Originally posted by rawr I've generally found the K-x AWB to be surprisingly reliable, even under very difficult conditions (ie stage lighting of various sorts, in my case). I'd be surprised if it was indeed barfing over some pretty static landscape scenes. I haven't shot too much landscape, but where I have it has never gone weird like this.
I still suspect the fact that the camera body was just 12 degrees C may have had an impact on the operation of the camera somehow. Also the battery power seems to be indicating quite low.
I may as well also raise my favorite bug-bear: were you using any filters on that lens (eg UV or protector)? They can often account for all sorts of weirdness in images and camera metering.
Rather disappointing, if the temperature was the problem. 12C is about 50F. If I'm unable to shoot @ that temp, then I lose more than half the days each year! As for nattery power, yes, I knew because of the temperature that I might run out. But the "3" value is only one step below full, so that shouldn't have been the problem. The battery display on the LCD showed green the entire day. I kept checking it BECAUSE of the low temp. If it had showed even a little bit low, I had a spare set in my coat pocket, nice and warm, ready to go.
And no, I rarely use ANY filter, as I believe adding anything in front of the lens has to result in at least some degradation.
BTW, no one asked, but I'm running v1.01 firmware. I understand there
was some problem with the battery circuitry on v1.0
I'm heading out again today (almost identical conditions) and will report back if there are further problems. Thanks, all, for the help.
Tim