Configuring The Capture Settings; Taking Pictures; Memory Card Settings; Image Capture Settings - Pentax K-3 Operating Manual

Configuring the Capture Settings

Memory Card Settings

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.
Sequential When the memory card in SD1 slot
W
Use becomes full, data is saved to the card in
SD2.
Save to Both Saves the same data to the memory
Y
cards in SD1 and SD2.
Z Separate Saves the RAW data to the memory card
RAW/JPEG in SD1, and JPEG data to the card in
SD2.
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.

Image Capture Settings

Set the file format for still pictures in [Image Capture Settings] of
the A1 menu or from the control panel.
File Format JPEG (default setting), RAW, RAW+
JPEG Recorded q (default setting), p, o, r
Pixels
JPEG Quality m
RAW File Format PEF (default setting), DNG
u Caution
• When [Memory Card Options] is set to [Separate RAW/
JPEG], [File Format] is fixed to [RAW+].
A1/v
A1/v
(default setting), l, k
t Memo
• When [File Format] is set to [RAW+], a JPEG image and a
RAW image with the same file number are saved at the same
time.
• You can take pictures with a different file format setting only
when P is pressed. (p.72)
• [PEF] of [RAW File Format] is a PENTAX original RAW file
format.

Movie Capture Settings

Set the file format for movies in [Movie Capture Settings] of the
C1 menu or from the control panel.
Recorded Pixels
u 60i, 50i, 30p (default setting), 25p, 24p
(default setting)
t 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p
C1/v
Framerate
3
35