K-1 Lag

nosliwmit · 10-16-2019, 03:45 PM

Well, I don't think I've seen anyone mention this, so here goes:

I find myself quite frustrated, quite often, by wake-up lag on my K-1 Mark II and I'm convinced I'm missing more shots as a result than I ever did with my K5. When the camera goes to sleep even viewing a photo is frustrating - I first push the Play button and then wait a couple of seconds while the camera wakes up (with the activity LED flashing) and then press the play button again to actually view a photo (pressing it once only wakes the camera up, it will not, without another button push, display a photo).

I haven't used a stop-watch, but qualitative comparison between the K-1 and the K5 (wake-up to shutter fire) seems significant. More than a second for K-1 and less than a second for K-5.

I love the camera, but this is an irritant. That and the number of button pushes required to turn off the Info display...

Now I'm going to run for cover!

Adam · 10-16-2019, 03:48 PM - **2 Likes**

First of all, are you using a UHS-I memory card? Second, AFAIK the correct way to wake the camera is to half press the shutter. Doing so and then pressing other buttons may thus yield a faster response. Third, maybe increase the delay before the camera goes to sleep so that this doesn't interrupt your photo viewing?

**kiwi_jono** · 10-16-2019, 04:18 PM

Originally posted by Adam

First of all, are you using a UHS-I memory card? Second, AFAIK the correct way to wake the camera is to half press the shutter. Doing so and then pressing other buttons may thus yield a faster response. Third, maybe increase the delay before the camera goes to sleep so that this doesn't interrupt your photo viewing?

^^^ This for sure. I have tried on my K-1 and the Play button adds additional time as it loads some images to view. Half push of shutter is faster. I also have a longer sleep time set.

**Ex Finn.** · 10-16-2019, 06:58 PM

Just tried it here also. Wake-up time is adequate IMO, it has to access the card after all. Seems that my KP might be a tiny bit faster.

jab2980 · 10-17-2019, 06:07 AM

If you're in a situation where you're missing shots, I'd recommend extending the duration before your auto-off kicks in. I'm pretty sure mine is set to 30 minutes.

**Crooski** · 10-17-2019, 10:31 AM

Strange The camera does not go into sleep mode when I am viewing photos

SirTomster · 10-18-2019, 07:15 AM

Were you viewing photos and left it alone for 1 minute? Or whatever your auto-off was set to? I could see it do that if you left it alone long enough.

But if you were going through photos faster than you auto-off time, then I would not expect it to power off. Now maybe the screen would go black, but not power off.

10-16-2019, 03:45 PM	#1
nosliwmit Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 913	K-1 Lag Well, I don't think I've seen anyone mention this, so here goes: I find myself quite frustrated, quite often, by wake-up lag on my K-1 Mark II and I'm convinced I'm missing more shots as a result than I ever did with my K5. When the camera goes to sleep even viewing a photo is frustrating - I first push the Play button and then wait a couple of seconds while the camera wakes up (with the activity LED flashing) and then press the play button again to actually view a photo (pressing it once only wakes the camera up, it will not, without another button push, display a photo). I haven't used a stop-watch, but qualitative comparison between the K-1 and the K5 (wake-up to shutter fire) seems significant. More than a second for K-1 and less than a second for K-5. I love the camera, but this is an irritant. That and the number of button pushes required to turn off the Info display... Now I'm going to run for cover!

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10-16-2019, 03:48 PM - 2 Likes	#2
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,594	First of all, are you using a UHS-I memory card? Second, AFAIK the correct way to wake the camera is to half press the shutter. Doing so and then pressing other buttons may thus yield a faster response. Third, maybe increase the delay before the camera goes to sleep so that this doesn't interrupt your photo viewing?

10-16-2019, 04:18 PM	#3
kiwi_jono Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,437	Originally posted by Adam First of all, are you using a UHS-I memory card? Second, AFAIK the correct way to wake the camera is to half press the shutter. Doing so and then pressing other buttons may thus yield a faster response. Third, maybe increase the delay before the camera goes to sleep so that this doesn't interrupt your photo viewing? ^^^ This for sure. I have tried on my K-1 and the Play button adds additional time as it loads some images to view. Half push of shutter is faster. I also have a longer sleep time set.

10-16-2019, 06:58 PM	#4
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Just tried it here also. Wake-up time is adequate IMO, it has to access the card after all. Seems that my KP might be a tiny bit faster.

10-17-2019, 06:07 AM	#5
jab2980 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Photos: Albums Posts: 578	If you're in a situation where you're missing shots, I'd recommend extending the duration before your auto-off kicks in. I'm pretty sure mine is set to 30 minutes.

10-17-2019, 10:31 AM	#6
Crooski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Rozenburg , Zuid-Holland Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,680	Strange The camera does not go into sleep mode when I am viewing photos

10-18-2019, 07:15 AM	#7
SirTomster Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 416	Were you viewing photos and left it alone for 1 minute? Or whatever your auto-off was set to? I could see it do that if you left it alone long enough. But if you were going through photos faster than you auto-off time, then I would not expect it to power off. Now maybe the screen would go black, but not power off.