User manual PENTAX IQZOOM115DATE

[. . . ] To use any other lens or accessory, use the custom function settings to set the camera to allow shutter release in modes other than lens Aperture A. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the w that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act. Please take care, as there are even cases where limitations are placed on taking pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, industrial enterprise or as items for display. Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be used outside the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and care should be taken here also. [. . . ] b) Subjects which don't reflect much light within the focus points range. d) Powerfully reflected light or strong backlight (subjects with extremely bright backgrounds). e) If vertical or horizontal line patterns appear within the focus points range. f) Multiple subjects in the foreground and background within the focus points range. It may not be in focus even if the focus indicator []] is lit. g) 4 Shooting Functions AF Button You can activate autofocus by pressing the AF button and press the shutter button to take a picture. This functions the same as when you press the shutter button halfway down. Once you press the AF button during l (Single Mode) to adjust the focus, focus lock will operate while you hold down the button. The camera will continue to adjust the focus while you hold down the button in k (Continuous Mode). EV Compensation This allows you to deliberately over-expose (brighten) or under-expose (darken) your picture. The exposure compensation range is -3 EV to +3 EV in 0. 5 EV or 0. 3 EV steps. 79 1 Turn the b dial to set the desired compensation value while holding down the Exposure compensation button. 4 Shooting Functions 2 Confirm the compensation value in the viewfinder or on the LCD panel. The set value and m are displayed during compensation. How to read the viewfinder bar graph If the [9] are on the negative side of the bar graph, it indicates under-exposure. One dot on the bar graph indicates 0. 5 step (0. 5 EV). · The exposure compensation cannot be canceled by turning the camera off, or by setting any other exposure mode. · Press the green button to reset the exposure compensation value to 0 while pressing the exposure compensation button. When flash is fully charged, b appears in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel. 2 Press the flash mode button to select a flash mode. See page 87. 3 Press the shutter release button fully and the flash discharges. 87 4 Push down on the portion in the illustration to retract the flash. Setting Flash Modes 1 Press the flash mode button to select a flash mode. The flash mode on the LCD panel cycles as shown in the chart with each press of the button. 4 Shooting Functions Flash modes for each capture mode Flash modes differ by capture mode. (The indications shown are with the built-in flash popped up. ) · Green program AE mode Automatic flash Red-eye reduction automatic flash 88 · e (program) mode Automatic flash Red-eye reduction automatic flash Wireless mode Red-eye reduction flash ON Flash ON Wireless highspeed sync mode 4 Shooting Functions · b (Shutter priority) mode / c (Aperture priority) mode a (Manual exposure mode) / p (Bulb) mode Flash ON Red-eye reduction flash ON Wireless highspeed sync mode Wireless mode Red-eye Reduction This camera has a red-eye reduction function, which reduces red-eye by discharging the flash twice. When > is displayed on the LCD panel, the pre-flash is discharged just before the shutter is released. Then the main flash is discharged while the pupils are smaller, reducing the red-eye effect. · If red-eye reduction is used when the AF360FGZ or AF500FTZ, etc. is set as a slave unit or wireless, the preflash for red-eye reduction will trigger the external flash to fire. · The red-eye reduction feature works even when only an external flash is used. See page 97. 89 About Red-eye Phenomenon Shooting portraits with a flash in a dark environment often results in eyes looking reddish in the photograph. This phenomenon, commonly known as "Red-Eye", is caused by the reflection of the electronic flash in the retina of the eye. It can be reduced by taking a picture in brighter light or by shooting with a wider-angle lens at a closer distance. When using an external flash, it may also help to position the flash as far away from the camera as possible. Flash photography distance As a rule of thumb, the distance for using the built-in flash (which varies with the lens used) is within about four meters of the subject. (With sensitivity 400) · The flash effective range does not come closer than 0. 7m (2. 6ft), even if the lens aperture is very small. [. . . ] To prove the date of your purchase when 8 Appendix 163 required, please keep the receipt or bills covering the purchase of your equipment for at least a year. Before sending your equipment for servicing, please make sure that you are sending it to the manufacturer's authorized representatives or their approved repair shops, unless you are sending it directly to the manufacturer. Always obtain a quotation for the service charge, and only after you accept the quoted service charge, instruct the service station to proceed with the servicing. · This warranty policy does not affect the customer's statutory rights. [. . . ]