Pentax *istDS new firmware v2.0

[33South]

<tt>Heard about this via the Pentax *IST Yahoo group.

Tracked down the URL

http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/ja/info/20050415e.html

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[h0ughy]

great stuff, I have downloaded it already and will update the firmware in a few minutes

[h0ughy]

this seems to be the main changes

"CHANGES Version 2.00:

"Continuous AF" mode has been added to the AF settings in the Record Mode menu.
"Auto ISO" has been added to the sensitivity modes.
"AE-L button on M" has been added to the Custom Function menu. If selected, AE-L button provides automatic exposure while in manual exposure mode.
The effect level of the digital soft filters can now be selected from weak, middle or strong.
Dutch and Swedish have been added to the language options.
A sample picture will now be displayed in the LCD monitor when selecting Picture modes.
Unavailable menu items will now appear in gray.

For more information on the Version 2 changes and operation, CLICK HERE. (PDF, 323kb)
CHANGES Version 1.02:

Contains everything from previous versions of the firmware.
Support for SD cards larger than 1GB.
CHANGES Version 1.01:

Extra-long exposure times, such as those used for astronomical photography, have been known to generate some green noise in an image when noise reduction is turned on. This phenomenon will only occur under specific shooting conditions (e.g. a starry night sky), and not in general use. Version 1.01 of the firmware will minimize this noise as much as possible for those who use the *istDS for this purpose. "

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[33South]

What the release notes actually say :-

"For prevent the confusion, the item that was not able to be set by the menu, made a gray character." :scared: :lol:

h0ughy thanks for the translation into English.

[h0ughy]

yes we really needed the dutch and sweedish translations :P . As for the other stuff I don't think that there is much change, apart from a few newer items on the menu to select :help3: