Originally posted by HogRider Thanks! That is my main concern. I do a lot of low light photography and a constantly lit back LCD would drive me nuts. I can't stand it when my screen comes on after taking a picture in the dark. On my D/DS/DL etc I always had it at the 10 second setting.
I hate all this too, but it took me a while to figure out how to turn everything off on the K-x's display so stuff wasn't always flashing me in the face.
When I now start the K-x up, I get a blank screen at the back by default. When I shoot an image, no annoying instant review image comes up, nor anything else either. The power on LED on top of the camera is also off all the time, and there is also nothing displayed when I change mode dial settings.
To turn off the back display status screen under capture mode, press the INFO button until you get a blank screen. It will stay blank until you turn the camera off or press another button.
To have the camera start up with a blank status screen, make the screen blank by pressing the INFO button until the screen is blank, then go into the Menu, page 4, and under 'Memory', go to p2 and make sure the 'Shooting Info Display' item is ticked. Then exit the Menu and restart the camera. You will then always start up to a blank status screen.
To turn off the Instant Review, goto Menu, p3 and turn off 'Instant Review'.
To turn off the top LED, go to the Custom Menu, Item 20, and set the 'Power lamp' to off.
To turn off the Mode Dial guide display as you change shooting modes, go into Menu > Settings > Guide Display, and set it to Off.
It took me a while to figure this all out, but now the camera is completely dark until I want it to show something.