User manual PENTAX PC-35AF

[. . . ] Via Dione Cassio 15, 20138 Milano, ITALY (http://www. pentaxitalia. it) PENTAX (Schweiz) AG Widenholzstrasse 1, 8304 Wallisellen, Postfach 367, 8305 Dietlikon, SWITZERLAND (http://www. pentax. ch) PENTAX Scandinavia AB P. O. Box 650, 75127 Uppsala, SWEDEN (http://www. pentax. se) PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc. (Headquarters) 600 12th Street, Suite 300 Golden, Colorado 80401, U. S. A. (PENTAX Service Department) 12000 Zuni Street, Suite 100B Westminster, Colorado 80234, U. S. A. [. . . ] Shutter is released after about 2 seconds. Use this mode to avoid camera shake when the shutter release button is pressed. 1 4 Shooting Functions Mount the camera onto a tripod. 2 Press the { button. The Fn menu appears. Fn CUSTOM IMAGE OK AUTO Fn Exit 3 Press the four-way controller (2). The Drive Mode options screen appears. Drive Mode Single frame shooting OK OK 4 Use the four-way controller (45) to select g. 123 5 Press the four-way controller (3) and use the four-way controller (45) to select g or Z. Drive Mode Self-Timer (12 secs) OK OK 6 7 Press the 4 button. The camera is ready to take a picture. Confirm in the viewfinder that the subject you wish to shoot is properly framed and press the shutter release button halfway. The focus indicator ] appears when the subject is in focus. 4 Shooting Functions 8 Press the shutter release button fully. For g, the front and back self-timer lamps start blinking slowly and blink rapidly 2 seconds before the shutter is released. The beep is heard and the rate increases. The shutter will be released about 12 seconds after the shutter release button is pressed fully. For Z, the shutter will be released about 2 seconds after the shutter release button is pressed fully. 124 · The beep can be turned off (p. 219). · Exposure may be affected if light enters the viewfinder. Attach the provided ME viewfinder cap or use the AE lock function (p. 102). (To ignore the light entering the viewfinder, set the exposure mode to a (Hyper-manual) (p. 93). ) Removing the Eyecup FP Attaching the ME Viewfinder cap 4 Shooting Functions · Select a setting other than g or Z in the Drive Mode options screen to cancel self-timer shooting. The setting is canceled when the camera is turned off if [Drive Mode] in [Memory] of [A Rec. · The Shake Reduction function is automatically turned off when g or Z is set. Remote Control Shooting (Remote Control F: Sold Separately) The shutter can be released from a distance by using the optional remote control unit. You can select from h (remote control), i (3 sec. Self-Timer, the mirror pops up and the shutter is released 2 seconds after you press it, thereby avoiding the vibration of the mirror. Follow the procedure below to take a picture with the Mirror Up function. 1 4 Shooting Functions Mount the camera onto a tripod. Self-Timer). 1Self-Timer Shooting (p. 122) 2 3 4 Press the shutter release button halfway. The autofocus system operates. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when focused. Press the shutter release button fully. The mirror pops up and the picture is taken 2 seconds later. AE lock is enabled with the exposure value set immediately before the mirror goes up. The Shake Reduction function is automatically turned off when shooting with the 2 sec. Self-Timer. Changing the Shooting Conditions Automatically when Shooting (Auto Bracket) Shooting in Exposure Bracket Mode You can take continuous pictures with different exposure when the shutter release button is pressed. The first frame is exposed with no compensation, the second frame is underexposed (negative compensation) and the third is overexposed (positive compensation) (when the number of frames is set to [3]). 129 4 Shooting Functions Normal exposure Underexposure Overexposure You can set [9. Auto Bracketing order] in the [A Custom Setting] menu. Auto Bracketing order 0 ­ +, ­ 0 +, + 0 ­, 0 + ­ 1 Set the number of frames. Turn the front e-dial while pressing the ] button. Select OFF (no frames), 3 or 5. 130 2 Set the step interval. Turn the rear e-dial while pressing the ] button. EV Steps] in the [A Custom Setting] menu (p. 73) are as follows. Bracketing amount (Step interval) 1/2 EV 1/3 EV ±0. 5, ±1. 0, ±1. 5, ±2. 0 ±0. 3, ±0. 7, ±1. 0, ±1. 3, ±1. 7, ±2. 0 3 4 Shooting Functions Press the shutter release button halfway. The focus indicator ] appears in the viewfinder when focused. 4 Press the shutter release button fully. Three continuous pictures will be taken, the first with no compensation, the second with negative compensation, and the third with positive compensation (when the number of frames is set to [3]). · When the focus mode is set to l (Single mode), the focus is locked in the first frame position and used for subsequent continuous frames. · When you release your finger from the shutter release button during Auto Bracket, the Auto Bracket exposure setting will remain effective for twice as much time as the exposure metering timer (default setting is 20 seconds) (p. 99) and you can take a picture at the next compensation value. [. . . ] 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. [. . . ]