k-70 Live View preview image doesn't work.

Aaron6427 · 08-13-2022, 01:04 PM

I turn the camera on. The standby screen appears. I press the shutter ½ way down. I can hear the whir of the camera find focus and it beeps. The live view screen stays blank- it doesn’t show the preview image like it did before. I fire the shutter, and a live view image of the photograph I just took fills the live view screen. So, the focus, shutter and live view screen work.

I’ve tried re-seting the camera, turning every function on and off, and I still don’t get the preview image on the live view screen. The battery is fully charged. The camera is about 1 month old.

Last edited by Aaron6427; 08-13-2022 at 01:06 PM. Reason: missing separating spaces between words

AfterPentax Mark II · 08-13-2022, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by Aaron6427

I turn the camera on. The standby screen appears. I press the shutter ½ way down. I can hear the whir of the camera find focus and it beeps. The live view screen stays blank- it doesn’t show the preview image like it did before. I fire the shutter, and a live view image of the photograph I just took fills the live view screen. So, the focus, shutter and live view screen work.

I’ve tried re-seting the camera, turning every function on and off, and I still don’t get the preview image on the live view screen. The battery is fully charged. The camera is about 1 month old.

After you turn the camera on, you first have to choose LiveView and only then press the shutter halfway, just like all other Pentax's. When turning on the camera is always set to OVF, not LiveView. If you push the button the image you then see is not in LiveView, it is just projected on the LCD which now has the function of monitor. I think you are confusing the workings of the LCD, please look this up in the manual.

**seventhdr** · 08-13-2022, 02:28 PM

What you may inadvertently have done is to turn OFF the screen on the rear of the camera. Press the INFO button on the rear of the camera and select the left most option to return the screen to its normal state.

Regards

Chris

**Bob 256** · 08-13-2022, 03:34 PM - **1 Like**

You're apparently in optical viewfinder mode. In that mode, the camera can't display a preview image because the sensor is blocked by the mirror which is diverting the image to the optical VF.
As mentioned, switching to Liveview mode will kill the optical viewfinder but allow the preview to take place on the LCD (mirror is up and the sensor can see what the lens sees - now the optical VF can't). The solution has been explained above - use Liveview mode and you will get a preview image on the LCD.

Aaron6427 · 08-14-2022, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by seventhdr

What you may inadvertently have done is to turn OFF the screen on the rear of the camera. Press the INFO button on the rear of the camera and select the left most option to return the screen to its normal state.

Regards

Chris

Thanks. I had turned the screen off. But, turning the screen back on (outdoor view setting) has no effect.

---------- Post added 08-14-22 at 10:59 AM ----------

Originally posted by Bob 256

You're apparently in optical viewfinder mode. In that mode, the camera can't display a preview image because the sensor is blocked by the mirror which is diverting the image to the optical VF.
As mentioned, switching to Liveview mode will kill the optical viewfinder but allow the preview to take place on the LCD (mirror is up and the sensor can see what the lens sees - now the optical VF can't). The solution has been explained above - use Liveview mode and you will get a preview image on the LCD.

Yes. I have autofocus with the viewfinder on (AFA, spot meter) and autofocus in live view on (AFA, spot meter). I don't seem to have the option to turn either the autofocus with viewfinder or autofocus with live view off. only change available is AFA, AFC, AFS.

slartibartfast01 · 08-14-2022, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by Aaron6427

Thanks. I had turned the screen off. But, turning the screen back on (outdoor view setting) has no effect.

---------- Post added 08-14-22 at 10:59 AM ----------

Yes. I have autofocus with the viewfinder on (AFA, spot meter) and autofocus in live view on (AFA, spot meter). I don't seem to have the option to turn either the autofocus with viewfinder or autofocus with live view off. only change available is AFA, AFC, AFS.

All you need to do to see a preview on the rear screen is to select "live view"

08-13-2022, 01:04 PM	#1
Aaron6427 New Member Join Date: Jun 2022 Posts: 11	k-70 Live View preview image doesn't work. I turn the camera on. The standby screen appears. I press the shutter ½ way down. I can hear the whir of the camera find focus and it beeps. The live view screen stays blank- it doesn’t show the preview image like it did before. I fire the shutter, and a live view image of the photograph I just took fills the live view screen. So, the focus, shutter and live view screen work. I’ve tried re-seting the camera, turning every function on and off, and I still don’t get the preview image on the live view screen. The battery is fully charged. The camera is about 1 month old. Last edited by Aaron6427; 08-13-2022 at 01:06 PM. Reason: missing separating spaces between words

08-13-2022, 01:13 PM	#2
AfterPentax Mark II Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 1,146	Originally posted by Aaron6427 I turn the camera on. The standby screen appears. I press the shutter ½ way down. I can hear the whir of the camera find focus and it beeps. The live view screen stays blank- it doesn’t show the preview image like it did before. I fire the shutter, and a live view image of the photograph I just took fills the live view screen. So, the focus, shutter and live view screen work. I’ve tried re-seting the camera, turning every function on and off, and I still don’t get the preview image on the live view screen. The battery is fully charged. The camera is about 1 month old. After you turn the camera on, you first have to choose LiveView and only then press the shutter halfway, just like all other Pentax's. When turning on the camera is always set to OVF, not LiveView. If you push the button the image you then see is not in LiveView, it is just projected on the LCD which now has the function of monitor. I think you are confusing the workings of the LCD, please look this up in the manual. Last edited by AfterPentax Mark II; 08-13-2022 at 02:16 PM.

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08-13-2022, 02:28 PM	#3
seventhdr Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,229	What you may inadvertently have done is to turn OFF the screen on the rear of the camera. Press the INFO button on the rear of the camera and select the left most option to return the screen to its normal state. Regards Chris

08-13-2022, 03:34 PM - 1 Like	#4
Bob 256 Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,949	You're apparently in optical viewfinder mode. In that mode, the camera can't display a preview image because the sensor is blocked by the mirror which is diverting the image to the optical VF. As mentioned, switching to Liveview mode will kill the optical viewfinder but allow the preview to take place on the LCD (mirror is up and the sensor can see what the lens sees - now the optical VF can't). The solution has been explained above - use Liveview mode and you will get a preview image on the LCD.

08-14-2022, 10:29 AM	#5
Aaron6427 New Member Join Date: Jun 2022 Posts: 11 Original Poster	Originally posted by seventhdr What you may inadvertently have done is to turn OFF the screen on the rear of the camera. Press the INFO button on the rear of the camera and select the left most option to return the screen to its normal state. Regards Chris Thanks. I had turned the screen off. But, turning the screen back on (outdoor view setting) has no effect. ---------- Post added 08-14-22 at 10:59 AM ---------- Originally posted by Bob 256 You're apparently in optical viewfinder mode. In that mode, the camera can't display a preview image because the sensor is blocked by the mirror which is diverting the image to the optical VF. As mentioned, switching to Liveview mode will kill the optical viewfinder but allow the preview to take place on the LCD (mirror is up and the sensor can see what the lens sees - now the optical VF can't). The solution has been explained above - use Liveview mode and you will get a preview image on the LCD. Yes. I have autofocus with the viewfinder on (AFA, spot meter) and autofocus in live view on (AFA, spot meter). I don't seem to have the option to turn either the autofocus with viewfinder or autofocus with live view off. only change available is AFA, AFC, AFS.

08-14-2022, 11:12 AM	#6
slartibartfast01 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,863	Originally posted by Aaron6427 Thanks. I had turned the screen off. But, turning the screen back on (outdoor view setting) has no effect. ---------- Post added 08-14-22 at 10:59 AM ---------- Yes. I have autofocus with the viewfinder on (AFA, spot meter) and autofocus in live view on (AFA, spot meter). I don't seem to have the option to turn either the autofocus with viewfinder or autofocus with live view off. only change available is AFA, AFC, AFS. All you need to do to see a preview on the rear screen is to select "live view"

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