User manual PENTAX *IST D

[. . . ] SLR Digital Camera Operating Manual For optimum camera performance, please read the Operating Manual before using the camera. Thank you for buying the PENTAX w Digital Camera. Please read this manual before using the camera in order to get the most out of all the features and functions. Keep this manual safe, as it can be a valuable tool in helping you to understand all the camera's capabilities. Lenses you can use In general, lenses that can be used with this camera are FA J lenses and lenses that have an Aperture A (Auto) position. [. . . ] The auto bracketing is performed in both cases on the basis of the specified exposure compensation value. 84 Multiple Exposure Shooting You can overlap multiple images to take one picture. For example, you can take composite pictures such as a night scene with a bright moon superimposed. 1 Press the multiple exposure / auto bracket button until V] appears on the LCD panel. 4 Shooting Functions 2 Turn the Tv dial to select V while holding down the multiple exposure / auto bracket button. 3 Use the Av dial to set the number of multiple exposures while holding down the multiple exposure / auto bracket button. Here, as an example, the number is set to 2 (two). 85 4 Release the finger from the multiple exposure / auto bracket button and press the shutter release button to take the first image. The first image is captured, and is displayed on the LCD monitor for instant review. 5 Press the shutter release button to take the superimposed image. The composite image is displayed on the LCD monitor. · The V on the LCD panel disappears and multiple exposure mode is cancelled when the picture is taken. · You can delete the first image by pressing the delete button while the delete screen is displayed. · Repeat step 5 to take three or more. · The maximum number of frames is 9 (nine) at one time. 4 Shooting Functions 86 Using the Flash Using the built-in flash When you use a flash in low light or backlit conditions, manually pop up the built-in flash before taking the picture. Vignetting may occur depending on the lens being used and the capture conditions. We recommend to take a test shoot to confirm this. Also refer to Page 140 "F, FA and FA J Lenses Compatibility with the Built-in Flash". 4 Shooting Functions 1 Press the flash pop-up button to raise the flash. The flash pops up and starts charging automatically. 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. See below for the flash modes corresponding to each 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. Do not use red-eye reduction when using a slave unit. · 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. The exposure will not be properly controlled when taking a picture closer than 0. 7m. [. . . ] Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ]