Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-02-2012, 07:04 AM
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Windows is correct when it warns you about the software. After all its intended for a camera not a computer.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-01-2012, 04:40 PM
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I have had a K-x for about 18 months now and have always been afraid of updating the firmware incase I 'bricked' it. Tonight I 'bit the bullet' and tackled it. First of all I charged up a set of batteries to ensure the camera would not shut down during the update. When I downloaded the file from Pentax I asked it to open it which produced a response from windows 7 that it could not run the program (after warning me that it could harm my computer). I ditched this file into the recycle bin.
Downloading it again I saved it to my Desktop. Right Clicked the icon and opened the file which produced two files on my desktop.....the Read Me File and the BIN file.
I then formatted an SD card in the CAMERA, removed it and inserted it into the SD card slot on the computer.
The next step was to open the SD drive on the computer whcih showed the DCIM folder on the SD Card. Then drag the BIN file from the Desktop into this folder to copy it to the SD drive (NOT into the DCIM folder). The end result is an SD Drive folder with two icons on it....the DCIM folder and the BIN File.
Remove the SD Card from the computer and with the camera switched off insert the card into the camera. Switch on the camera whilst holding the MENU button and follow the instructions on the LCD screen of the camera as per Read ME Instructions. Much easier than I thought it would be.
I cant comment as to what it has done to the functions of the camera, but it appears to be ok.
I know many of you are very knowledgeable on this forum, but I thought I'd impart my experience as a completely inexperienced and wary amateur to updating the firmware for the first time
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