K5 Shake Reduction in RAW Mode

**jrpower10** · 10-18-2011, 10:04 PM

Recently bought a K5 and have an issue. I hope I'm missing something but my interpretation of the manual is I can't use shake reduction while shooting in RAW or RAW+. This seems to be born out by the fact that I can only turn it on when I change to JPEG. Am I missing something?

dosdan · 10-18-2011, 10:12 PM

Originally posted by jrpower10

Recently bought a K5 and have an issue. I hope I'm missing something but my interpretation of the manual is I can't use shake reduction while shooting in RAW or RAW+. This seems to be born out by the fact that I can only turn it on when I change to JPEG. Am I missing something?

SR has nothing to do with raw or JPEG output format. I shoot raw almost exclusively and I use SR. There are other things like HDR that only operate for JPEG output.

Dan

hcc · 10-18-2011, 10:51 PM

+1
Off course you can use SR with RAW and RAW+ c

**jrpower10** · 10-18-2011, 10:53 PM

Thanks. Any ideas as to why I can't turn SR on? If I change to JPEG I can turn it on. When in RAW or RAW+, SR turns off and the field goes gray in the menu (can't select).

vonBaloney · 10-18-2011, 11:07 PM

Sounds crazy. What does it say in the manual that seems to indicate this? I have a K7, not a K5, but shoot exclusively in RAW with SR on nearly 100% of the time. Are you sure it is SR that is grayed out? Maybe you are getting your symbols mixed up because there is some other stuff that does get grayed out with RAW. SR is the little hand symbol with "shaky" brackets around it. (At least on the K7.)

sterretje · 10-19-2011, 12:01 AM

Did you try a reset of settings (via the menu)?

**Ex Finn.** · 10-19-2011, 02:59 AM

Before this gets out of hand, has happened before, need to find out what mode you are shooting in.

**jrpower10** · 10-19-2011, 04:23 AM

OK, did a reset and everything's working again.

Not sure what I changed that fouled it up but reset fixed it. I was shooting some long-exposure night shots in B-mode. Could that cause it, and should I reset every time I do that? Just thinking out loud

Cheers

sterretje · 10-19-2011, 04:56 AM

2s and 3s timers will disable the SR. It only partially explains the behaviour that you experienced. I would keep an eye on it. Might be a glitch that happens every time when you use the timers or only once in 10,000 times

10-18-2011, 10:04 PM	#1
jrpower10 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Richland, Washington, USA Posts: 879	K5 Shake Reduction in RAW Mode Recently bought a K5 and have an issue. I hope I'm missing something but my interpretation of the manual is I can't use shake reduction while shooting in RAW or RAW+. This seems to be born out by the fact that I can only turn it on when I change to JPEG. Am I missing something?

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10-18-2011, 10:12 PM	#2
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,697	Originally posted by jrpower10 Recently bought a K5 and have an issue. I hope I'm missing something but my interpretation of the manual is I can't use shake reduction while shooting in RAW or RAW+. This seems to be born out by the fact that I can only turn it on when I change to JPEG. Am I missing something? SR has nothing to do with raw or JPEG output format. I shoot raw almost exclusively and I use SR. There are other things like HDR that only operate for JPEG output. Dan

10-18-2011, 10:51 PM	#3
hcc Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,526	+1 Off course you can use SR with RAW and RAW+ c

10-18-2011, 10:53 PM	#4
jrpower10 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Richland, Washington, USA Posts: 879 Original Poster	Thanks. Any ideas as to why I can't turn SR on? If I change to JPEG I can turn it on. When in RAW or RAW+, SR turns off and the field goes gray in the menu (can't select).

10-18-2011, 11:07 PM	#5
vonBaloney Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 5,002	Sounds crazy. What does it say in the manual that seems to indicate this? I have a K7, not a K5, but shoot exclusively in RAW with SR on nearly 100% of the time. Are you sure it is SR that is grayed out? Maybe you are getting your symbols mixed up because there is some other stuff that does get grayed out with RAW. SR is the little hand symbol with "shaky" brackets around it. (At least on the K7.)

10-19-2011, 12:01 AM	#6
sterretje Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Roodepoort, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,534	Did you try a reset of settings (via the menu)?

10-19-2011, 02:59 AM	#7
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,216	Before this gets out of hand, has happened before, need to find out what mode you are shooting in.

10-19-2011, 04:23 AM	#8
jrpower10 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Richland, Washington, USA Posts: 879 Original Poster	OK, did a reset and everything's working again. Not sure what I changed that fouled it up but reset fixed it. I was shooting some long-exposure night shots in B-mode. Could that cause it, and should I reset every time I do that? Just thinking out loud Cheers

10-19-2011, 04:56 AM	#9
sterretje Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Roodepoort, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,534	2s and 3s timers will disable the SR. It only partially explains the behaviour that you experienced. I would keep an eye on it. Might be a glitch that happens every time when you use the timers or only once in 10,000 times