Pentax K10D Digital Camera with 18-55mm Lens - Page 5 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

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Check battry power by puttng in new ones or just push the mode switch softly like u hardly pushing it, if it does move open it u mite able to find ure prblm rite der. Plz plz get the suitable tools for it !

I'm afraid you are mixing up a few things. In manual mode you can choose aperture, and shutter time yourself. You can't use any filter in Manual mode. To be save, check what the camera would choose in P, and work from there choose the Aperture and the time and if you half one of them double the other one and visa versa. Filters only can be used in filet mode. Please check your manual. (it is still online, if you lost yours)

Yes, with limitations. The lenses will fit on any Pentax (now Ricoh) digital SLR. You may lose autofocus and/or auto exposure metering.

While in the shooting mode, you can use the zoom button on the back of the camera. If that does not work, when you press it. The camera is simply defect. To zoom in on a picture you have to open it on a computer to tablet. I don't think the camera will zoom in on the camera. The pictures you see on the camera, only are "thumbnails" Very small pictures the display can show, but not enough information to enlarge.

SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

Take it off of bulb it suppossed to stay open on bulb. Set ISO too 100 Set shutter to 1/60th of a sec. And appuatue to 5.6 then take lens cap off and shoot. Goodluck

What have you tried and what happens? Did you connect to a usb port on your computer and switch on the camera? What did you see on the camera? what did you see on the computer? If you can't get it to work with a known good usb cable and setting the options, just get a card reader take the card out of the camera put it in the reader or directly into your computer if it has a card slot, and transfer from the card directly. Let us know where or if you get stuck.

Luke - Yes, it's technically possible to replace the bulb, but is not a good thing to try and do unless you are a skilled electronics technician. Flash units fire at very high voltages, and although an accidental shock would probably not be lethal, it would certainly be painful. I have worked on high-voltage power supplies of this type before, and must caution this is NOT FOR THE NOVICE to attempt. Finding a source for the bulb is the second issue, I searched my sources on the web for some time on your behalf and could not find one. Lastly, consider that this same unit is available on eBay as of this writing at around $30 USD. I strongly recommend that you visit a local camera repair shop and see if they can fix it, or consider replacing it. I know, I hate to give up on anything either, but unless you have the skills and/or an experienced friend, it would seem prudent in this matter.

Discover the location of the problem by elimination if you have a spare lens. If the second lens does not auto focus the problem is on the camera or connections to the lens. If the second lens works correctly then the first lens is faulty in the focus area. I hope this helps to target the source of the problem.

SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

If you have checked than ignore this. Some cameras have a time out setting and it may be the problem.

Although you think the lens is in focus, when stopped down, I know it is not. There are enough articles that tell about Depth Of Field, but I give a short explanation. The DOF from a 50 mm lens on a APS-C camera, when set to f /1,4. when you focus on 1 meter, is just 2 cm when on f /4 you have a totoal of 6 cm and on f /11 it is 11cm. So wen your camera / lens combination has a back focus of about 5 cm, it will come within the 11 cm you get in f /11. Still the picture is not in focus, but you see what you want to see sharp. I searched through the complete manual, scanned the review on Dpreview and searched the site from Richo, but noting to find about correcting back or front focus. on the K10D. Perhaps, because in the days this camera came on the market, they thought the photographer who uses f /1.4 lenses is used with manual focus. I'm, not sure, but perhaps someone on the Richo / Pentax service centre can tell you, if they can correct the setting for your lens. To my experience, the front or back focus is in the camera. (the six or 7 lenses I use on my camera, all have the same back focus, but my Nikon has a setting to correct that. So if you want to use your lens without any change made to your camera, there is only one option, focus manually. Sorry I could not find more. Success

In most modern cameras is a little rechargeable battery, that keeps the clock ticking. If your camera was a long time without power, perhaps this battery has died. I would buy a new set NiMH rechargeable or recyclo batteries, because they have a bit less capacity, but can hold power for as long as a year. Then charge them and leave the rechargeable batteries in your camera. Keep your fingers crossed, perhaps the little clock battery will be revived?

Hi Gokul. go to the repair shop and it is hard to solve yourself. before ir try to remove the battery and clean the battery terminals and re insert and give a try, regards, nuwan

Sankar, Can you give some more details about your camera please. Model number and so on. Can you tell me if it is also shooting with a pink colour, when the camera is in automatic? Lots of digital cameras have settings for white balance, and if they are not used correct you can get all kind of colours you don't want.

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What model Pentax digital camera? Some models only work with SD cards, not with SDHC cards.

What model Pentax digital camera?

You can try firmaware update (below link) if available for your model.http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/download_digital.htmlBut the reason could be also the LCD screen connector inside the camera. So it may need service.