Pentax has today released firmware version 1.10 for the *ist D digital SLR. This is the first firmware update for this camera, it adds / fixes the following: you can use the hyper manual function with the aperture ring set to a position other than A, the use of exposure compensation in Manual mode, prevent Auto Bracketing from being cancelled when the camera auto powered off and an update to EXIF 2.2 file format and the change of prefix for Adobe RGB colorspace images.This firmware update is available on both the Pentax Japan and Pentax USA websites. The update is available for Windows and Mac.