Optio X: A Look at Pentax's Ultra Thin 5MP Digicam

Playback Features

To switch to Playback mode from one of the recording modes, simply press the Play button. To power on the camera in Play mode without extending the lens, you can hold down the Play button and hold any of the record mode buttons for about a second.

Image thumbnail view

Image regular view

Image magnified 8x

By default, the camera will display images one at a time as a full-screen display. To switch to a thumbnail display with 9 images, simply press the zoom controller toward wide angle. Conversely, an image can be magnified up to 8x by pressing the zoom controller toward the telephoto end. While an image is magnified, you can scroll to different portions of the image by using the multi-controller. To jump back to a normal display of the image at regular size, press the OK button.

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By pressing the Display/OK button, the camera will cycle through three available displays. The default display includes basic information such as file number, battery status, date & time, and an icon at the bottom center of the screen that indicates the functionality of the multi-controller. The second display option has several additional pieces of information such as resolution, quality, white balance, metering, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, and a histogram.

By pressing the Fn button during Playback, the above screen will be displayed. The options are Delete, DPOF, and Protect. To delete images, select the Delete option. The camera will present you with the following dialog: Delete, Cancel. In addition to simply deleting the current image, you can press the Fn button at this point to delete all media on the flash card/internal memory.

To tag images for printing with a DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) compatible printer, select DPOF from the main Fn menu. From here, you can specify the number of copies to print as well as whether or not to stamp the date on the picture. From this screen, you could also press Fn again to enter a DPOF settings screen for all images. The settings are the same as they are for single images. By selecting "Protect" from the main Fn menu, you can tag individual or all images so that they cannot be erased accidentally. Protected images, however, will still be erased if the flash card or internal memory is formatted.

By pressing in on the multi-controller, a menu will pop up with the options to record a voice memo, lock the keys, or start a slideshow. A voice memo can be recorded for as long as the remaining memory allows. To play back a voice memo, simply press up on the multi-controller. The volume can be adjusted by sliding the zoom controller up or down. While viewing an image, it can be rotated by pressing down on the multi-controller.

To view a movie clip, press up on the multi-controller to begin playing it. You can pause the clip at any time by pressing up on the multi-controller. The video clip can then be advanced forwards or backwards one frame at a time by pressing left or right. While the clip is playing, you can rewind the clip by holding left on the multi-controller.

By pressing the Menu button, there are several additional playback options available. In the tables below, we have outlined these options:

Playback Menu 1/2
Slideshow	Interval (3, 5, 10, 20, 30 sec.) Effect (Wipe, Checker, Fade, Off)
Resize	2560x1920, 2304x1728, 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1024x768, 640x480, 320x240
Trimming	Select
Copy image and sound	Internal to SD card, SD card to Internal, Select
Digital Filter	B&W, Sepia, Red, Pink, Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Brightness
Movie Edit	Save as Still Image, Divide Movies, Stitch Movies

The Slideshow feature offers 5 different intervals and 3 different transition effects. To begin a slide show, you must press in on the multi-controller while viewing an item. Then, select Slideshow from the menu. With the Resize option, you can only select an image size that is smaller than the original image. After selecting the desired size, a dialog will ask if you want to overwrite the original file or save it as a new file.

Trimming screen

When Trimming is selected, an editing screen will appear with a trimming area (displayed as a box). The size of the trimming area can be adjusted by sliding the zoom controller up or down. Additionally, you can move the trimming area using the multi-controller until you have the image framed as you want it inside the box. By pressing the Fn button, the trimming area can be rotated. After framing your image to the way you want it, press the OK button. Then, you can select an image quality setting for your new cropped image. The new image will be saved as a new file. The Digital Filter option allows you to apply a color filter or adjust the brightness of an image. You can choose to overwrite the original or to save the image as a new file.

Divide movie screen

The Optio X offers the option to divide movie clips in two or to combine separate clips into one. In addition, you can save a specific frame from a movie clip as a still image. The frame will be saved as a new file with the same resolution as the video clip (320x240).

Playback Menu 2/2
Quick Zoom	On, Off
Quick Delete	On, Off
Alarm	Alarm 1, 2, 3; Set Time, Select Image; Snooze (On, Off)

With the Quick Zoom option enabled, pressing up once on the zoom controller will magnify an image 8x. With this option disabled by default, the magnification process involves several increments of magnification before reaching 8x. When Quick Delete is enabled, the "Delete" option will be highlighted by default when the delete menu appears. When this option is disabled, "Cancel" will be highlighted by default. The Alarm option lets you use the camera as an alarm that can display specific pictures at the specified times.