Originally posted by rptdc Is there a way to deactivate the rear 'drive mode' button, and only access this feature through the menu?
I ask this as I am finding I am constantly unintentionally changing the drive mode setting (changing from single shot to multi, or to timer) be cause of unknowingly pressing it with the base of my thumb. I nearly always shoot single shot and see no need to quickly access the drive features. I am finding I am missing shots, or irritating family members because my K70 fails the moment only to find I have accidentally set it to timer or some other incorrect drive setting.
Solutions...other than a surgical procedure for my right hand?
I had the exact same problem when I first got my K70. I used a K-7 from 2009 to 2015, and then the K50 from 2015 through last November (I still use the K50, not so much the K-7).
With the K70, my palm would hit the 4 way controller and I'd find myself with a different drive mode, it seemed to happen 20 times a day. It was pretty annoying, but to be honest the more I used the camera the less it happened, as I got used to not resting my palm there, to the point that I hardly even notice it now. Only every once in a while now I'll start shooting and find I'm in burst mode. And as a back button focus guy, I also had lots of problems with the location of the AF/AE button, but after time I got used to that too (and now my thumb naturally goes from the thumbrest to the button, just as if I'd been using it all my life.)