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Bramela · 02-01-2014, 08:03 PM

My new K3 came with a wifi card,and that was great. I have recorded photos no problem,of course. But, wha t is the next step? I know, I am no `expert on computer expert, far from it. But I just dont get how the wifi is effected. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks

dansamy · 02-01-2014, 08:13 PM

Hmmm, is there a place in the menus for you to turn on the WiFi of the card & detect a network to connect to to send pictures to say your phone? Or pc?

**Mikesul** · 02-02-2014, 07:57 AM

Do you have a WIFI card? If it came with the camera it is probably not WIFI. If you are sure it is a wifi card put it in Slot 2 go to the tools menu (wrench icon), #3 has an item which activates the wifi card. Pentax has promised a dedicated, feature-rich card but so far it is not available. Other cards (Eye-fi, Transcend) which are wifi are available but they are relatively expensive and of little value for most uses. The K-3 does not have wifi ability w/o a wifi sd card.

rawr · 02-02-2014, 08:44 AM

Originally posted by Mikesul

Do you have a WIFI card? If it came with the camera it is probably not WIFI.

A lot of Australian K-3's came bundled with a 8GB 'FluCard Pro' WiFi card. This is a standard WiFi card, not the fancy Pentax specific model with remote control etc, which is due to be released sometime in 2014.

Like Bramela, I haven't found a use for mine either. It just sits in it's box. I need some ideas.

**manishved** · 02-02-2014, 09:19 AM

I prefer to use a device like the Cerevo Liveshell which also streams video on the internet without any PC

Bramela · 02-05-2014, 03:31 PM

It actually is a Flucard and not that useful at the moment.

**RobA_Oz** · 02-05-2014, 03:50 PM

I placed my Flucard in slot#2 with a regular SD card in slot#1 and set the camera to RAW+, with RAW on SD1 and JPEG on SD2, specifically so I could look at the JPEG output straight away on my tablet. So far, I haven't got in the habit of doing that, but I haven't had that much time to seriously use my K-3, as yet.

dansamy · 02-05-2014, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by Bramela

It actually is a Flucard and not that useful at the moment.

I'm sort of convinced that it's half way kind of gimmicky. Second generation usually sorts out all kinds of issues.

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02-01-2014, 08:03 PM	#1
Bramela Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newcastle Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,284	Wifi sd card My new K3 came with a wifi card,and that was great. I have recorded photos no problem,of course. But, wha t is the next step? I know, I am no `expert on computer expert, far from it. But I just dont get how the wifi is effected. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks

02-01-2014, 08:13 PM	#2
dansamy Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,450	Hmmm, is there a place in the menus for you to turn on the WiFi of the card & detect a network to connect to to send pictures to say your phone? Or pc?

02-02-2014, 07:57 AM	#3
Mikesul Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,594	Do you have a WIFI card? If it came with the camera it is probably not WIFI. If you are sure it is a wifi card put it in Slot 2 go to the tools menu (wrench icon), #3 has an item which activates the wifi card. Pentax has promised a dedicated, feature-rich card but so far it is not available. Other cards (Eye-fi, Transcend) which are wifi are available but they are relatively expensive and of little value for most uses. The K-3 does not have wifi ability w/o a wifi sd card.

02-02-2014, 08:44 AM	#4
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Originally posted by Mikesul Do you have a WIFI card? If it came with the camera it is probably not WIFI. A lot of Australian K-3's came bundled with a 8GB 'FluCard Pro' WiFi card. This is a standard WiFi card, not the fancy Pentax specific model with remote control etc, which is due to be released sometime in 2014. Like Bramela, I haven't found a use for mine either. It just sits in it's box. I need some ideas.

02-02-2014, 09:19 AM	#5
manishved Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N. Calif Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,652	I prefer to use a device like the Cerevo Liveshell which also streams video on the internet without any PC

02-05-2014, 03:31 PM	#6
Bramela Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Newcastle Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,284 Original Poster	It actually is a Flucard and not that useful at the moment.

02-05-2014, 03:50 PM	#7
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	I placed my Flucard in slot#2 with a regular SD card in slot#1 and set the camera to RAW+, with RAW on SD1 and JPEG on SD2, specifically so I could look at the JPEG output straight away on my tablet. So far, I haven't got in the habit of doing that, but I haven't had that much time to seriously use my K-3, as yet.

02-05-2014, 05:53 PM	#8
dansamy Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,450	Originally posted by Bramela It actually is a Flucard and not that useful at the moment. I'm sort of convinced that it's half way kind of gimmicky. Second generation usually sorts out all kinds of issues.

Wifi sd card

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