Programmable RAW button

Nass · 09-24-2010, 04:55 AM

Yeah this looks really cool. especially together with the 5 user modes.

zerodaze · 09-25-2010, 08:43 AM

One of the really helpful attributes would be a button to toggle between histogram and highlights on review. I find that for some shots I want histogram and others I want to check out the highlights. On the K-7 I think highlights only works with ISO 200 or greater. Anyone know about the K-5 specs on this?

knoxploration · 09-25-2010, 12:05 PM

Originally posted by zerodaze

One of the really helpful attributes would be a button to toggle between histogram and highlights on review. I find that for some shots I want histogram and others I want to check out the highlights. On the K-7 I think highlights only works with ISO 200 or greater. Anyone know about the K-5 specs on this?

If by "highlights" you mean the blinking warning on overexposed sections of the image, it applies at all sensitivities. The ISO 200 or greater limitation relates to highlight recovery, which is a separate function that wouldn't make sense to "toggle between" in playback mode, so I presume it's the blinking highlight warning you're talking about.

zerodaze · 09-25-2010, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by knoxploration

If by "highlights" you mean the blinking warning on overexposed sections of the image, it applies at all sensitivities. The ISO 200 or greater limitation relates to highlight recovery, which is a separate function that wouldn't make sense to "toggle between" in playback mode, so I presume it's the blinking highlight warning you're talking about.

You are absolutely correct. Thanks for setting me straight! The blinkie highlights are what I was referring to. I can see them by pressing the review button, still requiring a button push. So maybe not THAT helpful. Still...
Thanks Knox.

glanglois · 09-25-2010, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by digitalCG

Just being able to assign it to SR on/off would be a start please

That would answer two of my "Dear Pentax" requests/rants/whines/tantrums.

But I'll think of a new one soon - to keep my standing as a posting Pentaxian.

pdo · 09-26-2010, 08:28 AM

would be cool to assign the button to CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE. Press Button, shoot gray card and done.. Awesome for wedding and events where I don't have to time.

r0ckstarr · 09-26-2010, 11:05 AM

Originally posted by knoxploration

It needn't be useless, even as a raw shooter., I'm sure just occasionally you still shoot a photo that's not intended to be a keeper, or which you want to share immediately as well as keeping. I know I do, even though I'm a raw shooter too.

What I did is simply set my raw button to switch back and forth between raw, and raw+jpeg. Now when I want a quick throwaway JPEG, I don't have to delve in the menus to get it, or develop the raw in playback mode / on my PC.

Yep. That's the only use I have for it on the K7. I call it the JPEG button.

knoxploration · 09-26-2010, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by r0ckstarr

Yep. That's the only use I have for it on the K7. I call it the JPEG button.

Hah -- and here was me thinking I was alone in that! ;-)

Rico · 09-28-2010, 12:38 PM

The info button is used as a quick screen to change many functions. Pentax should allow customization of what the user wants to have quick access too. It would cover most requests here.

I wish I could use the RAW button for turning the top LCD on and off. I also wish I could assign the four way key pad buttons to manually control the shutter and aperture. Left right shutter up down aperture or vise versa. I am not very good with those wheels on the fly.

Transit · 09-28-2010, 01:53 PM

Originally posted by Laurentiu Cristofor

What I'd find useful is being able to set a button to bring up the SR control for entering the focal length of the lens - it would make it much easier to use older zooms. Now it's faster to turn the camera off and back on than to waddle through the menus. A button press would make it more efficient.

Do you change the focal length depending on what the zoom is set at ?
Pete

Col · 09-28-2010, 02:20 PM

Originally posted by Nass

Yeah this looks really cool. especially together with the 5 user modes.

Even more powerful if the Fx button can have different functions under each user mode! Still would like it to do LCD illuminate along with whatever main function it can take.

**dadipentak** · 09-28-2010, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by digitalCG

Just being able to assign it to SR on/off would be a start please

+1 I do miss the physical switch when I use the K-7.

bentax · 09-28-2010, 04:30 PM

Assign the Fx button to toggle between the 5 user modes, with info on the rear lcd of which user mode you are up to, then essentially the Fx can have up to 5 different uses.

Hopefully this is one way theyve implemented it.

Freak · 09-28-2010, 04:54 PM

Originally posted by bentax

Hopefully this is one way theyve implemented it.

Unfortunately this Pentax, and it will likely take the K-3 to make it work effectively as we want it too. However it would be nice to see how configurable it is, Did anyone play with this function @ Photokina?

Can i say set it to Change my ISO, Aperture & Shutter speed, So basically i'm shooting a Still bird, but then it goes to fly away, I could press the button and instantly boost the shutter speed to 1/2000 and the ISO to 400 etc... Pressing it again could take me back to 1/250th and ISO 100 for example.

To me that would be great, I doubt the idea will work. But I'm wondering what functions it can be used with, because i have no doubt half of the options i want to assign won't be configurable.

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09-24-2010, 04:55 AM	#16
Nass Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The British Isles Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,402	Yeah this looks really cool. especially together with the 5 user modes.

09-25-2010, 08:43 AM	#17
zerodaze Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 57	One of the really helpful attributes would be a button to toggle between histogram and highlights on review. I find that for some shots I want histogram and others I want to check out the highlights. On the K-7 I think highlights only works with ISO 200 or greater. Anyone know about the K-5 specs on this?

09-25-2010, 12:05 PM	#18
knoxploration Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 846	Originally posted by zerodaze One of the really helpful attributes would be a button to toggle between histogram and highlights on review. I find that for some shots I want histogram and others I want to check out the highlights. On the K-7 I think highlights only works with ISO 200 or greater. Anyone know about the K-5 specs on this? If by "highlights" you mean the blinking warning on overexposed sections of the image, it applies at all sensitivities. The ISO 200 or greater limitation relates to highlight recovery, which is a separate function that wouldn't make sense to "toggle between" in playback mode, so I presume it's the blinking highlight warning you're talking about.

09-25-2010, 12:26 PM	#19
zerodaze Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 57	Originally posted by knoxploration If by "highlights" you mean the blinking warning on overexposed sections of the image, it applies at all sensitivities. The ISO 200 or greater limitation relates to highlight recovery, which is a separate function that wouldn't make sense to "toggle between" in playback mode, so I presume it's the blinking highlight warning you're talking about. You are absolutely correct. Thanks for setting me straight! The blinkie highlights are what I was referring to. I can see them by pressing the review button, still requiring a button push. So maybe not THAT helpful. Still... Thanks Knox.

09-25-2010, 01:30 PM	#20
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506	Originally posted by digitalCG Just being able to assign it to SR on/off would be a start please That would answer two of my "Dear Pentax" requests/rants/whines/tantrums. But I'll think of a new one soon - to keep my standing as a posting Pentaxian.

09-26-2010, 08:28 AM	#21
pdo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Westminster CA Posts: 264	would be cool to assign the button to CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE. Press Button, shoot gray card and done.. Awesome for wedding and events where I don't have to time.

09-26-2010, 11:05 AM	#22
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	Originally posted by knoxploration It needn't be useless, even as a raw shooter., I'm sure just occasionally you still shoot a photo that's not intended to be a keeper, or which you want to share immediately as well as keeping. I know I do, even though I'm a raw shooter too. What I did is simply set my raw button to switch back and forth between raw, and raw+jpeg. Now when I want a quick throwaway JPEG, I don't have to delve in the menus to get it, or develop the raw in playback mode / on my PC. Yep. That's the only use I have for it on the K7. I call it the JPEG button.

09-26-2010, 11:08 AM	#23
knoxploration Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Posts: 846	Originally posted by r0ckstarr Yep. That's the only use I have for it on the K7. I call it the JPEG button. Hah -- and here was me thinking I was alone in that! ;-)

09-28-2010, 12:38 PM	#24
Rico Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,205	The info button is used as a quick screen to change many functions. Pentax should allow customization of what the user wants to have quick access too. It would cover most requests here. I wish I could use the RAW button for turning the top LCD on and off. I also wish I could assign the four way key pad buttons to manually control the shutter and aperture. Left right shutter up down aperture or vise versa. I am not very good with those wheels on the fly.

09-28-2010, 01:53 PM	#25
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624	Originally posted by Laurentiu Cristofor What I'd find useful is being able to set a button to bring up the SR control for entering the focal length of the lens - it would make it much easier to use older zooms. Now it's faster to turn the camera off and back on than to waddle through the menus. A button press would make it more efficient. Do you change the focal length depending on what the zoom is set at ? Pete

09-28-2010, 02:20 PM	#26
Col Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stansted Essex Photos: Gallery Posts: 614	Originally posted by Nass Yeah this looks really cool. especially together with the 5 user modes. Even more powerful if the Fx button can have different functions under each user mode! Still would like it to do LCD illuminate along with whatever main function it can take.

09-28-2010, 03:33 PM	#27
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by digitalCG Just being able to assign it to SR on/off would be a start please +1 I do miss the physical switch when I use the K-7.

09-28-2010, 04:30 PM	#28
bentax Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: West Australia Posts: 190	Assign the Fx button to toggle between the 5 user modes, with info on the rear lcd of which user mode you are up to, then essentially the Fx can have up to 5 different uses. Hopefully this is one way theyve implemented it.

09-28-2010, 04:54 PM	#29
Freak Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 361	Originally posted by bentax Hopefully this is one way theyve implemented it. Unfortunately this Pentax, and it will likely take the K-3 to make it work effectively as we want it too. However it would be nice to see how configurable it is, Did anyone play with this function @ Photokina? Can i say set it to Change my ISO, Aperture & Shutter speed, So basically i'm shooting a Still bird, but then it goes to fly away, I could press the button and instantly boost the shutter speed to 1/2000 and the ISO to 400 etc... Pressing it again could take me back to 1/250th and ISO 100 for example. To me that would be great, I doubt the idea will work. But I'm wondering what functions it can be used with, because i have no doubt half of the options i want to assign won't be configurable.