Pentax Cameras - Answered Questions & Fixed Issues

Normal people can't fix electronic cameras, you need to be an electronics engineer and an optical engineer. Take to a Camera Service Centre for evaluation and repair.

Pentax 540fgz not turn on issue after leaving it off for a while. I have just this issue of .... flash unit dose not respond in a any way when loading batteries into it. lcd dose not respond. Flash dose not charge at all. my problem turned out to be corrosion on the terminals and a poor door design and corrosion on ternminals. patch fix. rotate batteries on terminals to clean contacts them use a bandaid and bandaid to tape door shut. long term fix take terminal plate off door clean and bend terminal plate so it contacts batteries better.

Hi, please ensure that you've not used the camera for more than the advised amount of time by the manufacturer. Also, you can attempt to use the same brand/type of batteries as was including with your camera when you got it. Some manufacturers put internal fimware/software restrictions on their devices. For printers, this would be done for cartridges and in the case of your camera, it would be for batteries. Lastly, I would check that your sd card isn't full before calling Pentax to refer you to a repair shop. Thank you.

Hi for anyone reading this! My 60s was just flashing with this but I fixed it. Took the batteries out, swapped them and that didn't work. Tried to put the old ones back in a few minutes later and then it was fine! Just fiddle around with it. Hope this helps.

https://mynameisneil.com/blog/fixing-the-u2-and-u3-errors-on-pentax-point-and-shoot-1qzoom-ezy-r/

Could be failure of the charging circuit

This is not a camera

You can't.

In Auto Pict mode the camera selects the best of the pre-set Scene modes for the photograph which you're about to take. It's basically a variation of fully automatic mode, so the camera selects everything for you.

Auto Pict and Auto are designed to let anyone pick up your camera and take a fully automated snapshot without needing to worry about what settings to use.

To alter the shutter speeds you need to select an appropriate mode such as shutter priority or manual.

It depends on what you want the software to do with the camera. If you simply want to download the pictures then any photo cataloging program such as Picasa will do the job.If you want to edit your photos, photo editing programs don't care where the photos came from. You can use any photo editing program, such as PhotoShop or the GIMP.

Download here. Section for discontinued models

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/download_manual.html

You need to format a new card in the camera.

Sounds like a memory card problem. Try using A 512mb San Disk SD Card. Not a San Disk SDHC card. see if that doesn;t help you out. Good-Luck

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/man-pdf/optio-e30.pdf Instruction manual Does the SD card have enough room / is it fast enough for video? (the E30 records Standard def video so it should be OK) Do you get any error messages at all? Does it allow you to record video and then fail, or can you not activate recording in the first place?

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Hi, Penny, I'm sure you will get a great deal of pleasure out of your new acquisition. To get a manual, try using Google 'Pentax SV camera manual'. You can get a great deal of help, advice and assistance from PentaxForums.com as well.

To what camera does this statement (it is not a query) apply ?

Hello, Susan -Fixya.com does not have updated drivers for any computerized equipment. If you have not already done so, I suggest you contact Pentax directly regarding an updated driver for your Optio RX18.Pentax is owned by Richoh.You may be able to find assistance from another Optio RX18 owner through the PentaxForums.com :https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/7-pentax-compact-cameras/194995-pentax-optio-rx18-rz18.htmlYou will need to register (free) to post a question on a forums.Best wishes.

First of all, I assume you are using an SD card (Max 2GB) as that appears to be the maximum the camera can use. That being so, all you need to do is either transfer the contents of the internal memory to the SD card, or to your computer, thus freeing the internal memory. Then set the camera up so that it writes straight to the SD card.

i think it means the film hasn't loaded properly. I had this and opened up the back and the film hadn't wound so it wasn't exposed. Anyway i just wound the film around a bit and shut the back and it turned on like normal. hope this helps. 

Try Google, or contact Ricoh for your country.