Hi Gwyn

Only a Suzuki Swift 4 x 4 so nothing too serious mind. Used it offroad on the Galloway Forest trails and it was quite good when the surface was really loose.

What`s more pointless than having a 4 x 4 and no flippin snow Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Barrie

Iv`e just gone back to using a neckstrap for that very reason. Well, just in case as it`s easy to push a thumb against a button or 2.

Hi Barrie

I agree that the buttons are knoblier and more protruding than the K51s but I can`t see how the alterations were made. I`ve had the K3 since last April and it`s not happened before. Will keep a closer eye on things at startup from now on instead of grabbing and going

The white balance menu had also changedto K which is really wierd as it`s returned to daylight if I set it to awb. I can`t see how I could have accidentally altered either of these menus. In a way the video selector helps to shield the 4 way select buttons from accidental presses.

Just plain odd

I agree 8.1 definite improvement on 8. Had a big glitch with my desktop though. I had upgraded it from XP via a good value offer at PC World. The complete version was also on the dvd but because I used it to load the complete version and not the upgrade from XP i had a challenging time registering with Microsoft but all was well in the end. I hope the upgrade to 10 works out ok. The laptop upgrade was fine as it was a straight upgrade from 8 to 8.1.

Did some side by side videos with my K3 and NX300 and the K3 didn`t win in the quality stakes. This is a shame but hopefully Ricoh will improve things in the race to keep up with other manufacturers.

You could well be right on that score Barrie. I have noticed the flash menu open a couple of times, I suppose then it`s easy to adjust unintentionally. Must keep an eye on this phenomenon. I wasn`t thinking clearly either with a dose of man flu developing. Once the battery is charged again I will have an intentional operating of the menu buttons to see what happens. I had been using a hand grip which allowed easy access to the buttons and therein lies a probability.

Aha, a kind way of saying "Fat finger syndome."

I could understand if it was next to the single shot selector as I only seem to use single or multi. Shame in a way to have it sorted as Mrs Cedric agreed to a visit to WEX for another card. She knows how much I hate going there or to SRS.

Thanks Barrie, spot on with that. Although I have absolutely no idea how the menu changed. Could be operator error with a touch of "I don`t remember changing that."

Not a good day on the tech front I posted the original from my phone and picked up your info but despite trying haf a dozen times it wouldn`t connect. Just don`t want you to think I dind`t appreciate your efforts. Was getting a bit bothered yesterday with this issue but had a stroll around Whitlingham Broad this morning and all is well. Just a shame we will have to return to Titchwell and Snettisham