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Medium Format Digital SLR Camera

Menu Reference

To ensure the best performance from your camera,
please read the operating manual before using the camera.

Summary of Contents for 645 Z

Page 1: ...Medium Format Digital SLR Camera Menu Reference To ensure the best performance from your camera please read the operating manual before using the camera ...

Page 2: ...r trademarks are the property of their respective owners This product supports PRINT Image Matching III PRINT Image Matching enabled digital still cameras printers and software help photographers to produce images more faithful to their intentions Some functions are not available on printers that are not PRINT Image Matching III compliant Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation All Rights Reserved ...

Page 3: ...ngs R16 ISO AUTO Setting R17 High ISO NR R17 Slow Shutter Speed NR R17 Program Line R18 GPS R18 Live View R18 Electronic Level R19 Instant Review R19 Digital Preview R19 E Dial Programming R20 Button Customization R20 Memory R22 Save USER Mode R22 C Movie Menu R24 Exposure Setting R24 Memory Card Options R24 Movie Capture Settings R24 Recording Sound Level R24 HDR Capture R24 Movie SR R25 B Playba...

Page 4: ... Sensitivity Steps R39 3 Meter Operating Time R39 4 AE L with AF Locked R39 5 Link AE and AF Point R39 6 Auto EV Compensation R39 7 Bulb B Mode Options R39 8 Bracketing Order R40 9 One Push Bracketing R40 10 WB Adjustable Range R40 11 WB When Using Flash R40 12 AWB in Tungsten Light R40 13 Color Temperature Steps R40 14 Superimpose AF Area R40 15 AF S Setting R40 16 1st Frame Action in AF C R41 17...

Page 5: ...hake Reduction Options R43 29 Enable Disable Controls R43 Reset Custom Functions R43 Appendix R44 Restrictions on the Combinations of Special Functions R44 Main Specifications R45 Index R50 WARRANTY POLICY R55 ...

Page 6: ...g User Registration In order to better serve you we request that you complete the user registration which can be found on the CD ROM supplied with the camera w p 91 or on our website Thank you for your cooperation ...

Page 7: ...Auto Align Sets whether to automatically adjust the composition On Lens Correction Distortion Correction 2 Reduces distortions occurring due to lens properties Off p R16 Lat Chromatic Ab Adj 2 Reduces lateral chromatic aberrations occurring due to lens properties On Peripheral Illumin Corr 2 Reduces peripheral light fall off occurring due to lens properties Off Diffraction Correction 2 Corrects th...

Page 8: ... electronic level during Live View On A4 Instant Review Display Time Sets the Instant Review display time 1sec p R19 Zoom Instant Review Sets whether to display a magnified image during Instant Review On Save RAW Data Sets whether to save the RAW image during Instant Review On Delete Sets whether to delete the image during Instant Review On Histogram Display Displays the histogram during Instant R...

Page 9: ...s turned Rotate Right Button Customization RAW Fx Button Sets the O operation One Push File Format p R20 AF Button Sets the I operation Enable AF1 Preview Dial Sets the camera action for when the main switch is turned to the U position Optical Preview Illumination Button Sets the 8 operation LCD Panel Illumination Memory Determines which settings to save when the power is turned off On for setting...

Page 10: ...etting Page B1 Slideshow Display Duration Sets an image display interval 3sec p R26 Screen Effect Sets a transition effect when the next image is displayed Off Repeat Playback Starts the slideshow again from the beginning after the last image is displayed Off Auto Movie Playback Plays back movies during the slideshow On Quick Zoom Sets the initial magnification when magnifying images Off p R26 Gri...

Page 11: ...atus screen and control panel vertically if the camera is held vertically On Display Color Sets the display color of the status screen control panel and menu cursor 1 LCD Display Settings Adjusts the brightness saturation and the color of the monitor 0 p R30 D2 USB Connection Sets the USB connection mode when connecting to a computer MSC p R30 HDMI Out Sets the output format when connecting to an ...

Page 12: ...ect keys and for the items of the A menu C menu B menu D menu control panel and playback mode palette p R35 D4 Pixel Mapping Maps out and corrects any defective pixels on the CMOS sensor p R35 Dust Alert Detects dust adhering to the CMOS sensor and visually displays the location of the dust on the monitor p R36 Dust Removal Cleans the CMOS sensor by shaking it On p R37 Sensor Cleaning Locks the mi...

Page 13: ...ets the camera operation when pressing the shutter release button in M mode Type1 p R39 E2 8 Bracketing Order Sets the order for Exposure Bracketing shooting 0 p R40 9 One Push Bracketing Sets whether to shoot all frames with one release when using Exposure Bracketing Off p R40 10 WB Adjustable Range Sets whether to automatically fine tune the white balance when the light source is specified for t...

Page 14: ...htness of the LCD panel Low p R41 E4 22 Save Rotation Info Sets whether to save rotation information when shooting On p R41 23 Save Menu Location The last menu tab displayed on the monitor is saved and it is displayed again the next time F is pressed Reset Menu Location p R41 24 AF Fine Adjustment Allows you to precisely fine tune your lenses with the camera s autofocus system Off p R42 25 Flash S...

Page 15: ...ette Item Default Setting Page Image Rotation w p 76 Digital Filter Base Parameter Adj w p 79 Color Moiré Correction w p 78 Resize Maximum size according to the setting w p 77 Cropping Maximum size according to the setting w p 78 Protect w p 83 Slideshow w p 76 Save as Manual WB w p 54 Save Cross Processing w p 69 RAW Development File Format JPEG JPEG Recorded Pixels q JPEG Quality m w p 82 Movie ...

Page 16: ...R High ISO NR D Range Settings D Range Settings ISO AUTO Setting ISO AUTO Setting Slow Shutter Speed NR Slow Shutter Speed NR Program Line Program Line GPS GPS Exit Exit 1 2 3 4 High ISO NR High ISO NR D Range Settings D Range Settings ISO AUTO Setting ISO AUTO Setting Slow Shutter Speed NR Slow Shutter Speed NR Program Line Program Line GPS GPS Cancel Cancel 1 2 3 4 High ISO NR High ISO NR OK OK ...

Page 17: ...o When File Format is set to RAW a JPEG image and a RAW image with the same file number are saved at the same time You can take pictures with a different file format setting only when O is pressed p R21 PEF of RAW File Format is a PENTAX original RAW file format When 180 Rotation Info is set to on d appears on the status screen and Live View screen Number of recorded pixels and pixel resolution fo...

Page 18: ...ens For RAW images correction information is saved as a RAW file parameter and you can select whether to apply the correction to the images when developing them For the RAW Development function Color Fringe Correction can also be set w p 82 Expands the dynamic range and enables a wider range of tones by the CMOS sensor and reduces the occurrence of overexposed underexposed areas Set Highlight Corr...

Page 19: ...y increases the sensitivity ISO AUTO Setting ISO AUTO Setting AUTO ISO Parameters AUTO ISO Parameters 100 100 3200 3200 Cancel Cancel OK OK High ISO NR A2 v Auto Applies Noise Reduction at optimally calculated levels throughout ISO range Low Medium High Applies Noise Reduction at constant chosen level throughout ISO range Custom Applies Noise Reduction at user defined levels for each ISO setting O...

Page 20: ...e focus This function works in both v and w modes Program Line A2 A Auto The camera determines the appropriate settings G Normal Basic program automatic exposure C Hi speed priority Prioritizes high shutter speeds D DOF priority deep Closes the aperture for a deep depth of field E DOF priority shallow Opens the aperture for a shallow depth of field F MTF priority Prioritizes the optimum aperture s...

Page 21: ...180 Electronic Level A3 Viewfinder The horizontal tilt is displayed on the EV bar scale in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel in increments of 0 5 up to 4 5 Live View On the Live View screen the horizontal tilt is displayed at the top of the screen and the vertical tilt on right side of the screen both in increments of 0 5 up to 9 5 Instant Review A4 Display Time Selects the Instant Review displa...

Page 22: ...lected item is displayed 3 Select a function and press E The following functions can be assigned to each button E Dial Programming A4 I Change Shutter Speed J Change Aperture Value ISO Change Sensitivity e EV Compensation XG Return to G Mode GSHIFT Program Shift GLINE Program Line Not available Exposure Mode Exposure Mode Cancel Cancel OK OK Button Customization A4 Setting Function Page RAW Fx But...

Page 23: ...tes the Digital Preview Illumi nation Button LCD Panel Illumination Turns the LCD panel illumination on when 8 is pressed w p 23 Modeling Flash Discharges the flash in Modeling Flash mode when a flash is connected and 8 is pressed w p 64 Test Flash Discharges the flash in Test Flash mode when a flash is connected and 8 is pressed Setting Function Page One Push File Format T The recording format re...

Page 24: ... Set all of the settings to save on the camera 2 Select Save USER Mode in A4 menu and press D The Save USER Mode screen appears 3 Select Save Settings and press D The Save Settings screen appears 4 Select USER1 USER2 or USER3 and press D 5 Select Save and press E The Save Settings screen reappears Memory A4 Flash Mode Drive Mode White Balance Custom Image Sensitivity EV Compensation Flash Exposure...

Page 25: ...tings as necessary The exposure mode can be changed in Exposure Mode of the A1 menu Memo The settings changed in Step 2 are not saved as the USER mode settings When the camera is turned off the settings return to the originally saved ones To change the original settings save the USER mode settings again Rename USER Mode ABCD Moves the text selection cursor R Moves the text input cursor J Switches ...

Page 26: ...m 0 to 20 Memo When Manual is set a bar graph indicating the microphone volume level appears on the both sides of the Live View screen High dynamic range shooting is available when the drive mode is set to Interval Movie Record w p 61 1 Select HDR Capture in C1 menu and press D The HDR Capture screen appears 2 Select HDR AUTO HDR 1 HDR 2 or HDR 3 and press E 3 Set the range in which to change the ...

Page 27: ...R25 Movie Menu C Caution When the drive mode is not set to Interval Movie Record this function is not available Activates the Movie Shake Reduction function Movie SR C1 v ...

Page 28: ...d and displayed according to the orientation of the camera when playing back images captured with the camera held vertically or images for which the rotation information has been changed You can select the memory card in the SD1 or SD2 slot and protect all saved images at once Select Unprotect to remove protection from all images Slideshow B1 Item Description Setting Display Duration Sets an image...

Page 29: ...27 Playback Menu B You can select the memory card in the SD1 or SD2 slot and delete all saved images at once When there are images with protection set select Delete all or Leave all Delete All Images B1 ...

Page 30: ...own and destination Language W D1 Date Adjustment D1 Display Format Date mm dd yy dd mm yy yy mm dd Time 12h 24h World Time D1 Region City North America Honolulu Anchorage Vancouver San Francisco Los Angeles Calgary Denver Chicago Miami Toronto New York Halifax Central and South America Mexico City Lima Santiago Caracas Buenos Aires Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Europe Lisbon Madrid London Paris Amster...

Page 31: ...lay or Large magnified display When set to Large the character string on which the menu cursor is placed is magnified approximately 1 5 times vertically You can set the volume of the sound effects and whether the sound effects are emitted during the following operations Memo You can turn all the sound effects off by setting B for Volume World Time World Time Destination Destination London London H...

Page 32: ... is changed Auto Screen Rotation Displays the status screen and control panel vertically if the camera is held vertically Display Color Sets the display color of the status screen control panel and menu cursor LCD Display Settings D1 AB Selects an item CD Adjusts the value 15 levels for each item M Resets the adjustment value R Displays a captured image in the background so you can adjust the colo...

Page 33: ...older is created with the number following the number of the folder currently being used In Exposure Bracketing shooting images will be stored in the same folder until shooting is completed When Select multiple images or Select a folder of RAW Development is selected a folder with a new number is created and the JPEG images are stored in it Folder Name D2 Date The two digits of the month and day o...

Page 34: ...s can be entered Available operations 4 After entering the text move the text selection cursor to Finish and press E 5 Press F twice Memo When Color Space is set to AdobeRGB the file name prefix is _ and first three characters of the entered character string becomes the file name For movies regardless of the Color Space setting the file name is IMGPxxxx MOV or a file name with the entered string o...

Page 35: ...te alphanumeric characters and symbols can be entered File No D2 T Continues the sequential numbering for the file name even if a new folder is created S Returns the file number of the first image saved to a folder to 0001 each time a new folder is created Reset File Number Reset File Number File No File No Uses sequential file number Uses sequential file number in new folder based on last in new ...

Page 36: ... or a Flucard is used 1 Select Wireless Memory Card in D3 menu and press D The Wireless Memory Card screen appears 2 Select Action Mode Items that can be set are displayed according to the type of card inserted Eye Fi card Flucard ABCD Moves the text selection cursor R Moves the text input cursor J Switches between upper and lower case letters E Enters a character selected with the text selection ...

Page 37: ...era when a Flucard compatible with this camera is inserted Refer to the Flucard manual for details on how to use the card When an Eye Fi card is used 100 images can be stored in a single folder For RAW images two files are counted as one image In Step 2 select Communication Info to check the Wireless LAN information and Firmware Info Options to check the firmware version of the cards When Reset Tr...

Page 38: ...Note that if the lens direction changes before processing is complete dust will not be detected properly Depending on the subject conditions or temperature dust may not be detected properly The Dust Alert function cannot be used when the shutter is locked The Dust Alert image can only be displayed during sensor cleaning within 30 minutes after the image is saved If more than 30 minutes elapse save...

Page 39: ...s and Cln appears on the LCD panel If a Dust Alert image is saved it appears 5 Clean the CMOS sensor with a blower 6 Turn the camera off The mirror automatically returns to its original position Caution Never use a spray blower or a blower with a brush The CMOS sensor may be damaged Do not wipe the CMOS sensor with a cloth Do not put the tip of the blower inside the lens mount area If the power is...

Page 40: ...he card may be damaged Formatting deletes all data both protected and unprotected Memo When a memory card is formatted the volume label 645Z is assigned to the card When the camera is connected to a computer the memory card is recognized as a removable disk with the name 645Z Displays the camera s firmware version Format D4 Firmware Info Options D4 ...

Page 41: ... metering mode is set to C Spot Exposure is adjusted in accordance with the position of the selected AF point Compensates automatically when the proper exposure cannot be determined Sets the function of the shutter release button in M mode Memo The camera operates in the same manner when shooting with a remote control unit 1 EV Steps E1 Setting Exposure Setting Value 1 3 EV Steps 0 3 0 7 1 0 1 3 1...

Page 42: ...lease button is fully pressed 8 Bracketing Order E2 Setting Frames Order 0 2 frames 3 frames 5 frames 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 frames 3 frames 5 frames 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 frames 3 frames 5 frames 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 frames 3 frames 5 frames 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 9 One Push Bracketing E2 10 WB Adjustable Range E2 Fixed Color temperature of the light source is fixed Auto Adjust...

Page 43: ...nformation of an image according to the orientation of the camera when the image was shot The last menu tab displayed on the monitor is saved and it is displayed again the next time F is pressed 16 1st Frame Action in AF C E3 Release priority Starts shooting immediately even if the subject is not in focus Auto Determines whether focus adjustment is necessary depending on the focusing conditions Fo...

Page 44: ...ror Up dial operation 24 AF Fine Adjustment E4 Apply All Applies the same adjustment value to all lenses Apply One Saves an adjustment value for the lens being used Up to 20 values D R to the right Adjusts the focus to a closer position C R to the left Adjusts the focus to a farther position M Resets the adjustment value to the default setting AF Fine Adjustment AF Fine Adjustment 24 24 Apply All ...

Page 45: ...rarily disabled Turning R to the right while pressing 7 disables the operation of the selected group of buttons and dials Turning R to the left while pressing 7 enables the operation of them e is displayed on the status screen LCD panel Live View screen and in the viewfinder when the operation of the control interfaces is disabled Resets all the settings of the Custom Setting menu to the defaults ...

Page 46: ...n the Combinations of Special Functions M Mode HDR Capture Exposure Bracketing Mirror Lock up Shooting Lens Correction Save RAW Data Live View Drive Mode Continuous Shooting Multi exposure Interval Shooting Interval Composite Exposure Bracketing Flash ...

Page 47: ...HC SDXC memory card Eye Fi card FLUCARD UHS I compatible Dual Card Slot Sequential Use Save to Both Separate RAW JPEG Copying images between slots possible Storage Folder Folder Name Date 100_1018 101_1019 or a user assigned name default PENTX Storage File File Name a user assigned name default IMGP File No Sequential Numbering Reset Type Keplerian telescopic trapezoid prism finder Coverage FOV Ap...

Page 48: ...ion 5 EV 1 3 EV steps or 1 2 EV steps can be selected AE Lock Button type timer control two times the meter operating time set in Custom Setting Continuous as long as the shutter release button is halfway pressed Exposure Bracketing 2 3 or 5 frames Available with Continuous Shooting Self timer or Remote Control of the drive modes Type Electronically controlled vertical run focal plane shutter Shut...

Page 49: ... of the camera becomes high Custom Image Bright Natural Portrait Landscape Vibrant Radiant Muted Bleach Bypass Reversal Film Monochrome Cross Processing Cross Processing Random Preset 1 3 Favorite 1 3 HDR Capture Available only for Interval Movie Record Auto Type1 Type2 Type3 Exposure Bracket Value adjustable Playback View Single image display Multi image display 6 12 20 35 80 thumbnails Image mag...

Page 50: ... Japanese AF Fine Adjustment 10 step adjustment for all lenses or individual lenses up to 20 can be saved Copyright Information Names of Photographer and Copyright Holder are embedded to the image file Revision history can be checked using the provided software Battery Type Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery D LI90 AC Adapter AC Adapter Kit K AC132 Optional Battery Life Number of recordable images a...

Page 51: ...e mode and shooting conditions When using a 16 GB memory card The number of storable images may vary depending on the subject shooting conditions selected exposure mode and memory card etc Approximate Image Storage Capacity and Playback Time Battery Temperature Normal Shooting Playback Time D LI90 23 C 650 400 minutes Approximate Image Storage Capacity by Size Recorded Pixels JPEG Quality RAW TIFF...

Page 52: ...J mode 48 g White Balance 53 AWB in Tungsten Light R40 B M mode 48 Base Parameter Adj Digital Filter 79 Battery 30 Battery level 31 Bleach Bypass Custom Image 68 Bold Monochrome Digital Filter 79 Bracketing 62 Bracketing Order R40 Bright Custom Image 68 Brightness histogram 21 Bulb B Mode Options R39 Bulb Exposure mode 48 Button 12 Button Customization R20 C E AF Mode 44 Cable switch 95 Cable swit...

Page 53: ... Electronic Level 18 23 R19 Enable Disable Controls R43 Error messages 97 EV bar scale 22 EV Compensation 50 EV Steps 49 R39 Exif R33 Expanded Area AF AF Active Area 45 Exposure Bracketing 62 Exposure metering timer 47 R39 Exposure Mode 48 Exposure Mode USER mode R15 R23 Exposure Setting Movie R24 Exposure warning 22 Extract Color Digital Filter 79 Eyecup 37 Eye Fi card 33 R34 Eye Fi Image Transfe...

Page 54: ...0 Interval Movie Record 61 Interval Shooting 59 Invert Color Digital Filter 79 ISO AUTO Setting R17 ISO sensitivity 47 J JPEG R15 K Kelvin 55 R40 L Landscape Custom Image 68 Language W 34 R28 Language setting 34 R28 Lat Chromatic Ab Adj R16 LCD Display R30 LCD Display Settings R30 LCD Panel 23 LCD Panel Illumination R41 Lens 26 Lens compatibility 28 Lens Correction R16 Link AE and AF Point R39 Liv...

Page 55: ...8 Program Line 48 R18 Protect 83 R26 Protect All Images R26 Provided software 88 PTP R30 Q Quality Level R15 Quick Zoom R26 QuickTime 86 R Radiant Custom Image 68 RAW R15 RAW Fx Button R20 Rec Mode menu R5 R15 Recordable time 51 Recorded Pixels R15 R24 Recording Sound Level R24 Red eye Reduction 65 Remote Control 57 96 Reset R35 R43 Resize 77 Retro Digital Filter 79 Reversal Film Custom Image 68 R...

Page 56: ...uperimpose AF Area 22 R40 H mode 48 Switch 12 Switching between the memory cards 39 Sync cord 64 Sync socket 64 Sync socket 2P cap 64 System requirements 86 T K mode 48 Testing your camera 38 Text Size 35 R29 TIFF 82 R15 Time Setting R29 Tone Expansion Digital Filter 79 Toning Custom Image 68 Toy Camera Digital Filter 79 Tracking Contrast AF 46 TTL phase matching autofocus 44 Tungsten White Balanc...

Page 57: ...an be returned to you owing to the complicated customs procedures required If the camera is covered by warranty repairs will be made and parts replaced free of charge and the camera will be returned to you upon completion of servicing If the camera is not covered by warranty regular charges of the manufacturer or of its representatives will apply Shipping charges are to be borne by the owner If yo...

Page 58: ... technician for help For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Pour les utilisateurs au Canada Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada FOR CALIFORNIA U S A ONLY Perchlorate Material special handling may apply The lithium battery used in this camera contains perchlorate material which may require special handling S...

Page 59: ... a chemical symbol is added beneath the symbol shown above in accordance with the Battery Directive this indicates that a heavy metal Hg Mercury Cd Cadmium Pb Lead is present in the battery at a concentration above an applicable threshold specified in the Battery Directive For more information about collection and recycling of used products please contact your local authorities your waste disposal...

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