Pentax K-5 User manual

PEN tAX
SLR Digital Camera
Operating Manual
0

Changing Additional
Settings
This chapter describes how to change additional settings.
How to Operate the Set-up Menu ...................... 278
Formatting the SD Memory Card ...................... 281
Customizing Buttons and Dials ........................ 282
Setting the Beep, Date and Time, and Display
Language ............................................................ 288
Adjusting the Monitor and the Menu Display ..... 293
Setting the Folder/File Number ......................... 300
Selecting the Power Settings ............................ 304
Setting the Photographer Information ............. 307
Setting the DPOF Settings ................................. 309
Correcting Defective Pixels in the CMOS
Sensor (Pixel Mapping) ...................................... 311
Selecting Settings to Save in the Camera
(Memory) ............................................................. 312

Perform general settings related to the camera in the [&. Set-up] menu.
Referto !fUsingthe Menusi! (p.42) for detai!s on how touse the menus. ........
Perform the following settings in the ['& Set-up 1-4] menus.
Press the MENU button in Capture/Playback mode and use the four-way
controller ( • I_) to display the ['& Set-up 1-4] menus.
Menu Item , Function Page
Language/_ Changes the language in which menus p.292
and messages appear.
Date Adjustment Sets the date format and time. p.289
Sets the display of the local date and time
World Time of the specified city so they can be p.289
displayed on the monitor in addition to the
present location when traveling overseas.
_kl Sets the text size of an item selected on
Text Size the respective menu screens, p.293
Beep Switches the beep tone on/off, p.288
Guide Display Sets whether to display indicators on the p.293
monitor.
Sets the display color of the status screen p.295
Status Screen and control panel.

Menu Item IFunction Page
Brightness Level Changes the brightness of the monitor, p.297
LCD Color Tuning Adjusts the color of the monitor, p.298
Sets the output format when connecting
Video Out to an AV device with a video input p.257
terminal.
Sets the HDMI output format when
HDMI Out connecting to an AV device with an HDMI p.259
_k2 terminal.
Sets the USB connection mode when
USB Connection connecting to a computer, p.317
Sets the naming system of the folder for p.300
Folder Name storing images.
Create New Folder Creates a new folder on the SD Memory p.300
Card.
File Name Sets the method used to assign file p.302
names for images.
Copyright Sets the photographer and copyright p.307
Information information embedded in Exif.
_k3 Sets the time until the camera turns off
Auto Power Off automatically, p.304
Sets the battery to use when the optional
Select Battery battery grip (D-BG4) is attached, p.305
Reset Resets all settings, p.335
Maps out and corrects any defective p.311
Pixel Mapping pixels in the CMOS sensor.
Dust Alert Detects dust adhering to the CMOS p.341
sensor.
Cleans the CMOS sensor using ultrasonic p.340
&4 Dust Removal vibrations.
Locks the mirror in the up position for p.343
Sensor Cleaning cleaning the CMOS sensor with a blower.
Format Formats an SD Memory Card. p.281

• [% Set-up 1] menu •[% Set-up 2] menu
Language/_ English
Date Adjustment
World Time _"
Text Size Standard
Beep 1_)1_--3
Guide Display 3sec.
Status Screen
•[% Set-up 3] menu
File Name IMGP
Copyright information []
Auto Power Off lmin.
Select Battery
Reset
Brightness Level +0
LCD Color Tuning
Video Out NTSC
HDMI Out Auto
USB Connection MSC
Folder Name Date
Create New Folder
•[% Set-up 4] menu
Pixel Mapping
Dust Alert
Dust Removal
Sensor Cleaning
Format

Use this camera to format (initialize) an SD Memory Card that is unused
or has been used on other cameras or digital devices.
Formatting deletes all the data saved on the SD Memory Card.
* DO not iemoVe the SD Memory Ca[ d while formatting. The card may be
damage d and become Unusab!el
, Formatting deletes all data, either protected or unprotected. Be aware.
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Select [Format] in the [_ Set-up 4] menu and press the
four-way controller ( •).
The [Format] screen appears.
Press the four-way controller (•)
to select [Format]. Format
All data will be deleted
Cancel
Press the OK button.
Formatting starts.
When formatting is completed, the
screen that was displayed before
selecting the menu appears again.
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when an SD MemorY Card is formatted, the volum e label assigned to the Card
............is '!K,5", When the 1_-5 is connected to a computer, the SD Memory Card is
recognized as a removable disk with the name "K.5!!: (p.318)

You can set the functions for when the RAW/Fx button, AF button or
Preview dial is operated, or when the shutter release button is pressed
halfway.
For each exposure mode, you can set the functions for when the front and
rear e-dials or ® button are operated.
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2
3
4
Select [E-Dial Programming] in the [1_ Rec. Mode 5] menu
and press the four-way controller ( •).
The [E-Dial Programming 1] screen appears.
Use the four-way controller
(A T) to select an exposure
mode.
Turn the rear e-dial ('-,,'_,,:)to display the
[E-Dial Programming 2] screen.
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Press the four-way controller ( •).
The screen for the selected exposure mode appears.
Press the four-way controller ( •)
and use the four-way controller
(A T) to select a function.
You can perform the following settings for
each exposure mode.

Exposure i', • W •
Mode . -"_'-Fr0nt E-d!a . _,,,,_ Rear E-dla i ® Button
Tv Av ,,i,P
(Shutter speed) (Aperture) (Return to P)
Av Tv ,,i,P
(Aperture) (Shutter speed) (Return to P )
Pi_ PSHIFT PLINE
(EV Compensation) (Program Shift) (Program Line)
PSHIFT i_ PLINE
(Program Shift) (EV Compensation) (Program Line)
ISO
- (Sensitivity) -
ISO
(Sensitivity)
P SHIFT ISO P LINE
SV (Program Shift) (Sensitivity) (Program Line)
ISO P SHIFT PLINE
(Sensitivity) (Program Shift) (Program Line)
ISO
(EV Compensation) (Sensitivity)
ISO
(Sensitivity) (EV Compensation)
Tv
(Shutter speed) - -
Tv
(Shutter speed)
Tv
TV (Shutter speed) (EV Compensation) -
Tv
(EV Compensation) (Shutter speed)
Tv ISO ISO AUTO
(Shutter speed) (Sensitivity)
ISO Tv ISO AUTO
(Sensitivity) (Shutter speed)

Exposurei', • •
Mode• "_"FrontE-d!a. _,,,,_RearE-dla i ®Button
Av
- (Aperture) -
Av
(Aperture) Av
AV (EVCompensation)(Aperture)
Av
(Aperture) (EVCompensation)
ISO Av ISOAUTO
(Sensitivity) (Aperture)
Av ISO ISO AUTO
(Aperture) (Sensitivity)
_hutter speed) (Aperture)
Av Tv
(Aperture) (Shutter speed)
_ PLINE
TAv (Program Line)
/M TvSHIFT
(Shutter speed shift)
AvSHIFT
(Aperture shift)
Av
- (Aperture) -
Av
B(Aperture)
ISO
(Sensitivity)
Av
(Aperture)
X
Av
(Aperture)
ISO
(Sensitivity)
Av
(Aperture)
Av
(Aperture)
ISO
(Sensitivity)
Av
(Aperture)
Av
(Aperture)
ISO
(Sensitivity)
AvSHIFT
(Aperture shift)
/

Exposure i', • •
Mode • "_" Front E-d!a . _,,,,_ Rear E-dta i ® Button
Av
(Aperture)
(EV Compensation)
Av
(Aperture)
Av
(Aperture)
Av
(Aperture)
(EV Compensation)
/
AvSHIFT
(Aperture shift)
Press the OK button.
Press the MENU button three times.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
Setting the Function for the Buttons
You can set the functions for when the RAW/Fx button, AF button,
Preview dial (main switch O) is operated, or when the shutter release
button is pressed halfway.
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Select [Button Customization] in the [1_1 Rec. Mode 5]
menu and press the four-way controller ( •).
The [Button Customization] screen appears.
Use the four-way controller
(• •) to select a button to set a
function to and press the four-
way controller ( •).
The screen to set the function for the
selected button is displayed.
AF Button
Preview Dial
Shutter Button Half Press

3Press the four-way controller ( •) and use the four-way
controller (A T) to select a function.
The following functions can be assigned to each button.
Button setting . Function
One Push File Temporarily changes the
Format file format.
RAW/Fx
button
AF button
Preview
Dial
Exposure Bracketing
Digital Preview
Electronic Level
Composition Adjust.
Enable AF
Cancel AF
Optical Preview
Digital Preview
Enable AF
Off
Off
(Live View only)
Shutter
release
button
pressed
halfway
Page
p.203
Sets the Exposure p.157
Bracketing.
Displays the Digital
Preview. p.138
Displays the Electronic p.28
Level on the monitor.
Displays the [Composition
Adjust.] screen, p.220
The autofocus system
operates.
Disables autofocus with the p.124
shutter release button while
the button is pressed.
Displays the Optical
Preview when the main
switch is turned to the
preview position (O). p.135
Displays the Digital Preview
when the main switch is
turned to the preview
position (O).
The autofocus system
operates.
The autofocus system does
not operate when the
shutter release button is
pressed halfway.
Only during Live View, the
autofocus system does not
operate when the shutter
release button is pressed
halfway.

Press the OK button.
5Press the MENU button three times.
The camera is ready to take a picture.

Setting the Beep
You can turn the camera operation beep on or off, or change its volume.
By default, all available items are set to _ (On), and the volume level is
set to [3].
The following items can be set.
• In-focus
• AE-L (AE Lock operation sound)
• Self-timer
• Remote Control
• Mirror Up
• One Push File Format (operation sound when [One Push File Format]
is assigned to the RAW/Fx button)
• Press OK for 1 sec. (operation sound when Change AF point is
enabled or disabled)
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Select [Beep] in the [_ Set-up 1] menu and press the four-
way controller ( •).
The [Beep 1] screen appears.
Press the four-way controller (•) and use the four-way
controller ( • • ) to adjust the volume.
Select from six levels. When set to 0, you can turn all the beeps off.
Use the four-way controller
(• •) to choose an item.
Turn the rear e-dial ('-,,'_,,:)to display the
[Beep 2] screen. In-focus _,_I
AE-L
Self-timer _,_
Remote Control _,_I
Mirror Up
Use the four-way controller ( • • ) to select _or [].

Press the MENU button twice.
The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again.
You can change the initial date and time settings, and set their display
formats. Choose [mm/dd/yy], [dd/mm/yy] or [yy/mm/dd] for the date
display format, and [12h] (12-hour display) or [24h] (24-hour display) for
the time display format.
Set in [Date Adjustment] in the [_k Set-up 1]
menu (p.278).
r-_:Setting the Date and Time (p.67) Date 01/01/2010
Time 00 :00
Settings complete
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The date and time selected in "Initial Settings" (p.63) serve as the date and
time of your present location.
Setting the destination in [World Time] enables you to display the local
date and time on the monitor when traveling overseas.
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Select [World Time] in the [_ Set-up 1] menu and press
the four-way controller ( •).
The [World Time] screen appears.
Use the four-way controller ( • • )
to select _(Destination) or
(Hometown) for [Setting the b_.Destination
Time]. London 16:00
This setting is reflected on the date and ,_}'Hometown
New York 10:00
time that appear in the guide display and
control panel.
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Press the four-way controller (•).
The selection frame moves to _ (Destination setting).
Press the four-way controller ( •).
The [_ Destination] screen appears.
Use the four-way controller ( • • )
to select a destination city.
Turn the rear e-dial ('-,,_,,_)to change the
region.
The location, time difference and current
time of the selected city appear.
Press the four-way controller (• •) to select [DST].
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Use the four-way controller ( • • ) to select _or [].
Select _ if the destination city uses daylight saving time (DST).
Press the OK button.
The settings are saved and the camera returns to the [World Time]
screen.
Press the MENU button twice.
The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again.
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(p.24)
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(p.257) setting changes to the video output f0rmat for that City.

Region i City
North Honolulu
America Anchorage
Vancouver
SanFrancisco
LosAngeles
Calgary
Denver
Chicago
Miami
Toronto
NewYork
Halifax
Centraland MexicoCity
South Lima
America Santiago
Caracas
BuenosAires
SacPaulo
RiodeJaneiro
Europe Lisbon
Madrid
London
Paris
Amsterdam
Milan
Rome
Copenhagen
Berlin
Prague
Stockholm
Budapest
Warsaw
Athens
Helsinki
Moscow
Regioni City
Africa/ Dakar
WestAsia Algiers
Johannesburg
Istanbul
Cairo
Jerusalem
Nairobi
Jeddah
Tehran
Dubai
Karachi
Kabul
Male
Delhi
Colombo
Kathmandu
Dacca
EastAsia Yangon
Bangkok
KualaLumpur
Vientiane
Singapore
PhnomPenh
HochiMinh
Jakarta
HongKong
Beijing
Shanghai
Manila
Taipei
Seoul
Tokyo
Guam

Region • City
Oceania Perth
Adelaide
Sydney
Noumea
Wellington
Auckland
Pago Pago
Setting the Display Language
You can change the language in which the menus, error messages, etc.
are displayed.
The camera supports the following languages: English, French, German,
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Polish,
Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Korean, Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese and Japanese.
Set in [Language/-_-_] of the [_k Set-up 1]
menu (p.278).
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Fran_;ais Svenska PyccK_
Deutsch Suomi _t-_,ot
Espa_ol Polski _-
Portugu_s (_e._tina _h _ [_j _
Italiano Magyar [] ;zj__
Nederlands T_irkge

You can set the text size of an item selected on the respective menu
screens to [Standard] (normal display) or [Large] (magnified display).
Set in [Text Size] of the ['& Set-up 1] menu
(p.278).
Setting the Guide Display Time
Set the length of time that the guides are displayed on the monitor when
the camera is turned on or the exposure mode is changed. (p.24)
Select from [3 sec.] (default setting), [10 sec.], [30 sec.] and [Off].
Set in [Guide Display] of the ['& Set-up 1] _,,,,,,,, _.......... ,,
menu (p.278).
Text Size
Beep

Setting the Initial Menu Tab Displayed
Set the initial menu tab displayed on the monitor when the MENU button
is pressed.
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Select [24. Save Menu Location] in the [C Custom
Setting 4] menu and press the four-way controller (•).
The [24. Save Menu Location] screen appears.
Use the four-way controller (• •)
to select [Reset Menu Location]
or [Save Menu Location] and
press the OK button.
I Reset Menu Location
Pressing the menu button
accesses the last used
menu tab
The [1_ Rec. Mode 1] menu ([1_ Rec. Mode 4]
Reset Menu menu when the exposure mode isset to =_ (Movie),
1Location and [i"€-1Playback 1] menu when in Playback mode)
is always displayed first. (default setting)
Save Menu
2 Location The menu tab last selected is displayed first.
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#Press the MENU button.
The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again.

You can set whether to display the status screen on the monitor and set
the display color of the status screen, control panel and playback mode
palette.
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Select [Status Screen] in the [_ Set-up 1] menu and press
the four-way controller ( •).
The [Status Screen] screen appears.
Use the four-way controller ( • • ) to select _or [.
Displays the status screen. (default setting)
[] Does not display the status screen.
3Use the four-way controller (A v) to select [Auto Screen
Rotation] and use the four-way controller ( • • ) to select
or[].
Ifthe camera is held vertically while measuring the brightness, the
status screen/control panel is displayed vertically. (default setting)
[] The status screen/control panel is always displayed horizontally.
4Use the four-way controller
(A v) to select [Display Color]
and use the four-way controller
(• • ) to select from six display
colors.
Press the MENU button twice.
The screen that was displayed before selecting the menu appears again.