Firmware Update

**triton150** · 05-03-2020, 03:13 AM

Morning All,

In March this year I bough my first DSLR camera, Pentax K-70. Looking on the Pentax official site I discovered that the Firmware was O.O.D (Version 1.0) and required updating, the problem is that I am not very computer literate, this is what I have done so far :-

Downloaded the Firmware and saved it to my laptop's hard drive.
Bought a Sandisk Ultra 64GB SDXC and formatted it in the camera.

Can you tell me what to do now? I do not want to effect the camera's existing programme's,

Sandy Hancock · 05-03-2020, 03:27 AM - **1 Like**

A firmware update will, by definition, change your camera's programmes.

But I have upgraded the firmware of every camera I have owned whenever an update became available and never yet hit a snag. So don't worry.

Follow the instructions from the Ricoh website and you'll be fine. Specifically:

1) unzip the downloaded file and put the *.bin file in the root directory of the SD card.

2) ensure your camera's battery is fully charged.

Kobayashi.K · 05-03-2020, 04:41 AM - **1 Like**

What @Sandy_Hancock said.

A full recipe how to install the update is here (follow the points in 'Updating Procedure'):
Latest PENTAX K-70 Firmware Update : Software Downloads | RICOH IMAGING

Notice that Pentax firmware updates are cumulative, which means that the last update also contains all the previous updates. You can update from any version you have on the camera.

**UncleVanya** · 05-03-2020, 06:22 AM

Also in general when I've done the Pentax firmware updates on my past Pentax cameras I've not lost my existing settings if that's what you meant by 'losing programming'.

Last edited by UncleVanya; 05-09-2020 at 05:40 PM.

Not a Number · 05-03-2020, 08:25 AM

This guide and video here may be helpful:

Pentax Firmware Update Guide - Tutorial Videos | PentaxForums.com

**triton150** · 05-09-2020, 01:45 AM

I thank all of you who responded to my query, your answers were very helpful and enabled me to update my firmware to V. 1.1.
My biggest problem was unzipping the downloaded file but with help from Mr Google I managed it.
Thank you once again.

05-03-2020, 03:13 AM	#1
triton150 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 6	Firmware Update Morning All, In March this year I bough my first DSLR camera, Pentax K-70. Looking on the Pentax official site I discovered that the Firmware was O.O.D (Version 1.0) and required updating, the problem is that I am not very computer literate, this is what I have done so far :- Downloaded the Firmware and saved it to my laptop's hard drive. Bought a Sandisk Ultra 64GB SDXC and formatted it in the camera. Can you tell me what to do now? I do not want to effect the camera's existing programme's,

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05-03-2020, 03:27 AM - 1 Like	#2
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,267	A firmware update will, by definition, change your camera's programmes. But I have upgraded the firmware of every camera I have owned whenever an update became available and never yet hit a snag. So don't worry. Follow the instructions from the Ricoh website and you'll be fine. Specifically: 1) unzip the downloaded file and put the .bin file in the root directory* of the SD card. 2) ensure your camera's battery is fully charged.

05-03-2020, 04:41 AM - 1 Like	#3
Kobayashi.K Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 716	What @Sandy_Hancock said. A full recipe how to install the update is here (follow the points in 'Updating Procedure'): Latest PENTAX K-70 Firmware Update : Software Downloads \| RICOH IMAGING Notice that Pentax firmware updates are cumulative, which means that the last update also contains all the previous updates. You can update from any version you have on the camera.

05-03-2020, 06:22 AM	#4
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,398	Also in general when I've done the Pentax firmware updates on my past Pentax cameras I've not lost my existing settings if that's what you meant by 'losing programming'. Last edited by UncleVanya; 05-09-2020 at 05:40 PM.

05-03-2020, 08:25 AM	#5
Not a Number Moderator Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 10,526	This guide and video here may be helpful: Pentax Firmware Update Guide - Tutorial Videos \| PentaxForums.com

05-09-2020, 01:45 AM	#6
triton150 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 6 Original Poster	I thank all of you who responded to my query, your answers were very helpful and enabled me to update my firmware to V. 1.1. My biggest problem was unzipping the downloaded file but with help from Mr Google I managed it. Thank you once again.

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