Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-27 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:30:57 -0700 Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: format at the computer? Not a good idea. why would that be? fat16 under 4G fat32 for 4G and up. -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-27 Thread David J Brooks
D1, D1H, D2H, D200, press and hold two buttons for 2 seconds, and done.:-) Dave On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Menu, spin the back wheel a few clicks (sorry, I don't recall how many or which direction offhand and my K7 is in my truck), then one

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-27 Thread Adam Maas
D300 too. On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 5:06 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: D1, D1H, D2H, D200, press and hold two buttons for 2 seconds, and done.:-) Dave On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Christine Nielsen ch...@inielsen.net wrote: Menu, spin the back wheel a few clicks (sorry,

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-27 Thread Leon Altoff
I've never formatted a memory card in my life. Is there something I'm missing out on? Why do people format their memory cards? Leon On 27 June 2010 03:51, Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Does anyone know a way to format the memory card in a K7 with fewer than 16 button pushes? Does

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-27 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Adam Maas a...@mawz.ca wrote: D300 too. Don't have one, yet.:-) Dave On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 5:06 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: D1, D1H, D2H, D200, press and hold two buttons for 2 seconds, and done.:-) Dave On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 9:54

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-27 Thread Rick Womer
I can't give the technical answer that others here can, but... it's's supposed to be the most reliable way to delete all of one's photos and avoid corruption that could result in lost photos in the future. Delete all is an alternative that doesn't rewrite the card's directory. In the K10D one

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-27 Thread P. J. Alling
Pentax is just protecting you from yourself, you wouldn't want to accidentally delete all your files, now would you? On 6/27/2010 1:22 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I can't give the technical answer that others here can, but... it's's supposed to be the most reliable way to delete all of one's photos

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-27 Thread William Robb
-- From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 11:22 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: K7 formatting shortcut? I can't give the technical answer that others here can, but... it's's supposed

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-27 Thread Dario Bonazza
P. J. Alling wrote: Pentax is just protecting you from yourself, you wouldn't want to accidentally delete all your files, now would you? That's just what I needed, a Pentax nanny! C'mon Pentax, just add a double confirmation option (to be enabled/disabled) to a double-press of the trash

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-27 Thread Dario Bonazza
Bill Robb wrote: Personally, I think Delete twice and click OK would be enough hoops. Ditto. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-26 Thread Rick Womer
Does anyone know a way to format the memory card in a K7 with fewer than 16 button pushes? Does anyone know who the bozo was who made formatting take 3 times as many button pushes as getting to the custom focus adjustment? There are things about the K10 I miss... Rick

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-26 Thread P. J. Alling
The K20d takes 8, the *ist-Ds takes 7 the D takes 3. For fast formatting use the *ist-D, I'm willing to trade. On 6/26/2010 1:51 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Does anyone know a way to format the memory card in a K7 with fewer than 16 button pushes? Does anyone know who the bozo was who made

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-26 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 26, 2010, at 12:51, Rick Womer wrote: Does anyone know a way to format the memory card in a K7 with fewer than 16 button pushes? I just spin the rear wheel to get over to page 4 of tab 3 quicker. I miss how quick it was with the K10D. But I think that is the ONLY thing I miss

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-26 Thread William Robb
-- From: Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 11:51 AM To: Pentax List pdml@pdml.net Subject: K7 formatting shortcut? Does anyone know a way to format the memory card in a K7 with fewer than 16 button pushes? Menu

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-26 Thread Rick Womer
--- On Sat, 6/26/10, Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com wrote: On Jun 26, 2010, at 12:51, Rick Womer wrote: Does anyone know a way to format the memory card in a K7 with fewer than 16 button pushes? I just spin the rear wheel to get over to page 4 of tab 3 quicker.  I miss how

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-26 Thread Christine Nielsen
Menu, spin the back wheel a few clicks (sorry, I don't recall how many or which direction offhand and my K7 is in my truck), then one up click and a button push. Or something. It's easier if you use the control wheel for navigating the menus. William Robb Well, that's helpful!  I had

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-26 Thread Bran Everseeking
On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:51:26 -0700 (PDT) Rick Womer rwomer1...@yahoo.com wrote: Does anyone know a way to format the memory card in a K7 with fewer than 16 button pushes? format at the computer? -- Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own...

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
The rear wheel was a good suggestion for me, though I will say that I've been using the left arrow for 7 clicks, then one 'up' click to get to format, as it seemed the short way round. Leads me to believe using the wheel in the opposite direction would get you there faster by a skosh. Then

Re: K7 formatting shortcut?

2010-06-26 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Jun 26, 2010, at 20:30 , Bran Everseeking wrote: Does anyone know a way to format the memory card in a K7 with fewer than 16 button pushes? format at the computer? Not a good idea. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com The Big Bang was silent, and probably invisible. — from the