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Transit · 05-20-2020, 01:19 AM

Even read the manual...
So no it's not in Bulb, movie or multi exposure
Tried various lenses DA, FA, Sigma

Any help much appreciated :-)

Macario · 05-20-2020, 04:24 AM

press menu
go to 2
choose interval shooting

and you may begin

Transit · 05-20-2020, 06:00 AM

I certainly would if it wasn't greyed out :-)

**roberrl** · 05-20-2020, 08:10 AM

Only way I can get my K-01 to grey out interval shooting is when there's no memory card in it.

bertwert · 05-20-2020, 08:23 AM - **1 Like**

Are you in a User mode (does the K-01 have user modes...?), for some inexplicable reason, interval shooting is greyed out when using a user mode on the K-50...

Also, interval shooting isn't available to use if you haven't got the date and time set in the camera. If when you turn it on, and it asks for date and time, don't ignore it, but enter something and accept.

**MossyRocks** · 05-20-2020, 11:13 AM - **1 Like**

Having recently figured this problem out on the broken K-500 I got might the internal battery be dead? On my K-500 it is so at startup I have to enter date and time and then save it. if I don't then interval shooting is grayed out and I can't use it however once entered it works. So that would be a good guess for something to look at.

**luftfluss** · 05-20-2020, 12:02 PM - **1 Like**

So, my K-01's "trick" is that if the main battery is out of the camera for a few seconds, it loses its date & time.

After ascertaining that "Interval Shooting" is indeed a viable menu choice, I removed the battery for 10 seconds and then re-inserted. I bypassed setting the date & time, and lo and behold "Interval Shooting" was grayed out. Once I set the date & time, it became a viable option again.

**roberrl** · 05-20-2020, 12:19 PM

+1 for not setting date/time after battery out gives greyed out Interval

swanlefitte · 05-20-2020, 01:19 PM

So the timer must be assigned to noting the current time and counting elapsed time. Interesting. Some clocks like my microwave just flash 12:00 but some just start at 12:00 and begin. Yet my microwave can still count time.

**monochrome** · 05-20-2020, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by swanlefitte

So the timer must be assigned to noting the current time and counting elapsed time. Interesting. Some clocks like my microwave just flash 12:00 but some just start at 12:00 and begin. Yet my microwave can still count time.

There is a capacitor In cameras* that powers the date/time memory function. That capacitor can go bad if it is not supplied power for an extended period because the main battery drains in the camera or the battery is removed to store the camera. That’s why you have to set the date/time when you start the camera.

* and a tiny battery that feeds it when the power is off.

Transit · 05-22-2020, 01:49 PM

Thanks for all the helpful replies!
I was going to a nearby volcano and thought there might be some weather to capture with interval.
in the end I took the Q7 and as it was a clear blue sky I didn't use that either...
will check out the K-O1 with your suggestions

Transit · 05-23-2020, 02:02 PM - **1 Like**

Chocolate fish to everyone who mentioned the clock !
I was ignoring the set time and date at startup :-)

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Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,543 Original Poster	I certainly would if it wasn't greyed out :-)

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roberrl Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oxford, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 311	Only way I can get my K-01 to grey out interval shooting is when there's no memory card in it.

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bertwert Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,157	Are you in a User mode (does the K-01 have user modes...?), for some inexplicable reason, interval shooting is greyed out when using a user mode on the K-50... Also, interval shooting isn't available to use if you haven't got the date and time set in the camera. If when you turn it on, and it asks for date and time, don't ignore it, but enter something and accept.

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MossyRocks Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,623	Having recently figured this problem out on the broken K-500 I got might the internal battery be dead? On my K-500 it is so at startup I have to enter date and time and then save it. if I don't then interval shooting is grayed out and I can't use it however once entered it works. So that would be a good guess for something to look at.

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luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,729	So, my K-01's "trick" is that if the main battery is out of the camera for a few seconds, it loses its date & time. After ascertaining that "Interval Shooting" is indeed a viable menu choice, I removed the battery for 10 seconds and then re-inserted. I bypassed setting the date & time, and lo and behold "Interval Shooting" was grayed out. Once I set the date & time, it became a viable option again.

05-20-2020, 12:19 PM	#8
roberrl Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oxford, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 311	+1 for not setting date/time after battery out gives greyed out Interval

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swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,880	So the timer must be assigned to noting the current time and counting elapsed time. Interesting. Some clocks like my microwave just flash 12:00 but some just start at 12:00 and begin. Yet my microwave can still count time.

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monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by swanlefitte So the timer must be assigned to noting the current time and counting elapsed time. Interesting. Some clocks like my microwave just flash 12:00 but some just start at 12:00 and begin. Yet my microwave can still count time. There is a capacitor In cameras* that powers the date/time memory function. That capacitor can go bad if it is not supplied power for an extended period because the main battery drains in the camera or the battery is removed to store the camera. That’s why you have to set the date/time when you start the camera. * and a tiny battery that feeds it when the power is off.

05-22-2020, 01:49 PM	#11
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,543 Original Poster	Thanks for all the helpful replies! I was going to a nearby volcano and thought there might be some weather to capture with interval. in the end I took the Q7 and as it was a clear blue sky I didn't use that either... will check out the K-O1 with your suggestions

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05-23-2020, 02:02 PM - 1 Like	#12
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,543 Original Poster	Chocolate fish to everyone who mentioned the clock ! I was ignoring the set time and date at startup :-)

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