Editing

In-Camera Editing (10.75)

The K-x provides plenty of editing options, most of them genuinely useful. You can rotate photos, resize them, crop (3:2, 4:3, 16:9 and 1:1 aspect ratios are available) and develop RAW files, applying any of the available camera settings and effects. If you’re feeling playful, there are 15 digital filters, as shown below. Seven of these (toy camera, high contrast, soft, star burst, retro, extract color and fish-eye) are also available as effects applied directly while shooting. Since you’re stuck without an undistorted original when taking a photo using one of the digital filters, using them during editing seems a lot more sensible.

If all those choices aren’t enough for you, you can also create your own custom filter effect. Parameters include High Contrast (Off, +1 to +5), Soft Focus (Off, +1 to +3), Tone Break (Off, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow), Shading Type (6 types), Shading Level (-3 to +3), Distortion Type (3 types), Distortion level (Off, Weak, Medium or Strong) and Invert Color (off or On).

The Index Print capability can be used to create straightforward contact sheet-style compilations of multiple images, but a multitude of options lets you create interesting collages as well. There are six available image layouts, from ordinary rectangles to angled and overlapped designs, and even a circular pattern with different sizes scattered around the page. Each page can have 12, 24 or 36 photos. with the background set to white or black. Finally, you can choose to include all images, only those in a particular folder, or choose one photo at a time. When you have everything the way you like it, your index print can be saved as a 6-megapixel file.

When viewing movies, it’s possible to capture a single frame by pausing the playback, pressing the INFO button and confirming your intention.