Ricoh Pentax K-3 III, Faq

Page 1: ...Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery D LI90P Body Mount Cap KII The included body mount cap Kll is not available as an optional accessory USB power adapter AC U1 Power plug USB cable I USBCS 166 Operating manual Q Are there any other necessary items that are not included in the kit A The kit does not come with an SD Memory Card so please prepare an SD Memory Card with the necessary capacity and capabi...

Page 2: ... Chinese Traditional Q How many bits for the A D converter A 14 bits Q How long is the startup time A Approx 0 6 second Q Can the cable switch be used with this camera A Yes can use CS 205 However please note that the camera will no longer be water resistant while the cover of the switch connector being open while the switch is used requiring extra caution to be taken for use outdoors or indoors t...

Page 3: ... up to approx 37 frames At ISO100 When use erectronic shutter and High sensitivity shooting the continuous shooting speed will be slower Q What kind have the bracketing shooting mode A Bracketing shooting mode has following functions Bracketing You can change the number of shots bracket width and exposure compensatio n value in one release Depth of Field Bracketing Without changing the exposure th...

Page 4: ...n effect when compared to normal shooting Photographed RAW images can be processed on the camera and also developed using the included utility software as Pixel Shift Resolution Be sure to use a tripod for thorough stabilization when shooting When shooting use Drive Mode options Self timer Remote Control or Mirror Lock up Shooting Effects may not be gained if the subject moves or the camera shakes...

Page 5: ...ulator effectively minimizes moiré and false color along the image s edges which are common problems when shooting subjects with minute patterns Low Takes images while balancing the resolution and moire reduction High Prioritizes the moire reduction Bracketing Off High Takes consecutive two images in order of Off and High Bracketing Off Lo High Takes consecutive two images in order of Off Low and ...

Page 6: ...amera is turned off set Composition Adjustment to Off in Memory of the C5 menu If Composition Adjustment is registered in Fx Button in the C2 menu you can start the composition adjustment by pressing the button Q Can a remote control be used with this camera A Yes it can The optical remote control waterproof O RC1 and Remote Control F are available for use with this camera 1 Select Timer Remote Co...

Page 7: ... Average Additive or Bright Composite Mode Average Creates a composite image with the average exposure Additive Creates a composite image with the cumulatively added exposure Bright Compares the captured image with the previous image pixel by pixel and creates a composite image by replacing only the brightest pixel between the images Save Interim Images Sets whether to save images in the middle of...

Page 8: ... when the first image is taken or perform autofocus each time the images is taken The camera returns to standby mode When Start Interval is set to Now the first image is taken When Start Interval set to Set Tim e shooting starts at the set time After the specified number of images are taken the camera returns to the standby mode Memo For each interval shooting a new folder is created and the image...

Page 9: ...o the second image is not taken Shooting ends before the images spe cified in Number of Shots are taken Off No shutter releases are skipped Example When Interval is set to 2 seconds and the shutter speed is set t o 3seconds The second exposure does not start even 2 seconds after shoo ting has started and starts after the first exposure finishes Shooting ends af ter the images specified in Number o...

Page 10: ... an Eye sencor A The eye sensor detects whether the user is looking through the viewfinder in the standby mode while shooting with the viewfinder When the sensor detects the user s eye the monitor backlight turns off and the metering starts The eye sensor may operate when an object is brought close to it or it is exposed to direst sunlight It is also used for the automatic brightness adjustment of...

Page 11: ...r s eye in Eye sensor of the C4 Menu Link Monitor Display Turn off the monitor backlight when the eye sensor detects th e user s eye AE with Eye Sensor Starts metering when the eye sensor detects the User s eye Detection Sensitivity Sets the eye sensor detection sensitivity ...

Page 12: ...nded to use these units in the rain for long time When you are going to shoot in the rain continuously it is recommended to use with rain cover etc AW All Weather WR Water Resistant Seals have been placed around the joints and the operating parts however when exposed to moisture there is a possibility for water to pool So if it gets wet wipe up as quickly as possible About the lens it is also reco...

Page 13: ...eyepiece lens Diopter adjustment Approx 4 to 1 0m 1 Focusing screen Fixed Natural Bright Matte III focusing screen View finder indication AF point Grid indication Electronic Level AF frame Spot Metering frame Crop Smart function icons and Operation Control Lock icon Q Is the focusing screen changeable A No It is a fixed type focusing screen Q Specification for Auto Focus System using the viewfinde...

Page 14: ... KP Corresponding to the brightness range of 4EV the focusing performance in dark places has been improved Q Can K 3 Mark III select the AF points A Yes You can select the AF points The AF points can be selected from 41 points out of 101 points Cross type Focus Sensor Point Selectable Focus Sensor Point Compatible for F2 8 and 4EV ...

Page 15: ...l points are used as back up points for autofocus This setting is available only with Continuous AF Expanded Area AF F Sets the AF points to the user selected five points When the subject happens to move out of the selected AF points after being focused 96 peripheral points are used as back up points for autofocus This setting is available only with Continuous AF Select S Performs autofocus with f...

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Page 17: ... selected 3x3 areas Tracking 1 Tracks the subject in focus Select L Performs autofocus with more areas than those for Select M Select M Performs autofocus with the selected areas Select S Performs autofocus with fewer areas than those for Select M Spot Sets the AF active area to the center area 1 Not select in B mode Push the lever in to reset the AF active areas Memo When you take an AF area rese...

Page 18: ...djustment 1 Preparation Camera Lens Object Chart As below sample prepare the flat chart which has a clear contrast of black and white and place it to parallel with the camera Caution Following object and method of capturing are not suitable for AF Fine Adjustment Objects which have depth Spherical objects where the focus point can easily change ...

Page 19: ...iew display 3 Check the focus on the captured image or Live View mode If you have the focus you like you are done If not go to step 4 4 Judge if it is the Front Focus or Back Focus There are the following confirmation methods 1 Focus the subject with Phase Matching AF and set the AF MF switch to MF 2 Switch the Live View display to ON 3 Make a judgment by slowly moving the focus ring in a certain ...

Page 20: ...rease or decrease the adjustment value as follows In the photo above the adjustment value is 4 In the case of a back focus tendency Move the index to the side In the case of a front focus tendency Move the index to the side 5 After entering the adjustment value press the MENU button to return to the shooting screen Individual setting can be selected only when a compatible lens is attached to the b...

Page 21: ...he 1 Focus Setting Menu AF Assist Light Q What kind of function is Catch in Focus A The shutter is released automatically when the subject comes into focus Use a manual focus lens or a lens with the AF MF switch set to MF 1 Attach a manual focus lens to the camera 2 Set the focus mode to AF 4 Place the camera on a fixed support such as tripods When the subject comes into focus at the specified pos...

Page 22: ...l the SRll mechanism to correct only other blurring and support both normal shooting and panning without switching operations In addition a new Panning exclusive mode is also installed to prevent erroneous correction in planning shots of minute movements Q Are there any lenses that cannot use the Shake Reduction SRll mechanism A You can use the SR mechanism of K 3 marklll with all the lenses that ...

Page 23: ...urn it off when using with the camera fixed on a tripod When the shooting modes B bulb and M UP mirror lockup are selected SR is automatically turned off When using the self timer or Remote Controller Do not turn off automatically can be selected Q Is it possible to check the effect of the Shake Reduction SR before shooting A You cannot check the SR effect in the viewfinder image but if you use Li...

Page 24: ...nd horizontal shooting to the image A Yes you can At the C 6 Function Customization menu Save Rotation Info can be set Q Please tell me the type of Custom Image A There are 13 types of setting as follows Auto Select Bright Natural Portrait Landscape Vibrant Radiant Muted Flat Bleach Bypass Reversal Film Monotone and Cross Processing Q What are the features of Custom Image Flat A Flat suppressed co...

Page 25: ...Toy Camera Creates an image that looks as though it was shot with a toy camera Retro Creates an image with the look of an old photo High Contrast Enhances the contrast in the image Shading Creates an image with darkened areas around the periphery Invert Color Creates an image with the colors inverted Unicolor Bold Extracts a select color and makes the rest of the image black and white Tone Expansi...

Page 26: ...PE 1 Adjusts skin hue and brightness based on the detected face TYPE 2 Adjusts skin hue brightness and tone based on the detected face Q What kind of shooting is HDR Capture A In a scene with a large difference in brightness three images with different exposures standard under over exposure are taken and automatically composite them so that you can take an image having wide dynamic range Suitable ...

Page 27: ...lly adjusts slight deviations in the image during handheld shooting When Auto Align is set to Off Shake Reduction is fixed to Off at the 4 shooting menu When the drive mode is set to Interval Shooting or Interval Movie Auto Align is fixed to Off The flash does not fire during HDR Capture Since HDR Capture combines images it takes longer to record the image on the card than Normal shooting During i...

Page 28: ...hooting standby state You can also change the HDR type with Smart Function HDR Capture is not possible in B X and Movie mode It cannot be combined with some functions When the drive mode is set to Interval Shooting or Interval Movie Auto Align is fixed to Off When Auto Align is set to Off Shake Reduction is fixed to Off at the 7 shooting assistance menu ...

Page 29: ... you are using and select the video input terminal to connect the camera For long term use we recommend using the separately sold AC adapter kit K AC167x Q Can I resize or crop the image with the camera A JPEG files captured with K 3 Marklll can be resized or cropped RAW files captured with K 3 Marklll cannot be resized but can be cropped 2M JPEG images that have already resized with K 3 Marklll a...

Page 30: ...light mid tone and shadow areas in images White Balance You can adjust the white balance Color Moire 1 2 You can reduce color moire in images Extract Movie Saves the range specified with the start and end points as a new file Divide Movie Divides a movie into two files at the specified division point and saves as new files Save Manual WB You can copy the white balance setting of a captured image a...

Page 31: ...ng menu only during RAW development It cannot be set with Lens Correction at the time of shooting There are four correction intensities for Color Fringe Correction AUTO Strong Medium and Weak and AUTO is set to be appropriate but the correction method varies depend on the subject situation Please try other correction strengths if you like the image to be RAW developed Press AE L button to display ...

Page 32: ...s the Rear Converter etc is attached between the camera and The Lens the setting will be invalid When the Recording Format of 5 Recording Setting menu is RAW RAW the correction information is recorded in the parameters of the RAW file and can be turned on or off during RAW development If you set Lens Correction other than the default setting it will take time to save the image The initial settings...

Page 33: ... the captured image that has lost the gradation and turned white is displayed by blinking red on the image monitor during quick view or playback It can be set Highlight Alert at C 4 Customize Display menu Quick View Q Does the K 3lII support PictBridge A No it does not ...

Page 34: ...ield such as a magnet or a magnetic material such as iron nearby If you do not want to disclose your location information when posting to SNS please turn off GPS and shoot Refer to the manual of the GPS unit for details on how to attach the unit and information on the unit s functions Perform calibration in the 4 Communication Setting menu GPS Setting before shooting to obtain the GPS information ...

Page 35: ...TTL auto flash 2 2 2 Slow speed Sync flash Flash Exposure Compensation AF assist light of the external flash 3 X Trailing Curtain Sync flash 4 5 Contrast Control Sync flash 6 7 Slave flash 6 X High speed Sync flash X Wireless flash 6 X 1 Only the AUTO mode is available for the capture mode 2 Available only when using a D FA DA DA L FA FA J Ｆ or A lens When using a lens with an aperture ring set to...

Page 36: ... the flash unit with a cord In this case set the camera channel on the external flashes You can set the flash sync speed in X Mode Sync Speed of the C 5 menu You can connect an external flash to the camera with a sync cord by using the X sync socket Remove the sync socket 2P cap to connect a sync cord to the X sync socket Q Does it have a built in flash A There is no built in flash Q Can the sync ...

Page 37: ... Flat Bleach Bypass Reversal Film Monotone Cross Processing Cross Processing Random Preset 1 to 3 Favorite 1 to 3 Digital Filter Extract Color Replace Color Retro High Contrast Invert Color Unicolor Bold Bold Monochrome When recording a movie with sound camera operation sounds are also recorded When recording a movie with an Image Processing function such as digital Filter of the 6 menu applied th...

Page 38: ...tofocus AFC can be set when using a lens that has an in lens pulse motor Q Can the external microphone to be used with the K 3 Mark III A Yes it can When a commercially available stereo microphone is connected to the microphone terminal audio can be recorded with stereo You can reduce the possibility of recording camera operation sounds by connecting commercially available stereo microphone to the...

Page 39: ...l facing toward the side with the monitor Push the memory card in once and release to remove 4 Rotate the memory card cover as shown by 3 and slide it in the direction of 4 Caution Do not remove the memory card while the card access lamp is lit If the memory card cover is opened while the power is on the camera turns off Do not open the cover while the camera is in use Use this camera to format in...

Page 40: ...capacity of the SD memory card A The approximate of number of storable images is as follows The number of storable images may vary depending on the subject shooting conditions selected capture mode and memory card etc Approximate number of recordable still pictures When using an 8GB memory card Recorded pixels JPEG RAW PEF L 26M 495 1120 2190 141 M 15M 837 1872 3607 S 9M 1401 3105 5820 XS 2M 4717 ...

Page 41: ...ed to water moisture or high temperatures Avoid using or storing cards in places where they may be exposed to static electricity or electrical interference Data saved to SD Memory Cards that have been left unused for long periods of time or that ha ve been damaged may become unreadable and lost Important data should be backed up regularly ...

Page 42: ...ional Q How do you charge the battery A Follow the procedure below to charge the battery 1 Insert the power plug to the USB power adapter until it clicks 2 Connect the USB cable to the USB power adapter 3 Plug the USB power adapter into the power outlet 4 Make sure that the main switch of the camera is set to OFF and open the terminal cover 5 Connect the USB cable to the USB terminal The self time...

Page 43: ...tinuously while charging the battery in the battery grip You can also charge the battery by connecting a commercial portable charger to the camera with a USB cable You can supply power to another device using the battery of the camera via a USB camera off This function cannot be used if the battery level is insufficient Power saving mode The battery consumption can be reduced by controlling the di...

Page 44: ...nal cover 2 Connect the USB Type C cable of the AC adapter to the USB terminal of the camera 3 Connect the AC adapter to the AC cord and plug it into an outlet Caution Make sure that the camera is turned off before connecting or disconnecting the AC adapter Make sure that the connections are secure between the terminals The memory card Or data may be corrupted if the connection to the power supply...

Page 45: ...s not support USB PD certification Q Can I charge with a mobile battery A Depending on the type of mobile battery the charging time may be longer but it is possible to charge the battery Q Can I use a camera while supplying power by mobile battery A It is confirmed that some mobile batteries operate but operation is not guaranteed ...

Page 46: ...n other than A the following restrictions apply Available Restricted X Not available Lens Mount type Function D FA DA DA L FA 6 FA J F 6 A M P KAF KAF2 KAF3 KAF4 KAF KAF2 KAF KA K Autofocus Lens only Autofocus with AF Adapter 1 7x 1 Manual Focus with Focus Indicator 2 With matte field Quick Shift Focus System 4 X X X X Focus point selection mode Auto X 9 X 9 AE Metering Multi segment X P Sv Tv Av ...

Page 47: ...hromatic Ab adj can be used when the aperture ring is set to a position other than A FA 24mm F2 AL IF FA 28mm F2 8AL FA 31mm F1 8 Limited FA 35mm F2 AL FA 43mm F1 9 Limited FA 50mm F1 4 FA 77mm F1 8 Limited FA 85mm F1 4 IF FA 200mm F2 8 ED IF FA MACRO 200mm F4 ED FA 300mm F2 8 ED IF FA 300mm F4 5 ED IF FA 400mm F5 6 ED IF FA 600mm F4 ED IF FA 28 70mm F2 8 ED IF FA 80 200mm F2 8 ED IF and FA 250 60...

Page 48: ...ame size Power zoom compatible KAF3 KAF4 D FA For 35mm full frame size Dedicated for SDM Without the aperture ring DA For APS C size Dedicated for SDM Without the aperture ring DA lenses with a motor and FA zoom lenses with a power zoom are categorized for the KFA2 mount Of these lenses the lenses without an AF coupler are categorized for the KAF3 mount The KAF3 mount equipped with an electromagne...

Page 49: ...hooting with the viewfinder Q Is it possible to take a picture with set the aperture ring to a position other than the A position A Yes the shutter can be released even if the aperture ring of the DFA FA F or A lens Is not set to the A position or a lens without as A position is attached Set Using Aperture Ring to On in the C6 menu ...

Page 50: ...n exposure deviation may occur When shooting with the optical viewfinder you cannot check the shutter speed and ISO sensitivity before shooting because the metering is performed immediately before the shutter is released When shooting with Live View you can check the shutter speed and ISO sensitivity before shooting because the aperture is always narrowed down When a lens with automatic diaphragm ...

Page 51: ... a small aperture Setting Memo Corrections can only be made when a compatible lens is attached The features are disabled when using accessories such as a rear converter that is attached between the camera and the lens When File Format is set to RAW or RAW correction information is saved as a RAW file par ameter and you can select whether to apply the correction to the images when developing them F...

Page 52: ... the C6 Function Customization 3 When pressing four way key right MF Lens Focal Length screen is displayed Enter the focal length of the attached lens and select OK Q Can the 645 format lenses be used with the K 3 Mark III A Yes you can use below lenses combination with the 645 Lens Adapter K FA 645 lenses and HD D FA645 35mm F3 5 AL IF DA645 and D FA 645 lenses which do not have the aperture ring...

Page 53: ...four way key right MF Lens Focal Length screen is displayed Enter the focal length of the attached lens and select OK Q Can the 67 format lenses be used with the K 3 Mark III A Yes you can use them combination with the 67 Lens Adapter K Under the default setting the camera does not operate and display F in the LCD panel Perform the following settings before use ...

Page 54: ...is displayed Enter the focal length of the attached lens and select OK Memo When the aperture is set to a position other than the A position the correct exposure can be obtained by the following method 1 Set mode dial to M 2 Set the lens aperture ring to the desired aperture value 3 Press green button Shutter speed is set to the appropriate value 4 Adjust ISO sensitivity if proper exposure cannot ...

Page 55: ... K mount lenses However responsibility for such use shall fall squarely on the user We shall accept no responsibility or liability for problems arising from the use of such lenses We will assume no responsibility or liability for accidents damages and malfunctions resulting from the use of lenses made by other manufacturers Furthermore whil e the Shake Reduction mechanism will still function with ...

Page 56: ...s required for connection to this equipment and use of the attached software Windows OS Windows FCU CU 32bit 64bit Windows 8 1 32bit 64bit Windows 8 32bit 64bit CPU Intel Core i5 or higher Memory 8 GB or more HDD Around 100 MB or more at time of installation and startup Around 15 MB file for JPEG image files or around 50 MB file fo r RAW image files for saving image files Display monitor 1280 1024...

Page 57: ...g and shooting by operating the communication device Image View Displays the images saved on the memory card inserted in the camera on the communication device and imports the images to the communication device Image Sync supports iOS and AndroidTM and can be download from the App Store or Google PlayTM For the supported operating system and other details refer to the download site Memo For how to...

Page 58: ...munication using a memory card with a built in wireless LAN function such as an Eye Fi card or Flucard Do not use wireless LAN in places where the use of wireless communication is restricted or prohibited such as aircraft When using a wireless LAN observe the laws of the country where the wireless LAN is used Q What can I do in conjunction with communication device Store Location Info Records the ...