problem viewing images on Pentax software

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764 posts
11 years
Dundee,
Scotland

Posted 06/10/2014 - 06:59 Link

I just bought my first DSLR a Pentax K50, took quite a few shots in differant situations, starte dwith JPEG´s no issues, but everyone seems to say you have to shoot in RAW, so tried it for a couple of days, I loaded the software supplied with the camera and tried to open up and have a look at the images, but most of them only partially open up.

Funny thing is that when I go to open the image the preview shows the entire image, and when I copy over to anothe rfolder & change the name to .jpg the jpg opens (albeit small with a black band top & bottom).
Around 30% of the images are good, the rest open like the one above.

I thought it might be because I cut all the images from the memory card in one go and pasted to my pc, is this likely to cause file corruption?

For the time being I have switched back to shooting JPEG´s, but feel I am probably not getting best out of the camera shooting in this way.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Cheers,

Bruce

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johnriley johnriley

24423 posts
24 years
Tyldesley,
Manchester

Posted 06/10/2014 - 08:32 - Helpful Comment Link

I only rarely shoot RAW images, mainly using JPEG. providing you are not doing masses of manipulation then JPEG capture is absolutely fine.

As for copying any file to your PC, I'd recommend using a card reader, which is fast and convenient and you don't need to keep connecting your camera to the computer.

Best regards, John

steven9761 steven9761

1232 posts
14 years
Glasgow

Posted 06/10/2014 - 08:43 - Helpful Comment Link

Sounds to me like you might have a software corruption. Try removing all traces of the program you are using by uninstalling from the control panel, then manually deleting the remnants of it by clicking on:

(ASSUMING YOUR HARD DRIVE LETTER IS) C:/PROGRAM FILES/PROGRAM X - WHEN YOU FIND THE PROGRAM YOU'VE JUST UNINSTALLED, RIGHT-CLICK IT, THEN SELECT DELETE.

*If you are running Win 8/8.1, you might see PROGRAMS (X86) and PROGRAMS (X64) (if you are running a 64-bit OS).

If so, look in both folders for the program, and remove as I advised. Once you have done this, re-boot your computer, and re-install the "rogue" program. Hopefully, it will have resolved this issue.

Edited by steven9761: 06/10/2014 - 08:45

Algernon Algernon

8880 posts
16 years
Lancashire

Posted 06/10/2014 - 11:43 Link

Could be a memory problem. Try closing all other running programs
especially browsers.

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Plus Member davidtrout davidtrout

3312 posts
18 years
Durham,
England

Posted 06/10/2014 - 14:37 Link

I had trouble viewing my images on the Pentax browser but I'm not concerned. I always use Fast Stone, which is a free download and its a great way of viewing images before and after processing. It also allows a limited amount of processing.
Unlike John Riley I shoot everything in RAW, as do most experienced photographers of my acquaintance, it gives you so much more control over the final processed image.
David

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johnha johnha

1415 posts
14 years
Lancashire

Posted 06/10/2014 - 14:45 Link

I had a similar problem, it turned out that the built-in memory card reader in my laptop wasn't SDHC card compatible (SD card only), so it wasn't able to read all the file(s) once the data on the card had passed a particular amount. A £10 USB SDHC card reader sorted the problem.

IIRC I was still able to get the full image when connecting the camera via USB (the camera's software is SDHC compatible - obviously!).

In my case it wasn't to do with RAW/JPG but the amount of data on the card (which obviously fills up faster - and therefore happens sooner - if shooting RAW).

John.

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Edited by johnha: 06/10/2014 - 14:48