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1. Everything you need to know and then some By Yvon Bourque Table of contents and Foreword I am pleased that you purchased one of our Pentax K 30 Everything you need to know and then some e book As an enthusiastic photographer for many years I have had many Pentax cameras My first new camera was a Pentax Spotmatic purchased when I was still in Junior High When Pentax stepped into the Digital SLR market I was delighted Their first few DSLRs The ist series were the smallest DSLRs on the market but were not par ticularly special with the 6MP CCD When the K10D was introduced everything changed and Pentax was suddenly a major player The KIOD was a breakthrough in my Everything you need to know opinion It had the capabilities of Professional DSLRs and then some with the price of entry level DSLRs It had some unique features found nowhere else at any price In January of 2008 Pentax announced the K20D It was not a revolution as the K10D was but it certainly was an evolution of the revolution The K200D and the K2000 KM the K x all followed with no exceptional or marginal improvements On May 2009 Pentax made history again by introducing the Pentax K 7 On October 2010 the K 5 1s announces as the flagship of the company As I write this e book the K 5 is still available Pentax has just announced the K 30 It s amazing to me how Pen tax keeps breaking barriers The K 30 has a front and rear e d
2. L O Yvon Bourque Sequoia National Park Page 30 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 K 30 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS IYFE AHA SLR s x Type CMOS w primary color filter integrated eee Shake Dust Reduction sensor movement system Size 23 7 x 15 7mm APS C x Color depth 8 bits channel JPG 12 bits channel RAW Effective pixels total pixels 16 3 MP 16 5 MP x Dust Removal Sensor movement w SP coating on low pass filter x 2o Pixel mapping Yes Type construction PENTAX KAF2 bayonet stainless oe steel mount x Usable lenses PENTAX KAF3 KAF2 KAF and KA K mount 35mm screw mount 645 67 med format lenses useable w adapter and or restrictions SDM function Yes Power zoom function a Type SAFOX IXi TTL phase detection 11 point 9 FOCUS SYSTEM cross wide autofocus system w light wavelength sen sor and diffraction lens Sensitivity range EV 1 to 18 ISO 100 Focus modes AF A auto AF S single w focus lock focus shutter priority selectable AF C continuous w _ focus FPS priority selectable Manual Focus point adjustment Auto 11 pt Auto 5 pt User Selectable w Expanded Area AF Center AF assist Yes via dedicated LED AF assist lamp x Focus peaking Yes n a while video is actively record x Type Pentaprism Pyare Coverage field of view 100 Magnification 0 92X w 50mm F1 4 at infinity x Standard focusing screen Natural Bright Matte III 1n terchan
3. lt x ides rara 4 v ad a L R j V s Z d d F4 M yh K P lt T z om L1 ez We can say farewell to the camera enemies dust and humidity First and most im portantly the Pentax K 30 1s built around a solid chassis The DSLR camera feels very professional and very solid The use of non slip material at all strategic loca tions makes holding the camera comfortable and safe The camera has seals protect ing the internals from dust humidity rain and snow This feature alone is not avail able anywhere on cameras in the K 30 s price range This feature is usually found on professional cameras costing many times more It makes me wonder what exact ly defines a Pro camera Is it a camera that costs thousands Is tt a camera that al lows one to make money In the glory days of film based cameras professional cameras were the big and complicated cameras that required extensive training to operate Today digital technology has certainly reduced the gap between consumers and professional photographers The K 30 is definitely not your father s camera Page 44 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 File Formats Most DSLR now have the capability of saving the digital photos data 1n JPEG files RAW files and RAW JPEG Saving in JPEG is quick and the final photo is gener ally of excellent quality Many photographers including myself prefer shooting in RAW mode and adjust the photo s whit
4. to change ISO Four way controller as right button J or to change shooting mode Press to save setting from menu Selects metering point IlIuminates or blinks when SD card is accessed Press to activate Menu modes on the LCD monitor Four way controller down as button M or change White Balance Press to view info of current photo on the LCD Four way controller as left button or to access Flash settings Page 24 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 25 Strap Lugs 2 26 Built in flash 27 Main switch 28 Green button 29 EV compensation 30 Mode dial 31 Hot shoe 32 Diopter adjustment Loop for the camera strap Retractable P TTL with guide number 12 100 m Rotate to turn the camera on or off Resets the values being adjusted Press to adjust EV compensation with the rear e dial Changes the exposure mode To mount external flash Adjusts the viewfinder to suit your eyesight Page 25 33 Battery housing 34 1 4 Tripod Socket 35 Battery 36 AA battery adapter Chapter 1 Know your K 5 Cc ANA un Y E Batteries are housed here Attachment for tripod Lithium ion D LI109 rechargeable battery Allows the use of easy to find AA batteries Page 26 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 Oo xm a a RAISE 37 Focus mode lever Switches between AF single continuous and manual 38 Raw Fx button For activating assignable function 39 UP button Press the UP bu
5. Approx 6 0 FPS 30 JPG 8 RAW Continuous Lo Approx 3 0 FPS unlimited JPG 10 RAW Multi exposure 2 9 shots auto exposure adjustment Interval 999 shots 3 sec to 24 hr interval time delay HDR Auto HDR 1 HDR 2 HDR 3 pixel alignment exposure bracket 1 3 EV 1 1 steps Cable switch Yes available separately Mode selection One Shot no data basic data full da PLAYBACK MODES ta color channel histogram bright dark indication copyright info Multi Image Display 4 9 16 36 81 thumbnails Magnification up to 16X scrollable Chapter 1 Know your K 30 quick magnification Image Rotation Calendar Film strip Display Folder Slideshow Select amp Delete Movie Playback no data basic data full data Save RAW Data From JPG if available in buffer memory Mode pallet Image Rotation Digital Filter Resize Cropping Slideshow Save as Manual WB RAW De velopment Index Print Image Comparison Protect DPOF Movie Edit Extract JPG from Movie Digital filters playback Monochrome Extract Color Toy Camera Retro High Contrast Shading Invert Color Color Tone Expansion Sketch Filter Water color Pastel Posterization Miniature Soft Starburst Fisheye Slim Base Parameter Adj FILE FORMATS Recorded resolutions 16M 4928x3264 12M x 4224x2816 8M 3456x2304 5M 2688x1792 Quality levels Best Better Good File formats RAW DNG JPG EXIF 2 3 DC
6. one stating Yvon Bourque Photographer With perseverance all 1s possible pP vvon Bourque VI Table of contents and Foreword TABLE OF CONTENTS lt FOREWORD rr U C M CHAPTER 1 s KNOW YOUR K 30 1 4 Nomenclature C 4 4 4 4 28 Information yu see inthe viewtinder 28 I K 30 Technical specifications ST 4 Here what s special about the K 30 Ir J JT 38 L Quckrundown 0008 A tte moe detalls o yy y y yY Oaa 2 Highlighting some of the K 30 general features 0 L Resolution s UM 2 The Sony CMOS sensor TL Exclusive image processor AD Dustremovalsystem 2 f Exceptional shake reduction system y y y AB L Dust and humidity resistance A F H formats D Pentaprism viewfinder 0 Focusing system Zar UM E Metering system A Exposure modes 0 Y Y 48 I AUTO rC UM t Movie A F P Program mode U E Sv Sensitivity priority mode SOL E I v Shutter priority mode AU Av Aperture priority mode r Oaa c pl L TAv Shutter and Aperture priority mode r a a 9l M Manual mode L l e UM B Bulb mode UR USER modes Ul and UZ 000002 T SCN Scene mode 33 Program line setup 53 VII Table of contents and Foreword CHAPTER 2 HOW TO USE YOURK 30 gt 2 How touse your K 30 BI L Guide display DB L Stat
7. ww wawas wawas OR PPP Page 22 Nomenclature d Si ee ah al as Self timer lamp Front e dial Shutter release AF Assist Light Mirror SDM contacts AF coupler Lens unlock button Chapter Know your K 30 Blinks for self timer Serves as remote control receiver Changes set values Customizable Press halfway to compose image press fully to take picture Lights up when AF is difficult to attain in darker scenes Allows Through The Lens TTL metering and focusing Allows AF with the Supersonic Drive Motor SDM lenses Also used for power zoom on some older FA lenses Handles the AF drive between the lens and K 30 Press to install or remove lens Page 23 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3 LCD monitor ERASE button Live view button Viewfinder Diopter adjustment Rear e dial AF AE L Button Play button gt Four way Controller Four way Controller OK button Card access lamp Menu Four way Controller Info button Four way Controller Displays exposed pictures allows access to menus Press to delete current picture Initiate Live view mode If you don t know what this 1s for abandon photography Adjusts the viewfinder to suit your eyesight Changes set values Customizable Select to work as AF button or to lock the exposure value Press to see pictures on LCD screen Four way controller as up button s
8. F 2 0 compliant DPOF PIM III Color space sRGB AdobeRGB CUSTOM FUNCTIONS Functions available 23 Page 35 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 Here what s Special about the K 30 Quick rundown TE TE Rugged cold proof design 1s 1deal for use in sub freezing wet snowy winter conditions 10C 14F Large 3 inch LCD with brightness and color adjustments 1s wide angle view able and features 921 000 dots of resolution Low profile glass pentaprism viewfinder with interchangeable focusing screens achieves a 100 optical field of view for framing accuracy in a high ly compact form factor Freeze the action with a fast 6 frames per second continuous shooting mode and 1 6000 second maximum shutter speed Programmable front and rear e dials enable PENTAX renowned Hyper Pro gram and Manual modes as well as other rapid no look settings changes In camera HDR shooting modes feature multiple blending options to bring out the detail in wide gamut still imaging Highly compact yet durable body features comfortable ergonomics such as a deep grip oversized buttons and concave 4 way controller for streamlined intuitive operation Full 1080p HD video capture at 30 frames per second 60 FPS for 720p fea tures efficient h 264 compression flexible exposure control and HDR finish ing options for stunning video quality Live View focus peaking highlights in focus surfaces for fast and highly ac curate manual focus acquisition or prec
9. ISO Value Scale Explained 200 E Combining All Three Elements withthe K 30 200 E Adjustments to Consider l k L L rev sns ZUL E Photography Techniques DOD Rule of Thirds OFA 4 Closec up 208 Flowers Yj A6 E Leading Lines OT Panoramic etar ADB Black amp White i W9 D Selective Focusing QTD Children QT Slow speed blurring AAD L silhouette QTD Travel Photography ZL Back Lighting s e y UA Shooting at Night witha po y y y yaaa 216 Bad Weather QT 8 Commercial Photography T e de j GetCloser fff sss TD E Automobiles DOD D Patterns UU 2 D Changing your point of view ZC LLL 222 F Action 225 National and state parks 224 XII Table of contents and Foreword 5 CHAPTER 6 s HD VIDEO RECORDING 226 F Movie recording A f Settings for movierecording AT E Exposure setting DDB T Movie capturesettings DDB F Recorded pixels 229 Frame rates 220 Quality level 230 E Recording sound level y y yyy 00000 230 Movie SR 2M Interval movie 0 0000 BI E Let srecordamovie n LU 222 ADDENDUM 25 Modern DSLR cameras 236 up a cameras Se HDR High Dynamic Rangel 8 E Programmable Embedded Copyright 2399 Composition Adjustment in Live View 240 F Electronic Distortion Adjustment y y yy aaa ZU S Lateral Chromatic Aberrations Adjustment Ml E Aut
10. Modes LIR Single Frame Shooting TTB i Continuous Shooting Hi amp Loy AS Self Timer 12 sec TTD f Self Timer 2 sec MirrorLock y rT TIT YTYKxkl lo LL H9 Remote Control Unit y Oaa 120 1 Remote Control Unit 5 sec delay 00 20 i Interval shooting s e 20 L shake Reduction lZ Dust Removal ED y Pixel Mapping 0 l2 E screen views ofthe menus i 4 L screen Views of the Ree Mode Menu 125 E screen Views ofthe Movie Mode Menu 125 E screen Views of the Playback Mode Menu 128 L screen Views ofthe Set up Mode Menu 1260 Screen Views of the Custom Settings ModeMenu 127 2 More on Exposure Modes IB i P Program Mode y yY 0000 i29 Sv Sensitivity ProrttyMode LL JO i Iv Shutter Priority Mode a B0 Av Aperture Pony Mode BI j TAv Shutter amp Aperture Priority Mode BI M Manual Mode Li B Bulb Mode rT JJ ss _ e B3 j Use Mode UT and UZ y y 4444 ne B4 E saving settings User Ul and UZ 155 SCN mode 136 Table of contents and Foreword CHAPTER 3 e PROCESSING YOUR K 30 IMAGES 138 j In Camera Processing of Images y y y y LBD Editing Images One image or multipleimages 9 S Image Rotation i A i Digital Filters A i ROSCA d Cropping id Index ja M L Protect r T snn MS Slideshow L 446 E saveas manual whi
11. ar e dial This could be the only mode available and it would still make this camera outstanding Sv Sensitivity Priority Mode Automatically sets shutter speed and aperture to the proper exposure according to the set sensitivity What a concept Pentax was the first to use such mode Sv stands for Sensitiv ity values Tv Shutter Priority Mode This lets the user set the shutter speed This is useful for freezing action or shots expressing movement Tv stands for Time values not Television Page 50 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 Av Aperture Priority Mode This lets the user set the Aperture This 1s useful for selective focusing It affects blurring or sharpening of the background Large aperture renders a blurry background and small aper ture enlarges the depth of field Av stands for Aperture val ues TAv Shutter amp Aperture Priority Mode Automatically sets the sensitivity ISO so that the shutter speed and aperture give the proper exposure according to the brightness of the subject TAv stands for Time and Aperture values M Manual Mode This lets the user set the shutter speed and the aperture to cap ture the picture with creative intent You re the boss here and can override the camera to your liking M stands for manual mode Page 51 B Bulb Mode Settings Chapter 1 Know your K 5 Lets you take pictures at long exposure such as night photog raphy You will lik
12. carried 1n sequence and converted to voltage This creates more heat on the sensor which can lead to in creased noise Page 41 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 Exclusive Image Processor The PRIME M processor Pentax Real IMage Engine significantly speeds up the 1mage processing when compared to the older line of Pentax DSLRs The PRIME M engine offers faster data processing speed for higher quality imag es with richer gradation and more accu rate color rendition The system also of fers high speed movie data transmission It allows you to shoot continuously at a higher rate up to 6 1mages per second which is very good considering the 16 3 MP file size of the CMOS sensor In addi tion it allows you to process RAW images in camera without the need of a comput er Dust Removal System This Dust Removal system ensures that dust on the sensor 1s a thing of the past for the most part anyway The K 30 is equipped with a Dust Removal mechanism to more effectively remove dust and minimize spots on recorded images even after changing lenses In dust prone outdoor settings Using a piezo ceramic vibration ac tion the system shifts or vibrates the low pass filter located in front of the CMOS image sensor at supersonic speed to remove dust more efficiently How does that help you Post processing and retouching of images with spots caused by dust may no longer be necessary The K 30 has additional tools to fur ther eliminate dust speck
13. ce sensitivity color intensity saturation sharpness con trast and more all without using a computer You can see the development of your image right on the large 3 inch LCD monitor A good 24 inch monitor 1s still a better choice but in the field this feature opens many new possibilities Page 45 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 Pentaprism Viewfinder The trade name Pentax is derived from the words Pentaprism and Reflex In 1957 the Asahi Pentax model stunned the world with its incredible design advances It was the first time a pentaprism had been utilized in the viewfinder of a Pen tax single lens reflex SLR camera thus introducing the concept of eye level viewing It was the first camera to be marketed under the name Pentax It was enthusiastically received with praise for its upright and laterally correct viewfind er image Pentax viewfinders have al ways been superior to other cropped sensor DSLRs and the K 30 is no dif feraent It utilizes a glass pentaprism and renders a 0 92x magnification with a 100 field of view The viewfinder also allows viewing of all the important image information such as focus point indication in red in focus indicator focus mode status shutter speed aperture exposure compensation number of image remaining shake reduction sta tus and the current ISO setting The standard eyecup is removable and the supplied eyepiece cover can be attached to stop stray light from entering the chamb
14. e balance color saturation hue sharpness and contrast Superior results can be achieved that way but it 1s time consuming Why not save in RAW and JPEG and decide later which photo you want to manipu late further It is difficult to modify JPEG files extensively especially in the shadow areas RAW files give a much broader range of manipulation With the K 30 it 1s possible to shoot in RAW or RAW JPEG on demand without going through extensive menus The camera has a programmable RAW Fx button located on the side of the lens mount this unique button can be configured to switch in and out of RAW only RAW JPEG or JPEG modes for a single shot or con tinuously How sweet 1s that Every company has its own proprietary RAW file format This makes it difficult for us the photographers as the RAW files can only be manipulated with the respective manufacturer s software Pentax Is one of the few companies to use DNG as its RAW format This format was introduced by Adobe as a universal RAW file for mat DNG stands for Digital NeGative Using this format you can save your digital photos directly into Photoshop Lightroom and Elements making your workflow so much easier Pentax did not stop there they designed the K 30 with In camera RAW develop ment possibility That s right the K 30 allows you to develop Images shot as RAW file to a JPEG file with a wide range of selectable adjustments such as resolution compression white balan
15. ely need a sturdy tripod and the optional cable switch model CS 205 to control the long exposure without camera shake If the preceding exposure modes are not enough the K 30 al lows the user to customize the exposure by choosing the fol lowing features and retrieve them simply by setting the mode dial to USER U1 or U2 The following settings can be stored Capture mode P Sv Tv Av TAv M B Sensitivity White Balance Flash Mode and Flash Exposure Compensation Drive Mode Exposure Bracketing Exposure Compensation Value Digital Filter Custom Image HDR Capture File Format JPEG Recorded pixels JPEG Quality Color Space AE Metering AF A AF point Lens Correction D Range Settings High ISO NR Slow Shutter Speed NR Shake Reduction Horizon Correc tion E Dial Programming Button Customization All Custom Page 52 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 SCN Scene Mode When using the SCN mode you can choose from the follow ing shooting scenes Portrait Landscape Macro Moving Objects Night Scene Portrait Sunset Blue Sky Forest Night Scene Night Scene HDR Night Snap Food Pet Kids Surf amp Snow Backlight Silhouette All of the above Exposure Modes are explained in details in Chapter 2 or Chapter 6 for Movie recording Program Line setup So x Characteristics AUTO Camera determines the appropriate settings Normal Basic Program Automatic Exposure default setting Hi speed Program Automatic Expos
16. enses without any correction factor Pentax is using a smaller sized sensor APS C roughly 24mm x 16mm requiring a correction factor of around 1 5 to 35mm format lenses If you XIV Table of contents and Foreword shoot with telephoto lenses it works to your advantage as a 200mm f 2 8 lens acts like a 300mm f 2 8 telephoto at no additional cost We know that a 300mm f 2 8 tel ephoto lens is very expensive The downside is that wide angle lenses will no longer perform as such but the maximum aperture will remain Today most companies manufacture super wide lenses that when converted to a 1 5x factor still gives you a nominal wide angle comparable to a 20mm on up in the 35mm format Wide angle lenses are cheaper than telephotos In our opinion full frame sensors are overrated especially with the new K 30 The K 30 uses a Pentax Sony 16 3 megapixels CMOS sensor adapted by Pentax engineers for the K 30 drastically reducing the digital noise at high ISO It also allows sizeable cropping Unless you want to print your pictures billboard size at 300dpi resolution the cur rent CMOS sensor will be sufficient to produce stunning pictures and enlargements that were only dreamed of a few years ago The CMOS sensors use less power and produce very little digital noise at higher ISO In the past few years we have seen many brand names in the camera field disap pear Some acquisitions and mergers took place and some companies just abandoned the com
17. er during long exposures A viewfinder loupe model 0 MES3 is available as an option With this viewfinder loupe at tached the finest details are easily visible The 1 2x magnification helps if you wear glasses The 0 ME53 Is bigger than the standard eyecup and consequently you will not smear the LCD with your nose A Diopter adjustment slider is located above the viewfinder and allows adjustment from 2 5m to 1 5m Page 46 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 Focusing System The K 30 s new SAFOX Ixi wide frame autofocus system features 11 sen sor points with nine cross type sensors positioned in the middle By adding the light source type to its data range and driven by a greatly improved algorithm Pentax improved the AF system assuring reliable responsive autofocus operation superior in speed and accuracy to the previous systems The K 30 also incor porates an AF assist spotbeam projector to improve auto focusing accuracy in the dark 4MF Bos F88 G HM ISO A8 B Iw D Bog B t NA AUTO L LLL L Uni 6 04 E RAW There are two autofocus modes and one manual mode so you have total control of the camera focusing abilities Indeed the The K 30 offers a choice of two autofocus modes AutoFocus Single AF S and AutoFocus Continuous AF C which maintains focus of a moving subject as long as the shutter release button 1s pressed halfway or the dedicated AF button 1s activated The camera autof
18. geable x Diopter adjustment 2 5m to 1 5m Chapter 1 Know your K 5 x Type 3 0 TFT color LCD w brightness color adjust ACR MONITOR ment and AR coating x Resolution 921 000 dots Wide angle viewable Yes x Type Retractable P TTL popup flash FLASH Guide number 12m ISO 100 x Coverage 28mm wide angle equivalent Flash modes On Redeye Slow Sync Slow Sync Redeye Trailing Curtain Sync Wireless ooo Flash exposure compensation 2 to 1 EV 1 2 steps Type Hot shoe P TTL high speed sync and wireless s DU w PENTAX dedicated flash JO 4 4 E STORAGE MEDIA Removable memory SD SDHC SDXC x Ports USB 2 0 hi speed AV out cable switch UNDERTAL ES Video out NTSC PAL P T yaaa EENAA T RE RRRLSRERERERKERERRREERERERRERARERREREREREREERE RERKRERREREREERERREPRERERRRREREREPEERREERRERRRERRERKRR RERESERAERERERREREEREFREEERESRERERAEREREREFREREREEESHERREREREERPRERERREREREREERERREREARRERRERERERRSRERERESRERERESRESEERSRESESRSAERERRSRERIE x Power source Rechargeable Li Ion battery D LI109 FOWER BUEREY included AA batte
19. he dreamed of getting assignments from National Geographic and traveling the world over Decades later the road has led him into other direc tions With the responsibilities of a career and family his plans were altered but only slightly The enthusiasm of the young boy and the love of photography are still strong He never abandoned his photography dreams One of his biggest frustrations 1s that he does not have enough time for more He has used all types of photography formats but now uses Digital SLR cameras almost exclusively He states Technology is good The freedom to unleash one s creativity has never been greater You either follow the flow of progress or you are left behind His work has given him the opportunity to travel across the United States Canada Mexico and the Caribbean His photography career never took off as he had dreamed but as a second career he has spent countless hours during the past decades capturing not only the beauty and the people of America but other countries as well He has won numerous awards written articles and books on his beloved subject and sold his work throughout the places he lived Where does a tireless hobbyist go from here Like all other areas of our modern life photography has gone digital As an artist he 1s fas Photographer 12 cinated with all of the new digital possibilities He 1s finally contem W plating the idea of replacing his present career shingle for
20. ials which are usually only found on much more ex pensive cameras It is also weather sealed and at the cur rent selling price it s unique K ss E By Yvo This book is not about me as a photographer It is about you and what information you will need when us ing this marvel of engineering that the K 30 is The book complements the Pentax user s manual and ex plains in simple terms how to use the camera It contains techniques shortcuts explanations tips examples and photographic information applicable to the K 30 as well as other DSLRs in general RST n Bourque We offer the K 30 book in a downloadable e book form only We save production costs and you save mon ey and get you book much quicker Your feedback is always important to us Yvon bourque I always appreciate comments from my readers including those who let me know about typos misspellings and grammatical errors However please un derstand that English is not my first language You can always let me know by emailing me directly at brqyvn gmail com lI Table of contents and Foreword Foreword Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of Content Know your K 30 How to use your K 30 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Processing your K 30 images The Pentax System Photography Techniques Chapter 6 Appendix Addendum HD Video Recording Glossary Additional Information IH Table of contents and Foreword Y von Bourque PENTAX K 30 Everything yo
21. ie Auto Picture modes Standard Portrait Landscape Macro Moving Object Night Scene Portrait Night Scene Blue Sky Forest Chapter 1 Know your K 5 Scene modes Portrait Landscape Macro Moving Ob ject Night Scene Portrait Sunset Blue Sky Forest Night Scene Night Scene HDR JPG Night Snap Food Pet Kids Surf amp Snow Backlight Silhouette Candlelight Stage Lighting Museum Custom Image modes Bright Natural Portrait Land _ scape Vibrant Radiant Muted Bleach Bypass Rever sal Film Monochrome Cross Processing x Green simplified mode available n a Face detection available Yes PASMB P A S M B extended modes Sv TAv Date stamp n a Digital filters capture Extract Color Toy Camera Retro High Contrast Shading Invert Color Color Dynamic range adjustment Highlight shadow Digital level Viewfinder horizontal LCD horizon tal vertical SR auto level function File Folder customization Folder name standard OO ARRR 1 Mode selection Single Continuous Hi Lo Self DRIVE MODES Timer 12s 2s Remote 0s 3s continuous Auto x Bracketing 3 frames standard timer remote Continuous FPS Continuous Hi
22. ise autofocus confirmation Highly accurate 77 segment metering system produces beautifully exposed images and video even in complex lighting situations ISO speeds up to 25600 maximize shutter speeds and flash effective range while minimizing image noise in low lighting Traditional shooting modes feature PENTAX Sensitivity Priority Sv and Shutter and Aperture Priority TAv for outstanding flexibility while power ful automatic modes like Auto Picture and Scene modes take the guesswork out of great photography Compatible with both rechargeable Li Ion and AA batteries via optional AA battery holder for plentiful power at home or while travelling Page 36 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 A little more details on the most significant features of the Pentax K 30 A compact body that is one of the smallest in the photo enthusiast category to Page 37 reduce bulk and allow users to travel light while maintaining durability and build quality up to 25 percent smaller than other cameras in the same class It 1s undoubtedly the best Pentax entry level DSLR yet As the successor of the K r you can be assured that it has advanced features not found on other brand of DSLRs It s a Pentax Tradition A 16 3 megapixel CMOS sensor to minimize noise with four channel readout output for fast 1mage capture and the abil ity to capture HD quality mov les It is a great combination of resolution and file size allowing very large
23. last minute changes revi sions to software or firmware and any additional information found to be useful at the time of writing Appendix section includes menu setting tables factory default tables lens compati bility chart mount types and an index to guide you through this book XVII Table of contents and Foreword Check our Pentax Blog The Blogspot we constantly post articles about Pentax products and photography in general amp aii tL IT T 4 y f Y Ca PENTAX a ttasg o 756 PENTAX C 01 OE 4 Lya The Blogspot XVIII Table of contents and Foreword We also have a website showcasing our e books You can download use ful 1nformation samples or purchase an e book for your Pentax DSLR SHOP BY PRICE Pentax K2oD e K 5 ebook Pentax K 7 e book Pentax K x and Kc book Free sample available for all Free sample e book Free CURRENT TOPSELLERS EENE media including available sample available iPhones ipads and tablets K 5 ebook available for all media including iPhones ipads and tablets ADD TO CART Pentax e books XIX Table of contents and Foreword Rusted old F m truck near Montreal Yvon Bourne XX Chapter 1 Know your K 30 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 Page 21 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 e i iz Tr reer Uu C r lt t ual o oue m Rt lt hau P ated n p E ect ne i POs tun l
24. mera When the first digital cameras started to appear the quality was less than desirable but the potential was certainly there For several years many photography maga Zines were debating whether or not the digital cameras would replace film based cameras Over time the quality has so improved that today in our opinion digital cameras exceed the quality of film based cameras Of course we are comparing the 35mm and medium format film cameras with the new breed of Digital Single Lens Reflex DSLR cameras It has taken many years to get where we are today but dig ital is here to stay Some of you probably never used a film camera before It wasn t all that long ago when a top DSLR with a sensor in the 2 megapixels range was costing the consumers nearly five thousand dollars or more For a while as soon as you spent thousands of dollars for a top of the line DSLR it was replaced within months with a new and better model I am sure that some of you remember these times of tribulation The market as this book 1s written has stabilized and the norm in a non professional DSLR is now around the 12 to 25 megapixels 25 megapixels and above for most professional DSLR cameras All are enough to produce very good enlargements up to about 16 x 20 and beyond Full size roughly 36mm x 24mm or the same size as a 35mm frame sensors are available on many DSLRs The per ceived advantage of full frame is that you can use your 35mm format l
25. n White Balance DD Setting to Flash White Balance IS t Setting to CTE White Balance SS 99 E Setting to Manual White Balance IS L Setting to Color Temperature White Balance 94 i Fine Tuning White Balance SL E Metering Systemin Detail DD 77 segment metering system DD L Multi segment metering i QB L Center weighted metering i 96 spotmetering Z 00090 E Linking AE and AF points i DI i Meter Operating Time i DI 1 Bulltin Flash DR E Flash Compensation Output i UU E Allowing Flash Shooting While Charging 99 L Built in flash distance and aperture 100 5 Calculating Maximum Flash Distance from a Set Aperture lU l Flash Modes IU E Flshon 2202 QD L Flash on T Red Eye LOD D Slow Speed Sync 103 T Slow Speed Sync c Red Eye lU E Trailing Curtain Sync lU T Wireless Mode A L Multiple Flashes OF Using the Flash in Iv Shutter Priority Mode 04 L Using the Flash in Av Aperture PriorityMode 105 L P TIL Mode External Flash LOS 8 Daylight Sync or Ful Flash LOS Focusing System 100 E Selecting AF Point LOT L Catch in Focus y yy LLLI Live View 109 Table of contents and Foreword Color Space TT 110 AE L Button Memorizing Exposure H E Exposure Bracket Mode LD Using multiple exposures on the K 30 instead of neutral density filters HS5 L Remote Control LUI Drive
26. ndard Default if none of the following apply L Portrait For portraits and pictures of people Renders natural skin tones Landscape For landscapes while increasing saturation Macro Used when very close to subject like flowers etc lt Moving Objects Used when there is fast action such as sporting events Night Scene Used for capturing night scenes like people at dusk orat night Sunset Renders vivid sunsets or sunrises I Blue Sky _ Produced a darker blue similar to a polarizer filter Forest Enhances green and produces overall vivid colors Theoretically you could start shooting in this mode right away All the factory de faults are set to work In this mode when you receive the camera However you will want to customize the camera to your preferences Movie The Movie mode is obviously for recording movies Continu ous movies can be taken for up to 4 GB or 25 minutes In the Movie mode Live View on the LCD screen is automatically displayed Page 49 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 P Program Mode Automatically sets shutter speed and aperture to the proper exposure according to the Program Line when taking pic tures While maintaining proper exposure it allows the use of the front e dial and rear e dial to change the shutter speed or aperture Pressing the ISO setting button and the ISO setting can changed with the re
27. ocus system can be activated by pressing the shutter release halfway It can be set on or off It can also be activated by pressing the AF button located on the back of the camera about where your thumb 1s posi tioned when holding the camera The Manual Focus MF mode gives you complete control over focusing The K 30 has 10096 backward compatibility with all of the 24 million plus lenses ever manu factured by Pentax Using a non autofocus lens 1s permitted and by pressing the shutter release button halfway while manually focusing the focus indicator will ap pear and a beep optional will be heard to confirm that focus 1s achieved With manual lenses only center focus ts available The K 30 permits the adjustment of the AF focusing position for all lenses used or for selected lenses up to 20 lenses This adjustment is available In the Custom Set ting menu and you can always reset the adjustment to the factory defaults Page 47 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 Metering System A 77 segment multi pattern metering system is used for the K 30 It greatly 1m proves light metering accuracy By accurately analyzing various types of data such as the image s composition and format between upright and horizontal and the sub Ject s distance and magnification transmitted from the sensors In the camera body this system SEREEREEEEE greatly improves the accuracy of exposure con GU d a Rd I D trol 1 The Multi segmen
28. ofocus Fine Adjustment ZL z Autofocus Accuracy Back amp Front Focusing Problems n ZL L Ooto 203 K 30 Camera Settings 0L AS J Understanding the result Cr AT L A word about autofocus sensors 248 Difference between 45 and 30 charts AM E The K 30 Custom Setting Number 22 M Disclaimer U n 20 L select Battery AD L Status screen colorscheme SOT E stayinlevel 252 APPENDIX 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y V 253 L Lens Compatibility Chart y y 205 Pentax Lens Mount Facts 20 Glossary 257 XIII Table of contents and Foreword Foreword I wrote this book for all users of the Pentax K 30 No matter what your experience level is you will find something useful in this book Less than a few decades ago most amateur and professional photographers alike were using film cameras for their picture taking Within the film cameras several formats were used The general public and a good number of professionals used the 35mm format A select few preferred using medium and large format cameras main ly because of the size of the negatives Larger negatives rendered better pictures better colors and fantastic enlargements Film cameras had evolved to very sophisti cated instruments and took great pictures It s no wonder that almost every family owned a 35mm ca
29. ource detection sensor features improved optical compo nents including a diffraction lens for re sponsive autofocus in any lighting Page 39 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 The PENTAX original Shake Reduction system with rotational sensor movement improving the sharpness of your images at the moment of capture The K 30 s Dust Reduction system features a piezo ceramic vibration action to the sensor s low pass filter for dust fee image capture Rechargeable Li Ion or AA battery compatible Both rechargeable Li Ion and AA batteries via optional AA battery holder are plentiful power at home or while travelling Advanced Image capture settings digital filters and HD Video aspect ratio provide outstanding flexibility and creativity while minimizing the need for computer image manipulation Custom Image modes with advanced parameter settings allow users to cus tomize the processing mode to suit personal creative style Multiple exposure settings including AUTO Program Sv Tv Av TAv M Bulb USER 1 and USER 2 and Movie modes provide extensive creative control over the exposure for photographers of all experience levels Advanced white balance settings include highly customizable white balance fine tuning color temperature adjustment and post image capture manual white balance selection for perfect pictures in even the most difficult lighting Dynamic Range setting with adjustable shadow correction b
30. petitive digital photography market altogether In the past decade two companies appear to have dominated the market and indeed still do There is no doubt that they manufacture good products but the brand loyal ty and recognition may have played an important role in their success With Pentax introducing the K 30 the gap between these two giants 1s narrower and there 1s no doubts that Pentax will once again take a greater share of the market with good products Pentax took a while before producing its first Digital Single Lens Re flex DSLR Some changes are about to happen Pentax is not new to changing the photographic world Pentax pioneered the Single Lens Reflex SLR camera in 1952 with the introduction of the Asahiflex I camera In 1954 the Asahiflex II was introduced with the first Instant mirror return In 1964 Pentax did it again by intro ducing its Pentax Spotmatic camera featuring the first through the lens TTL me tering system in a Pentax camera A version of the Pentax TTL system is now found in virtually all 35mm SLR cameras and applied to the design of DSLRs as well Many of us learned photography by using the ever popular Pentax K 1000 xV Table of contents and Foreword The new Pentax K 30 is aimed at amateurs to advanced amateur photographers but can certainly be used by entry level photographers as well It s a camera that will help expand your photographic expertise It can be as easy to operate as a point and
31. poster size and larg er prints and cropping flexibil ity Chapter 1 Know your K 5 A 77 segment metering system quickly and accurately determines exposure s Wi i m t m c 8 G m Si G LLLI LLLI LI SERRE LLL LLL E ts E LI LLLI JL Ed W G E t ai EE JE JE LLL for even the most complex and dy namic lighting situations The updated HD Movie capture features adjustable quality and resolu tion settings aperture control as well as mechanical Shake Reduction The K 30 can capture MPEG 4 AVC H 264 1920x1080 30 fps 25 fps 24 fps 1280x720 60 fps 50 fps 30 fps 25 fps 24 fps 640x480 30 fps 25 fps 24 fps A Dedicated AF assist lamp fur ther improves autofocus response and accuracy in low light conditions An Electronic Level function ensures that 1mages have truly level horizons to minimize post capture ed iting An innovative in camera Lens Correction function that electronically adjusts for Distortion and Lateral Chromatic Aberrations to maximize image quality with DA series lenses An updated High Dynamic Range HDR image capture mode captures three images then combines them in camera to widen the exposure gamut to bring out details In all exposure ar eas of 1mages A composition adjustment feature in Live View allows minor shifts in the framing and composition of images using the Shake Reduction mechanism without having to physically move the camera This featu
32. re 1s 1deal for tripod usc A programmable embedded copyright function preserves artistic integrity and image ownership during capture via a keypad that may record ownership in metatag data Page 38 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 A striking 3 inch LCD with 921 000 dot resolution is perfect for detailed im age or movie capture and review using the Live View function A weather dust and cold resistant body makes the K 30 the perfect camera for use in any environment inside the studio or when travelling in any weather Fast 6 frame per second shooting with the PRIME M Image PRIME M image processing engine is optimized for HD video capture smooth live view low chromatic noise and low energy con sumption A top shutter speed of 1 6000 sec freezes even the fastest action In well lit settings Live View mode with contrast AF Face Detection and optional histogram grid and bright dark area display al lows you to quickly compose your images without having your eye against the viewfinder Live View focus peaking highlights in focus surfaces for fast and highly ac curate manual focus acquisition or precise autofocus confirmation Low profile glass pentaprism viewfinder with interchangeable focus ing screens achieves a 100 optical field of view for framing accuracy in a highly compact form factor The new PENTAX Advanced SAFOX IXi autofocus engine with AF assist lamp and light s
33. rings out hidden or lost details in both highlights and shadows for even the highest contrast dynamic lighting Advanced capture options include multi exposure and interval shooting for creative special effects and time lapse photography Highlighting Some of the K 30 General Features If you evaluate a digital photograph by its composition the K 30 like its predecessor the K r has many features to help you capture the right moment The K 30 1s entry level dreams come true The camera has many characteristics of the professional cameras and has some features found in no other camera anywhere at any price It Is the best entry level Pentax DSLR ever produced at the time of writing This 1s not a point and shoot camera although its price Is much more reasonable than similarly equipped DSLR cameras You can see that the mode dial 1s comprised of profes sional mode choices Gone are the auto picture icons portrait mode a landscape mode moving object mode etc What you have on the K 30 are serious exposure settings As you can see the camera is fully customizable to your preferences or shooting style Page 40 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 So before we get into the detailed operation of this wonderful camera read about the following K 30 features It will give you a better understanding of the uncon strained capabilities and adaptability of the camera If you are upgrading from the K r or want a back up camera to your K 5 you will mas
34. ry holder D BH109 for 4 AA bat x teries sold separately x Recordable images Li Ion approx 480 410 w 50 flash CIPA AA lithium approx 1600 1000 w 50 flash CIPA Playback time Li Ion approx 270 min AA lithium approx 620 min Movie recording time 25 min max time per clip AC adapter available Yes sold separately x Body dimensions W x H x D 5 1 x 3 8 x 2 8 PHYSICAL SPECS Body weight Without battery or removable memory 20 8 oz Loaded and ready 22 9 oz Li Ion Primary construction material s Reinforced polycar bonate over stainless steel chassis Operating temperature 14 104 F 10 to 40 C Ruggedized features Fully weather sealed throughout Chapter 1 Know your K 30 x English French German Spanish Portuguese Italian LANGUAGE SUPPORT Dutch Danish Swedish Finnish Polish Czech Hun _ JUOO P P O j A A ADA A A AAA AA A A AAAnAAAAWA nA nZ A A 2D d Type TTL open aperture 77 segmen
35. s that have a tendency to stick in very humid conditions With interchangeable lenses dust will be introduced in the body possibly each time you change lens To help even more the K 30 has a Pixel mapping feature and any dead pixels found are fixed using interpolation with adjacent pixels Brilliant Page 42 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 Exceptional Shake Reduction System SR II The K 30 features the Pentax developed SR Shake Reduction mechanism which compensates the ad adverse effect of camera shake by 2 5 to 4 shutter stops assuring sharp blur free images even under demanding shooting conditions This innovative mechanism is compatible with all Pen tax lenses ever produced This allows complete shift freedom including rota tionally of the image sensor regardless of the camera s inclination The mech anism also provides friendly functions such as Automatic Level Adjustment and small Angle Adjustment up down right left and clockwise counterclockwise to help photographers compose Images exactly to their specifications Lenses compatible with this mechanism are the Pen tax K KA KAF KAF2 and KAF3 mount lenses screw mounted lenses with an adapter and 645 and 67 system lenses with an adapter Some functions may not be available with certain lenses Page 43 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 Dust and Humidity Resistance R wt m cim cy XEY i LR Z I ty pusa x hU m
36. shoot but it also has all of the professional features that you will demand as your experience grows All Pentax lenses ever made will work with the K 30 It is often said that the glass are the most important factor in taking great photographs There are many reasons to choose the K 30 for your digital photography endeavors We have dedicated a whole section on the camera s features alone This book is organized in the following way Foreword and Table of contents Chapter 1 Know your K 30 is dedicated to the general specifications of the K 30 and the review of the many functions of the camera in general Chapter 2 How to use your K 30 explains the multiple functions of the K 30 and includes many pictures and illustrations It clarifies the use of the camera s functions from screen menus to actual buttons and switches There are no simple icons on this camera mode dial except for scene mode which really makes it easy to shoot like a Pro without being a Pro The advantage of this camera is that you can tailor its operability to your liking or photographic skills The three basic shooting elements Aperture Shutter Speed and the Sensitivity ISO are all adjustable with the K 30 in ways that will make the competition rethink their approach It will not be long before other manufacturers try to mimic the K 30 Chapter 3 Processing your K 30 Images is a brief review on how to manipulate your images within the camera as well as
37. t metering Accurately as sesses the balance between the bright and dark DEBET onnon areas within the segments automatically 2 The Center weighted metering Measures the entire screen with an emphasis on the center and determines the proper exposure 3 The Spot metering Analyzes the center of the screen and determines the proper exposure The meter operating time is adjustable from 3 seconds 10 seconds or 30 seconds The AutoFocus AF point and the Auto Exposure AE point can be linked during multi segment metering Exposure Modes The K 30 has nine exposure modes plus two User definable modes Basically three major components are the ingredients needed for a well exposed picture the aperture the shutter speed and the media sensitivity In the 35mm format era the film was the media and the film ISO was the sensitivity It was difficult to change film before the entire roll was exposed and the ISO was locked in for the duration It was impractical With the advent of digital cameras the media is a CCD or CMOS and the ISO is adjustable at will Pentax went one step further and developed a new exposure mode Sensitivity Priority Sv I believe it is one of the few cameras with this feature There is also a Movie mode The exposure modes are explained in de tails tail in Chapter 2 Page 48 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 Automatically sets shutter speed and aperture to the optimal mode from the following Sta
38. t metering METERING SYSTEM Sensitivity range EV 0 to 22 ISO 100 50mm F1 4 x Metering patterns multi center spot Multi 77 Cen ter Spot Exposure compensation 5 EV 1 3 and 1 2 steps Exposure lock Yes Exposure bracketing 3 frames up to 2 EV in 1 3 or i Mes Auto 100 12800 1 1 1 2 1 3 steps expandable to ISO SENSITIVITY 100 25600 auto range selectable x x Manual 100 12800 1 1 1 2 1 3 steps expandable to 100 75600 x j P x Type Image sensor detection w light wavelength sen WHITE BALANCE sor assist x Auto preset modes Auto Daylight Shade Cloudy Fluorescent D N W L Tungsten Flash CTE Manual mode s 3 manual and 3 Kelvin temperature presets copy WB settings from a captured image avail able x WB fine adjustment 7 steps A B axis or G M axis _ x Type Electronically controlled vertical run focal SHUTTER plane shutter Shutter speed 1 6000 to 30 sec 1 3 or 1 2 steps Bulb x Mode selection Hyper Program P Sensitivity Priori CAPTURE MODES ty Sv Shutter Priority Tv Aperture Priority Av x Shutter amp Aperture Priority TAv Hyper Manual M Bulb B User U1 U2 Scene SCN Auto Picture AUTO Mov
39. te balance 146 D Save cross processing settings as favorite a LLL AMT RAW development 0 LUI L Movie edit LUI E DPOF IR Custom images n sS r M L Usingdigitalimaging software 3 L Printing Mages 0 000000000 D5 d DPOF Digital Print Order Fom a Y ASS Pentax Supplied Software _e 196 CHAPTER4eTHEPENTAXSYSTEM 158 C Short Pentax History ESD ThePentax DSLRS LOT Optional Accessories forthe K 30 T 166 t External Flash Units 1060 1 AF540FGZFeatureS Yy s eP r5 00 AF560FGZFeatures LID E AF200FG Features IDR AFI60FC Features YY LOD I Remotes r 000010 E Remote Control F IO k Remote Control WaterproofO RC y yjlyj aaa LL lU E Cable Switch CS 205 Ul E AC Adapter sss Ul Viewfinder accessories Y _e6x 72 L Right Angle Viewfinder I T Lenses Compatibility TA DA Lemses ETS 1 DA Lenses O Y Y TO FA Lenses still available ABT D FA lenses 181 Table of contents and Foreword E FAJLenses BB E FALenses IR K Mount Manual A Lenses y y y T 88 K Mount Manual M Lenses LOT L M425crew Mount Manual Lenses 0 192 l Medium Format Lenses y y y y 93 E Newest DA lenses as of September of 2012 LIS CHAPTER 5 s PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES ai r UTU 196 E Aperture Scale Explained i 398 x shutter Speed Scale Explaaneed J LID
40. ter the k 30 quickly If you are upgrading from one of the previous DSLR models there will be a bit of a learn ing curve Resolution The 23 7 x 15 7mm CMOS sensor records photos with a resolution of up to 16 3 megapixels This 1s enough to produce astonishing 16 x 20 pictures and beyond with quality only dreamed of in the 35mm film era Most people only print that large once in a while but it s nice to know that you can The k 30 has the best image quality at high ISO than any previous DSLR models in its price range If the highest resolution 1s more than what you ll ever really need the camera shooting mode can be adjusted to shoot at 16 3 MP I2MP SMP and 5MP Lower megapixels make the internal and external processing 1mages much faster but the quality 1s dimin ished proportionally The Sony CMOS sensor According to Pentax in designing the K 30 Digital SLR it was decided to use sony s CMOS sensor with significant de sign improvements It adds four channel output for fast 1mage capture and the abil ity to capture HD quality movies It 1s the ideal combination of resolution and file size allowing very large poster size and larger prints and cropping flexibility CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semi conductors are a major class of integrated circuits and CMOS technology is used in a number of electronics including image sensors With a CCD sensor light is not amplified at the photo diode rather the charge is
41. the equipment as such is derived from the author s own experience and con clusions The accuracy of the instructional articles has not been verified by the respective manu facturers This book is not associated with Ricoh Pentax or its affiliates The author is not endorsing any equipment manufacturers nor is the author being compensated by any manufacturer for the editorial content of this book Any text resembling any other published material is coincidental as this book is focused on the teachings of the use of the equipment which is derived from the manufacturer s instructions The book is written whenever possible in a non technical manner and is geared toward entry level and amateur photographers although some material may be useful to professionals Hoya and Pentax are a trademark of Ricoh Pentax Corporation and its affiliates Photoshop Lightroom and Elements are trademarks of Adobe Written in the USA All rights reserved Copyright O 2012 Yvon Bourque ew Table of contents and Foreword About the Author m Back when most of his classmates were dealing with growing up the author was nurturing a serious enthusi asm for photography Son of a Montreal carpenter he enrolled in photography courses soaked up theory bought his first camera shot rolls of film and learned how to develop and print All this was before leaving junior high school He had many dreams and like many aspiring young photographers
42. tton to pop the built in flash up 40 USB video terminal Connects the camera to a computer 41 Cable release terminal Connection for remote control 42 Memory card slot cover Uses SD SDHC and SDXC Memory cards Page 27 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 Information you see in the viewfinder Page 28 Chapter 1 Know your K 30 Viewfinder available Information in details 43 44 45 46 47 EV Bar 49 50 5 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 Flash status Manual Focus Shutter speed Aperture Value Focus Indicator ISO display Sensitivity AE Lock AF point Multi exposure Metering method Shake reduction Flash exposure comp EV compensation RAW Raw Appears when flash is available and blinks if flash recommended Appears when manually focusing Shutter speed underlined when adjustable with e dial Aperture underlined when adjustable with e dial Appears when image is in focus Shows EV compensation values Shows the ISO in Manual or Auto Shows the ISO being used Number of recordable images left Appears during AE Lock Appears when AF Selections 1s enabled Appears when Multi exposure enabled Shows metering method Multi segment Center weighted or Spot Appears when Shake reduction enabled Appears when flash compensation used Appears when EV comp available or used or when bracketing Appears when shooting RAW or RAW Page 29 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 AY KS p D lt N
43. u need to know and then some Foreword 4 X K L n mJ Lj y Lj gt A L Wy m KA IV Table of contents and Foreword All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced on any form or by any means or stored in database or retrieval system without prior written permission Making copies of any part of this book for any purpose other than your own personal use is a violation of the United States and International copyright laws Text 2012 Yvon Bourque Photography 2012 Yvon Bourque except where noted This book is sold as is printed or in e book format without any warranty of any kind either ex pressed or implied respecting the contents of this book including but not limited to implied war ranties for book s quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The author nor dealers or distributors shall be liable to the purchaser or any other person or enti ty with respect to any liability loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this book All terms or Company names mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been carefully and appropriately noted The author cannot attest to the accuracy of this information The contents of this book are strictly the view of the writer The explanation and suggestions as to the operation of
44. ure that prioritizes high Priority shutter speeds CE DOF Priority Program Automatic Exposure that closes the aperture deep as much as possible for a deep depth of field DOF Priority Program Automatic Exposure that opens the aperture shallow as much as possible for a shallow depth of field Program Automatic Exposure that prioritizes the best MTF Priority aperture settings for the attached lens when a DA DA L D FA FA Jor FA lens Is used Page 53 Chapter 1 Know your K 5 O Yvon Bourque Big eyes and big heart Page 54
45. us screen 08 E Control Panel H Battery installation removal DU Installing removing memory card 0 80 E Instaling removinglenses OL Turning the camera Qn OD E Focusing i 2 Adjusting the viewfinder diopter rJ s 03 E Language 6B f Dateand me ss A Taking pictures rT T US i Picture quality DB Shake reduction DD i White balance UM E AUTO mode DI i Yourfirstpicture TU f Instantreview TU L The Menus TZ L Setting playback display AS E Histograms TD F Preview method TD Digital preview UL Image rotation ss UI Imagefileformat TR 2 JPEG file sizes and quality TB L RAW files TD I Why not take the plungeto RAW files 2 90 RAW Mode Explained e 0 E ShootingandSavinginRAW ee 80 s Shooting andSavinginJPEG BU Differences Between RAW and JPEG C 8 I Why Shoot JPEG RL Why Shoot RAW RZ L summary RAW JPEG B RAW FxButton rT J A E Button Customization Rl I Setting Sensitivity ISO BD Setting EV and ISO Incremental Steps 88 Table of contents and Foreword L White Balance Adjustments RH E White Balance Menu LU White Balance Settings 0000 DL i Setting tO AWD 22 JI Setting to Daylight White Balance DE E Setting to Shade White Balance DT E Setting to Cloudy White Balance DD L Setting to Fluorescent White Balance 92 T Setting to Tungste
46. with a computer This topic alone 1s wor thy of a book by itself and there are indeed many books on Digital Imaging readily available Pentax software and other digital imaging software such as Photoshop Lightroom and Elements as well as Apple s Aperture are briefly visited The possibilities are endless and are only limited by your ability or desire to manipulate and post process your images XVI Table of contents and Foreword Chapter 4 The Pentax System is dedicated to the Pentax System Pentax is truly the only manufacturer with 100 backward compatibility It includes all lenses ever manufactured by Pentax both 35mm and medium formats There are about twenty five million plus genuine Pentax lenses out there There are probably that many more lenses manufactured by companies such as Tamron Sigma Tokina and other brands Currently available accessories are also covered and explained in this chapter Chapter 5 Photography Techniques is full of techniques and example pictures along with some suggestions on composition Chapter 6 HD Video recording is dedicated to the HD video capabilities of the K 30 This new generation of DSLRs with still pictures and HD video capabilities is changing the digital photography landscape It opens up new possibilities It is going to be very popular for documenting and photojournalistic approach to your under takings Addendum is comprised of additional K 30 functions

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