Pentax K10D: New firmware released By
Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource (Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 14:35 EST)Pentax Imaging Co. has released an updated version of firmware for its K10D single-lens reflex digital camera.
First announced last September, the Pentax K10D has a fairly sophisticated feature set with a ten megapixel imager, environmental sealing, in-body stabilisation, dust removal, and more - all at an impressively affordable pricetag of under US$900 body-only. Version 1.10 of firmware for the camera has a number of changes, as follows:
Using the camera's built-in flash, you can now wirelessly control external Pentax flashes. Previously, you needed an accessory flash mounted in your camera's hot shoe, but now the built-in flash can act as a control flash.
In autofocus select mode, you can program the AF button to instantly return to the center autofocus point.
In Tv or Av mode, you can now program the second e-dial to adjust your ISO setting.
In any exposure mode except Sv and TAv, you can change your ISO setting with the front e-dial while pressing the OK button. The camera will display your ISO in the viewfinder and on the top LCD panel as you adjust your setting.
In TAv mode, you can program the green button to return to the camera's program line. Previously this functionality was only available in M mode.
You now have additional options for programming your e-dials in P mode.
Pressing the green button while adjusting flash exposure compensation will now return you to the default value.
Corrected an issue in some rare cases where a long exposure might produce a vertical stripe.
Corrected an issue where the battery charge indicator would sometimes show empty in bulb exposure mode.
The firmware update can be downloaded from Pentax's support website, and a PDF document is available explaining the new features in more detail.
Pentax K10D: New firmware released