20 Most Recent Pentax *ist DS Digital Camera Questions & Answers

I have old Lenses that I use; you must set your lens to manual, Switch left hand front of body. That should resolve the problem.

take batteries out wait a couple of minutes then re install batts. Start up see if that helps.

Clean the contacts of the SD card and check the contacts of the camera. Some foreign material could prevent the cards working. You can try another SD card to see difference. Simple thing but check also the SD card write protection is off (side of the card).

No. The camera is limited to SD cards, 2GB and smaller.

You should be able to use 2GB SD cards. Cards larger than 2GB are actually SDHC cards and will not work with this camera.

I'm not aware of any XZ-5n model.If you mean the MZ-5n, you can get its manual here.If you mean the ZX-5n, you can get its manual here.

Being an SLR camera, you should try another lens. It may be a servo fault in the lens. If the lens is okay, then it can be anything in the lens sensing, lens control drive circuits, and or lens to camera interface area. This would have to be properly diagnosed and serviced.

Jerry G.

Hi bobtheplanne, it's best for solve your problem, buy a charger and a set of rechargeable batteries at least 2.800 mAh NiMh ..
Regards

do you making the picture when it happen? what lens are you using? light condition? or it just turns off by itself? please be as precise as possible and we will find the solution )
if it happens when autofocusing just try to clean the lens contacts on the lens and inside the camera body for starters.

This could possible be happening due to a fatly memory card, try using another memory card and see if it works.

You can change the speed of the slideshow in the camera's menu.

Internal clock battery exhausted,replace need.

Hi,
Watch the video below,it shows how to unlock the memory card

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Be_aHSlDFCU&feature=related

Thank You

That means your camera is in aperture priority mode. Try setting it to something else like the "green"mode or "P" mode.