Originally posted by MarylouJane Thank you for the instructions and all of the helpful commments. I am such a newbie, I am afraid I am still a bit unclear. I have a new Pentax K30. Love it! I determined that the firmware is version 1. So I would like to update. Scared of wrecking my camera! Instruction 3 on Pentax Forum directions says to copy the update file to a formatted SD card. Is the SD card the memory card? And how do I format it? Apologies for the likely ridiculousness of the questions. I did use Google to learn that formatting means basically erasing the card/decluttering the card. Kind regards,Marylou
Marylou, welcome to Pentax Forums. You'll find a lot of useless stuff here
but rest assured that almost every question has an answer.
A "formatted" card simply means that the card you put into the camera is recognized and is useable by the camera. If it's not properly formatted, the camera will prompt you right away for your permission to format the card. So obviously you want to make sure it's formatted before you put the firmware file on the card otherwise you'll have to do it a second time (the card is erased in the formatting process).
Most everyone here recommends keeping the firmware current. If you need help accomplishing that, ask and someone will help.