Pentax Optio MX Review

The typical playback screen shows: Date/Time image was taken, File Name/File Number and the music note denotes that a sound memo was attached to this image. The shutter speed and aperture and battery icon are also displayed.

Pressing the center of the 4-way controller toggles the overlay information that is displayed. You can show the extended exposure information about the image and a histogram or you can clear all of the info for slideshows.

To view in thumbnail mode press the Wide Angle button of the Zoom Control and go page to page by using the 4-way selector to the left or right.

You can magnify the image by pressing the Zoom button on the Zoom Control, it will magnify up to 12X. Using the 4-way selector you can move around inside the enlarged image.

Playback menu options:

Slideshow - Set image play intervals (3,5,10,15,20,25 and 30 sec.)
Resize - Create an image with Lower Resolution and or Quality Level
Trimming - Crop image to different size
Digital Filter - Apply a digital filter (see below)
Quick Zoom - On or Off
Quick Delete - On or Off

The Digital Filter option lets you apply a filter (B&W, sepia, or colors) to the entire image.

You can record an audio memo up to 30 seconds and attach to an image.

The Movie Playback screens. You can play the movie, adjust volume, frame by frame, pause, fast forward or rewind with the 4-Way Selector

You can playback your audio-only recordings too.

When traveling to other countries you can choose to have their local time displayed while taking pictures or during playback (Display time in 62 cities & 28 time zones).

Setup menu options:

Format - Format SD card
Sound - On/Off
Date Adjust - Set Date/Time
World Time - Set World Time
Language - Set user Language
DISPLAY - Default screen setup (Normal, Histogram+Info, Grid, Frame)
Screen Setting - Startup screen options
Brightness - Adjust LCD backlight
Video Out - NTSC or PAL
USB Connection - PictBridge, PC, PC-F
Sleep Timeout - Off, 30sec, 1min, 2min
Auto Power Off - Off, 3min. or 5min.
OK Button - Assign OK button function (Display, Digital Filter, None)
Reset - Reset to Default