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Pentax K-50 vs K-S2

Started Sep 16, 2015 | Questions thread
OP SWaka20 New Member • Posts: 10
Re: Pentax K-50 vs K-S2

jaxson wrote:

SWaka20 wrote:

I was wondering how often does Pentax updates its firmware on its camera?

Pentax release firmware up dates to fix issues and to ensure compatibility with new products.

They very rarely release updates to provide additional features or functionality that was not present at the initial release point.

Take my Pentax K-30 camera as an example. Pentax could learn a lot!

No new features offered here over the last 3+ years -only fixes for faults and compatibility with new products:

Changes to V1.06
•Correspond to HD PENTAX-DA AF REAR CONVERTER 1.4X AW.
•Improved stability for general performance.

Changes to V1.05
•Correspond to the AF assist light function by white LED light for auto flash unit [AF360FGZII] and [AF540FGZII].
•Optimized contrast AF when using HD PENTAX-DA Limited series lenses.
•Improved stability for general performance.

Changes to V1.04
•Corrected – Unstable performance may rarely occur in firmware version 1.03

Changes to V1.03
•Corrected – When recording Movies, contrast AF does not work for some lenses in firmware version 1.02.

Changes to V1.02
•Optimized contrast AF when using [HD PENTAX-DA 560mmF5.6ED AW] lens.
•Improved stability for general performance.

Changes to V1.01
•Improved performance of contrast AF
•Improved stability for general performance.

Wow that sucks but then again I wasn't expecting anything amazing. Still though, at least the cameras up-to-date and fix problems.

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