Connecting K3 via USB

roblgs · 12-05-2014, 03:26 AM

When I connect the K3 to my computer the two cards both mount as 'NO NAME'.

On the K5 the camera mounts as 'K5'.

Anyone know if it is possible to get the cards to mount as K3-1 and K3-2, or K3A and K3B?

Cheers

Rob

Adam · 12-05-2014, 03:40 AM

You can rename each SD card when it's inserted into a card reader- and possibly also in USB mode, but right clicking on the icon and selecting "rename".

Dave's clichés · 12-05-2014, 04:08 AM

Format the cards and they wil be named by the camera they were formatted in!

roblgs · 12-05-2014, 07:44 AM

Thanks... These were brand new cards and so not formatted by the camera yet.

Stumpy · 12-05-2014, 03:24 PM

I always format new cards in the camera to make sure they are set up correctly.

Steve.Ledger · 12-05-2014, 09:37 PM

Originally posted by Dave's clichés

Format the cards and they wil be named by the camera they were formatted in!

Never had a camera which does this. !?

Originally posted by Stumpy

I always format new cards in the camera to make sure they are set up correctly.

A good tool for proper formatting and volume naming is SDFormatter from the official SD Association.
► https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/

**felixkh** · 12-06-2014, 03:15 AM

I format all my card in camera and the K3 does name the card K3, but both cards will be named K3, not K3-1/K3-2.

Steve.Ledger · 12-06-2014, 05:12 AM

Well I don't have a K-3, but I have 4 Pentax cams at the moment and two others I sold. Not one named the volume when formatted in camera. Must be new to K-3

Stumpy · 12-06-2014, 07:39 AM

Originally posted by Steve.Ledger

Well I don't have a K-3,

Sorry to be blunt, but then why are you answering questions in a dedicated K-3 specific section of the forum, when you don't know the answer

Originally posted by Steve.Ledger

A good tool for proper formatting and volume naming is SDFormatter from the official SD Association.

I have that program too, but if you read the manual, you should still format the card in the camera.

Steve.Ledger · 12-06-2014, 12:27 PM

Mr Stumpy, I was making a comment indicating my surprise and making a recommendation (which was earlier recommended to me by someone on PF).
Do I need to check in with you before I have something to say?

BTW: There's no mention in the manual (v1.08) that you should still format the card in the camera.

roblgs · 12-06-2014, 04:46 PM

I've not seen any mention in the manual (doesn't mean it's not there, just I haven't seen it), but all I can say is that I only ever format the cards in-camera and, having done so now with the K3, that both it and the K5 name them according to the camera that formats them.

Problem and puzzlement solved.

aleonx3 · 12-06-2014, 05:01 PM

I wish they include the USB 3.0 cable in the camera box, so you must have obtained your USB 3.0 cable from another source..... sorry I digress and don't mean to steal your thread.

Al_Kahollick · 12-06-2014, 06:31 PM

FWIW..... My K30 names the volume label, as does the K3. Don't recall if the K20 named the cards or not, don't think the *ist DL did.

stevebrot · 12-06-2014, 10:45 PM

Originally posted by aleonx3

I wish they include the USB 3.0 cable in the camera box

We all wish that. It is lame for Ricoh to assume that the new owner has either the cable or a card reader. Of course, they don't include a card either, so I guess that explains it.

Steve

**i_trax** · 12-07-2014, 01:15 AM

on Mac, right click on K-3 ( placed in slot 1) , get info, rename to K-3_1, do the same with K-3_2
K-s1 does not come with USB cable

12-05-2014, 03:26 AM	#1
roblgs Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pathum Thani, Thailand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 47	Connecting K3 via USB When I connect the K3 to my computer the two cards both mount as 'NO NAME'. On the K5 the camera mounts as 'K5'. Anyone know if it is possible to get the cards to mount as K3-1 and K3-2, or K3A and K3B? Cheers Rob

12-05-2014, 03:40 AM	#2
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12-06-2014, 07:39 AM	#9
Stumpy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Devon UK Posts: 105	Originally posted by Steve.Ledger Well I don't have a K-3, Sorry to be blunt, but then why are you answering questions in a dedicated K-3 specific section of the forum, when you don't know the answer Originally posted by Steve.Ledger A good tool for proper formatting and volume naming is SDFormatter from the official SD Association. I have that program too, but if you read the manual, you should still format the card in the camera. Last edited by Stumpy; 12-06-2014 at 08:08 AM.

12-06-2014, 12:27 PM	#10
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Mr Stumpy, I was making a comment indicating my surprise and making a recommendation (which was earlier recommended to me by someone on PF). Do I need to check in with you before I have something to say? BTW: There's no mention in the manual (v1.08) that you should still format the card in the camera. Last edited by Steve.Ledger; 12-06-2014 at 12:45 PM.

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12-05-2014, 04:08 AM	#3
Dave's clichés Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 98	Format the cards and they wil be named by the camera they were formatted in!

12-05-2014, 07:44 AM	#4
roblgs Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pathum Thani, Thailand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 47 Original Poster	Thanks... These were brand new cards and so not formatted by the camera yet.

12-05-2014, 03:24 PM	#5
Stumpy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Devon UK Posts: 105	I always format new cards in the camera to make sure they are set up correctly.

12-05-2014, 09:37 PM	#6
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Originally posted by Dave's clichés Format the cards and they wil be named by the camera they were formatted in! Never had a camera which does this. !? Originally posted by Stumpy I always format new cards in the camera to make sure they are set up correctly. A good tool for proper formatting and volume naming is SDFormatter from the official SD Association. ► https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/

12-06-2014, 03:15 AM	#7
felixkh Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,201	I format all my card in camera and the K3 does name the card K3, but both cards will be named K3, not K3-1/K3-2.

12-06-2014, 05:12 AM	#8
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Well I don't have a K-3, but I have 4 Pentax cams at the moment and two others I sold. Not one named the volume when formatted in camera. Must be new to K-3

12-06-2014, 04:46 PM	#11
roblgs Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pathum Thani, Thailand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 47 Original Poster	I've not seen any mention in the manual (doesn't mean it's not there, just I haven't seen it), but all I can say is that I only ever format the cards in-camera and, having done so now with the K3, that both it and the K5 name them according to the camera that formats them. Problem and puzzlement solved.

12-06-2014, 05:01 PM	#12
aleonx3 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,996	I wish they include the USB 3.0 cable in the camera box, so you must have obtained your USB 3.0 cable from another source..... sorry I digress and don't mean to steal your thread.

12-06-2014, 06:31 PM	#13
Al_Kahollick Banned Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 390	FWIW..... My K30 names the volume label, as does the K3. Don't recall if the K20 named the cards or not, don't think the *ist DL did.

12-06-2014, 10:45 PM	#14
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by aleonx3 I wish they include the USB 3.0 cable in the camera box We all wish that. It is lame for Ricoh to assume that the new owner has either the cable or a card reader. Of course, they don't include a card either, so I guess that explains it. Steve

12-07-2014, 01:15 AM	#15
i_trax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,621	on Mac, right click on K-3 ( placed in slot 1) , get info, rename to K-3_1, do the same with K-3_2 K-s1 does not come with USB cable