Win a Pentax Limited Lens: Raffle Now Live!

hashira · 08-14-2012, 12:56 AM

I already returned one K30 after it froze up on the second day of use, and have had the replacement about a week now, shooting mostly family photos.
i've started noticing a certain issue today, and wondering whether it's an actual issue, or if I'm doing something wrong.

After changing modes, I am sometimes only able to change exposure settings once, after I take a photo, the aperture and shutter and +/- settings are all locked in place. If I change the ISO or open and close the menu, etc, I am once again able to change, but I can't seem to do anything otherwise. This is happening in mostly AV and TAV modes, with 18-55 DAL or 40mm LTD. Before I call up Pentax, I'm hoping someone might now a certain feature that I may have accidentally enabled, etc. Thanks!

StephenHampshire · 08-14-2012, 01:05 AM

One thing to check, on my K5 you can't change settings using control dials with the instant review of the shot you have just taken active on the screen. Once the picture has gone, the controls return to normal - the rear dial is the zoom for the instant review by the way. I know it is obvious, but are you trying to change settings whilst the instant review picture is still live?

hashira · 08-14-2012, 02:24 AM

No, it's not that, because I'm looking at the LCD screen to see if anything's changing

StephenHampshire · 08-14-2012, 02:36 AM

Fair enough, thought it was worth asking just in case.

Ole · 08-14-2012, 02:56 AM

Is the metering circuit on? I suggest you increase the duration of the time it is on to the maximum allowed (assuming that there is a custom function to do this). It could be that certain settings can only be changed when the circuitry is on.

**i_trax** · 08-14-2012, 02:59 AM

Exposure Bracketing not by any chance left on?

hashira · 08-14-2012, 03:24 AM

Originally posted by i_trax

Exposure Bracketing not by any chance left on?

HDR is off, one-push bracketing is off. Anything else I can check?

hashira · 08-14-2012, 05:14 AM

Originally posted by Ole

Is the metering circuit on? I suggest you increase the duration of the time it is on to the maximum allowed (assuming that there is a custom function to do this). It could be that certain settings can only be changed when the circuitry is on.

That is still on the default setting-I believe five seconds. But I should be able to change the default settings whenever i want, no?

Ole · 08-14-2012, 05:53 AM

If the K-30 works like my K-5 then you can change aperture, shutter speed and ISO only as long as the camera is in picture taking mode. If it is in playback mode you can't. A half-press on the shutter button will bring the camera into picture taking mode.

hashira · 08-14-2012, 06:51 AM

Originally posted by Ole

If the K-30 works like my K-5 then you can change aperture, shutter speed and ISO only as long as the camera is in picture taking mode. If it is in playback mode you can't. A half-press on the shutter button will bring the camera into picture taking mode.

Thanks for the help, but it's definitely in picture taking mode. I have just taken a photo, and if I push the shutter I can take another photo, just can't change anything

0rangepeel · 08-14-2012, 03:37 PM

I know what you're talking about. There's lag regardless if image review is on or off. It's stopping me from picking focus points after each shot, and it annoys the heck out of me.

hashira · 08-14-2012, 08:36 PM

Originally posted by i_trax

Exposure Bracketing not by any chance left on?

Thank you-this was the problem. The drive mode had been changed to exposure bracketing. A quick review of my photos would have solved that. Thanks again, everyone!

**i_trax** · 08-14-2012, 09:37 PM

you are welcome hashira,
those new complex DSLR's can create many problems, very different than old classic reliable film SLR's
kind regards
jack

FruitLooPs · 08-15-2012, 02:58 PM

Haha I remeber when I thought my K20D was going crazy, and it had managed to get onto the 20FPS 640x480 burst mode.

08-14-2012, 12:56 AM	#1
hashira New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Osaka Posts: 11	K30 problem, or I'm missing something? I already returned one K30 after it froze up on the second day of use, and have had the replacement about a week now, shooting mostly family photos. i've started noticing a certain issue today, and wondering whether it's an actual issue, or if I'm doing something wrong. After changing modes, I am sometimes only able to change exposure settings once, after I take a photo, the aperture and shutter and +/- settings are all locked in place. If I change the ISO or open and close the menu, etc, I am once again able to change, but I can't seem to do anything otherwise. This is happening in mostly AV and TAV modes, with 18-55 DAL or 40mm LTD. Before I call up Pentax, I'm hoping someone might now a certain feature that I may have accidentally enabled, etc. Thanks!

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
K5 vs K30?	CTR01	Pentax K-5 & K-5 II	135	06-22-2014 06:26 AM
Streets Have Rain, Have K30	Inexorable	Post Your Photos!	4	08-13-2012 12:43 PM
Blue K30?	synapsestorm	Pentax K-30 & K-50	21	07-27-2012 05:00 PM
First Problem with K30	LaurenOE	Pentax K-30 & K-50	35	05-24-2012 01:02 AM
K-r successor: K30	LFLee	Pentax News and Rumors	653	05-23-2012 11:12 AM

08-14-2012, 01:05 AM	#2
StephenHampshire Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Winchester Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,523	One thing to check, on my K5 you can't change settings using control dials with the instant review of the shot you have just taken active on the screen. Once the picture has gone, the controls return to normal - the rear dial is the zoom for the instant review by the way. I know it is obvious, but are you trying to change settings whilst the instant review picture is still live?

08-14-2012, 02:24 AM	#3
hashira New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Osaka Posts: 11 Original Poster	No, it's not that, because I'm looking at the LCD screen to see if anything's changing

08-14-2012, 02:36 AM	#4
StephenHampshire Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Winchester Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,523	Fair enough, thought it was worth asking just in case.

08-14-2012, 02:56 AM	#5
Ole Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,409	Is the metering circuit on? I suggest you increase the duration of the time it is on to the maximum allowed (assuming that there is a custom function to do this). It could be that certain settings can only be changed when the circuitry is on.

08-14-2012, 02:59 AM	#6
i_trax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,621	Exposure Bracketing not by any chance left on?

08-14-2012, 03:24 AM	#7
hashira New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Osaka Posts: 11 Original Poster	Originally posted by i_trax Exposure Bracketing not by any chance left on? HDR is off, one-push bracketing is off. Anything else I can check?

08-14-2012, 05:14 AM	#8
hashira New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Osaka Posts: 11 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ole Is the metering circuit on? I suggest you increase the duration of the time it is on to the maximum allowed (assuming that there is a custom function to do this). It could be that certain settings can only be changed when the circuitry is on. That is still on the default setting-I believe five seconds. But I should be able to change the default settings whenever i want, no?

08-14-2012, 05:53 AM	#9
Ole Administrator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,409	If the K-30 works like my K-5 then you can change aperture, shutter speed and ISO only as long as the camera is in picture taking mode. If it is in playback mode you can't. A half-press on the shutter button will bring the camera into picture taking mode.

08-14-2012, 06:51 AM	#10
hashira New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Osaka Posts: 11 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ole If the K-30 works like my K-5 then you can change aperture, shutter speed and ISO only as long as the camera is in picture taking mode. If it is in playback mode you can't. A half-press on the shutter button will bring the camera into picture taking mode. Thanks for the help, but it's definitely in picture taking mode. I have just taken a photo, and if I push the shutter I can take another photo, just can't change anything

08-14-2012, 03:37 PM	#11
0rangepeel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vancouver Photos: Gallery Posts: 111	I know what you're talking about. There's lag regardless if image review is on or off. It's stopping me from picking focus points after each shot, and it annoys the heck out of me.

08-14-2012, 08:36 PM	#12
hashira New Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Osaka Posts: 11 Original Poster	Originally posted by i_trax Exposure Bracketing not by any chance left on? Thank you-this was the problem. The drive mode had been changed to exposure bracketing. A quick review of my photos would have solved that. Thanks again, everyone!

08-14-2012, 09:37 PM	#13
i_trax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,621	you are welcome hashira, those new complex DSLR's can create many problems, very different than old classic reliable film SLR's kind regards jack

08-15-2012, 02:58 PM	#14
FruitLooPs Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 440	Haha I remeber when I thought my K20D was going crazy, and it had managed to get onto the 20FPS 640x480 burst mode.

K30 problem, or I'm missing something?

Win a Pentax Limited Lens: Raffle Now Live!