available
E x p o s u r e   M o d eExposure Mode
C a n c e lCancelO KOK
Setting the Button Operation
SettingFunctionPage
RAW/
Fx 
Button One Push 
File Format
Temporarily changes 
the file format. (Default 
setting)
p.72
Exposure 
Bracketing Sets the Exposure 
Bracketing.
p.49
Optical 
Preview Activates the Optical 
Preview.
p.46
Digital 
Preview Activates the Digital 
Preview.
Shake 
Reduction
Turns the Shake 
Reduction function on/off.–
LCD Panel 
IlluminationTurns the LCD panel 
illumination on/off. p.15
B u t t o n   C u s t o m i z a t i o nButton CustomizationR AW / F x   B u t t o nRAW/Fx ButtonA F   B u t t o nAF ButtonP r e v i e w   D i a lPreview Dial 
						

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4Press F.The [Button Customization] screen reappears.
Repeat Steps 2 to 4.
5Press  F twice.
u  Caution
• [LCD Panel Illumination] in [RAW/Fx Button] cannot be 
selected when [22. LCD Panel Illumination] is set to [Off] in 
the  E4 menu.
1Set [RAW/Fx Button] to [One Push File Format] 
in Step 3 of “Setting the Button Operation” 
(p.71).
2Select  T or  S for [Cancel after 1 shot].
3Select the file format when 
P  is pressed.
The left side is the [File Format] 
setting and the right side is the 
file format when P  is pressed.
u Caution• The One Push File Format function cannot be used when 
[Memory Card Options] is set to [Separate RAW/JPEG] in the 
A 1 menu. (p.35)
AF 
Button
Enable AF1
Autofocus is performed 
when 
I is pressed.
p.42
Enable AF2 Autofocus is performed 
when 
I is pressed and 
not when the shutter 
release button is 
pressed halfway.
Cancel AF While 
I is pressed, 
autofocus is not 
performed even when 
the shutter release 
button is pressed 
halfway.
Preview 
Dial Optical 
Preview
Activates the Optical 
Preview.
p.46
Digital 
Preview Activates the Digital 
Preview.
SettingFunctionPageSetting the One Push File Format
TThe recording format returns to the [File Format] 
setting of [Image Capture Settings] in the 
A1 menu 
after a picture is taken. (Default setting)
S The setting is retained until any of the following 
operations is performed:
• When 
P is pressed again
• When  B, F  or G  is pressed, or when the 
mode dial or main switch is turned
O n e   P u s h   F i l e   F o r m a tOne Push File FormatR AW / F x   B u t t o nRAW/Fx Button
C a n c e lCancelO KOK
C a n c e l   a f t e r   1   s h o tCancel after 1 shot 
						

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Camera settings can be saved to O, P , and  Q of the mode 
dial and used repeatedly.
The following settings can be saved.
1Set all of the settings to save on the camera.
2Select [Save USER Mode] in  A4 menu and 
press  D.
The [Save USER Mode] screen appears.
3Select [Save Settings] and 
press D.
The [Save Settings] screen 
appears.
4Select [USER1], [USER2] or [USER3], and press 
D.
5Select [Save] and press  E.The screen of Step 3 reappears.
u Caution• [Save USER Mode] cannot be selected when the mode dial 
is set to  T.
t Memo• The settings saved as USER mode can be displayed on the 
monitor when you select [Check Saved Settings] in Step 3.
• To reset the settings to the default values, select [Reset  USER Mode] in Step 3.
You can change the name of the USER mode in which you 
saved settings.
1Select [Rename USER Mode] in Step 3 of 
“Saving the Settings” and press  D.
The [Rename USER Mode] screen appears.
2Select [USER1], [USER2] or [USER3], and press 
D.
The text-entry screen appears.
3Change the text.Up to 18 single-byte 
alphanumeric characters and 
symbols can be entered.
Available operations
Saving Frequently Used SettingsA 4
Exposure Mode (except 
for  T /  C)
Sensitivity
EV Compensation
AE Metering
AF point
Flash Mode Drive Mode
White Balance
Custom Image
A
1-4 menu settings (with 
exceptions)
E 1-4 menu settings
Saving the Settings
S a v e   U S E R   M o d eSave USER ModeS a v e   S e t t i n g sSave SettingsR e n a m e   U S E R   M o d eRename USER ModeC h e c k   S a v e d   S e t t i n g sCheck Saved SettingsR e s e t   U S E R   M o d eReset USER Mode
Editing a Setting Name
ABCD Moves the text selection cursor.
R Moves the text input cursor.
J Switches between upper and lower case 
letters.
E Enters a character selected with the text 
selection cursor at the position of the text 
input cursor.
L Deletes a character at the position of the 
text input cursor.
C a n c e lCancelD e l e t e   O n e   C h a r a c t e rDelete One CharacterE n t e rEnter
F i n i s hFinish
R e n a m e   U S E R   M o d eRename USER Mode
Text selection cursor
Text input cursor 
						

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4After entering the text, move the text selection 
cursor to [Finish], and press E.
The [Rename USER Mode] screen reappears.
1Set the mode dial to  O, P , or  Q.The USER mode guide is 
displayed for 30 seconds.
Use  AB to check the saved 
settings.
2Change the settings as necessary.The exposure mode can be 
changed in [Exposure Mode] of 
the  A1 menu.
t Memo• The settings changed in Step 2 are not saved as USER mode 
settings. When the camera is turned off, the camera returns 
to the originally saved settings. To change the original 
settings, save the USER mode settings again. The date and time set in Initial Setting (p.29) serve as the date 
and time of your present location and are reflected in the 
shooting date and time for images.
Setting the destination to a location other than your present 
location enables you to display the local date and time on the 
monitor when traveling abroad and also save images time-
stamped with the local date and time.
1Select [World Time] in 
D1 menu.
2Select the time you wish to 
display in [Time Setting].
Select  F (Hometown) or G  
(Destination).
3Select [ G Destination] and press  D.The [G Destination] screen appears.
4Use  CD to select a city.Use  R to change the region.
5Select [DST] (daylight saving time), and use  CD 
to select  S or T .
6Press  E.The [World Time] screen reappears.
Using the Saved USER Mode
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR
M e m o r y   C a r d   O p t i o n sMemory Card OptionsI m a g e   C a p t u r e   S e t t i n g sImage Capture SettingsD i g i t a l   F i l t e rDigital FilterH D R   C a p t u r eHDR CaptureL e n s   C o r r e c t i o nLens CorrectionC a n c e lCancel
1234
A F  A s s i s t   L i g h tAF Assist Light
E x p o s u r e   M o d eExposure Mode
O KOK
Displaying the Local Date and Time of 
the Specified CityD1
W o r l d   T i m eWorld Time
D e s t i n a t i o nDestinationL o n d o nLondonH o m e t o w nHometownN e w   Yo r kNew York
16:0016:00
10:0010:00
T i m e   S e t t i n gTime Setting
D e s t i n a t i o nDestination
 +6:00 +6:0016:0016:00D S TDSTL o n d o nLondon
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t Memo• Refer to “List of World Time Cities” (p.94) for cities that can be 
selected as a hometown or destination.
• Select [ F Hometown] in Step 3 to change the city and DST 
settings for the hometown.
• G  appears in the control panel when [Time Setting] is set to 
G .
Most of the functions set on this camera are saved even if the 
camera is turned off. For the following function settings, you can 
select whether to save the settings ( T) or to return the settings 
to their default values ( S) when the camera is turned off. The 
default settings are  S for Digital Filter and HDR Capture, and 
T  for other functions.
Set in [Memory] of the  A4 menu.
t Memo• When [Reset] of the  D3 menu is performed, all Memory 
settings return to the default values. You can protect images from being accidentally deleted.
u
 Caution• Even protected images are deleted if the inserted memory 
card is formatted.
1Select  Y in the playback mode palette.The screen for selecting the unit for processing appears.
2Select [Select image(s)] or 
[Select a folder] and press 
E.
3Select the image(s) or folder to protect.Refer to Step 2 of “Deleting Selected Images” (p.60) for how 
to select the image(s) or a folder.
Proceed to Step 5 if [Select a folder] is selected.
4Press  G.The confirmation screen appears.
5Select [Protect] and press  E. 
t  Memo
• To protect all images stored in the memory card, select 
[Protect All Images] of the  B1 menu. 
Selecting Settings to Save in the 
CameraA4
Flash Mode
Drive Mode
White Balance
Custom Image
Sensitivity
EV Compensation Flash Exposure Compensation
Digital Filter
HDR Capture
Composition Adjust.
Playback Info Display
File Management Settings
Protecting Images from Deletion 
(Protect)
S e l e c t   a   f o l d e rSelect a folderS e l e c t   i m a g e ( s )Select image(s)
O KOK 
						

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When images are captured with this camera, a folder is 
automatically created and the captured images are stored in the 
new folder. Each folder name consists of a sequential number 
from 100 to 999 and a string of 5 characters.
You can change the folder name in [Folder Name] of the D2 
menu.
1Select [Folder Name] in  D2 menu and press D.The [Folder Name] screen appears.
2Select a folder name and 
press  E.
Proceed to Step 5 if you do not need to change the folder 
name.
3Press  B, and then press  D.The text-entry screen appears.
4Change the text.Enter 5 single-byte alphanumeric characters.
Refer to Steps 3 and 4 of “Editing a Setting Name” (p.73) for 
how to enter text.
5Press  F twice.
t  Memo
• A folder with a new number is created when the folder name 
is changed.
• A maximum of 500 images (100 images for Eye-Fi card) can  be stored in a single folder. When the number of captured 
images exceeds 500, a new folder is created with the number 
following the number of the folder currently being used. In 
Exposure Bracketing shooting, images will be stored in the 
same folder until shooting is completed.
• When [Create New Folder] is selected in the  D2 menu, a 
folder is created with a new number when the next image is 
saved. When a memory card is inserted in both SD1 and 
SD2, a new folder is created on both memory cards.
• When [Select multiple images] or [Select a folder] of [RAW  Development] is performed, a folder with a new number is 
created, and the JPEG images are stored in the new folder. 
(p.69)
u  Caution• The maximum folder number is 999. After the folder number 
reaches 999, you cannot capture new images if you attempt 
to change the folder name or create a new folder, or when the 
file name number reaches 9999.
Selecting the Folder/File SettingsD 2
Folder Name
Date The two digits of the month and day on which the 
picture was taken are assigned after the folder 
number. (Default setting)
[MMDD] appears according to the date format 
set in [Date Adjustment].
Example) 101_0125: for images taken on 
January 25th
PENTX The character string “PENTX” is assigned after 
the folder number.
Example) 101PENTX
C a n c e lCancelO KOK
F o l d e r   N a m eFolder NameD a t eDateP E N T XPENTX_
M M D D_MMDD
F o l d e r   N a m eFolder Name 
						

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One of the following string of characters is used as the file name 
prefix depending on the [21. Color Space] setting of the E3 
menu.
The first four characters can be changed to a character string of 
your choice.
1Select [File Name] in  D2 menu and press  D.The [File Name] screen appears.
2Select  A or  C and press 
D .
The text-entry screen appears.
3Change the text.Up to 4 single-byte alphanumeric characters can be 
entered.
Refer to Steps 3 and 4 of “Editing a Setting Name” (p.73) for 
how to enter text.
4Press  F twice.
t  Memo
• When [Color Space] is [AdobeRGB], the file name prefix is “_” 
and first three characters of the specified character string 
becomes the file name.
• For movies, regardless of the [Color Space] setting, the file  name is “IMGPxxxx.MOV” or a file name with the specified 
string of characters.
Each file name consists of a string of 4 
characters and a sequential number 
from 0001 to 9999. You can set whether 
to continue the sequential numbering 
for the file name even if a new folder is 
created in [Sequential Numbering] of 
[File No.] in the 
D2 menu.
Select [Reset File Number] to reset the file number to its default 
value.
t  Memo• When the file number reaches 9999, a new folder is created 
and the file number is reset.
File Name
Color SpaceFile Name
sRGB IMGPxxxx.JPG
AdobeRGB _IMGxxxx.JPG
F i l e   N a m eFile NameIIMMGGPP xxxx.JPG
xxxx.JPG
xxxx.MOV
IIMMGGPP__IIMMGG
File No.
T Continues the sequential numbering for the file name 
even if a new folder is created. (Default setting)
S Returns the file number of the first image saved to a 
folder to 0001 each time a new folder is created.
R e s e t   F i l e   N u m b e rReset File Number
F i l e   N o .File No.
U s e s   s e q u e n t i a l   f i l e   n u m b e rUses sequential file numberi n   n e w   f o l d e r   b a s e d   o n   l a s tin new folder based on lastn u m b e r   i n   p r e v i o u s   f o l d e rnumber in previous folder
S e q u e n t i a l   N u m b e r i n gSequential Numbering 
						

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Sets the photographer and copyright information embedded in 
Exif data.
1Select [Copyright Information] in D2 menu and 
press  D.
The [Copyright Information] screen appears.
2Use CD to set [Embed 
Copyright Data].
3Select [Photographer] or [Copyright Holder], 
and press D.
The text-entry screen appears.
4Change the text.Up to 32 single-byte alphanumeric characters and symbols 
can be entered.
Refer to Steps 3 and 4 of “Editing a Setting Name” (p.73) for 
how to enter text.
5Press  F twice.
t  Memo
• The Exif information can be checked using the provided 
software “Digital Camera Utility 5”. A memory card with a built-in wireless LAN “Eye-Fi card” (Wi-Fi 
transmission) or a “Flucard” compatible with this camera can be 
used. By using these cards, images can be transferred from the 
camera to a computer or other device via wireless LAN.
Select the camera action when using an Eye-Fi card or a 
Flucard in [Wireless Memory Card] of the D
3 menu.
1Select [Wireless Memory Card] in D3 menu and 
press  D.
The [Wireless Memory Card] screen appears.
2Select [Action Mode].Items that can be set are 
displayed according to the type of 
card inserted.
Eye-Fi card
Flucard
3Specify [Auto Resize].When set to  T, JPEG images are saved to the Eye-Fi card 
or Flucard at the size of  r.
4Press  F twice.
Setting the Copyright InformationD2
S Does not embed copyright information in the Exif. 
(Default setting)
T Embeds copyright information in the Exif.
C o p y r i g h t   I n f o r m a t i o nCopyright InformationE m b e d   C o p y r i g h t   D a t aEmbed Copyright DataP h o t o g r a p h e rPhotographer
C o p y r i g h t   H o l d e rCopyright Holder
Using a Wireless Memory CardD
3
AUTO Transfers automatically when images are 
taken, new images are saved, or images are 
overwritten. (Default setting)
For movies, only files under 2 GB can be 
transferred.
SELECT Transfers images or folders that are selected in 
[Eye-Fi Image Transfer] of the playback mode.
Only JPEG and RAW images can be transferred.
OFF
Stops the communication function.
ON Enables wireless data transfer with Flucard.
OFF Disables wireless data transfer with Flucard.
C a n c e lCancelO KOK
A c t i o n   M o d eAction ModeA u t o   R e s i z eAuto ResizeC o m m u n i c a t i o n   I n f oCommunication InfoF i r m w a r e   I n f o / O p t i o n sFirmware Info/Options
W i r e l e s s   M e m o r y   C a r dWireless Memory Card
A u t o m a t i c a l l y   t r a n s f e r sAutomatically transfersu n s e n t   i m a g e s   f r o m   m e m o r y   c a r dunsent images from memory card