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III ADVANCED OPERATION .......................37-81
Selecting a Drive Mode .....................................37
• Consecutive Frame Mode ...........................38
• Self-Timer Mode..........................................38
Remote control shooting (Optional)...................40
• 3-second-delay release mode.....................40
• Instant release mode...................................42
Multiple-Exposure Mode....................................43
Taking a panorama format picture.....................44
Using the Picture Mode .....................................46
• Green Operation Mode ...............................47
• Portrait Program Mode................................48
• Landscape Program Mode..........................49
• Close-up Program Mode.............................50
• Action Program Mode .................................51
• Night-scene Program Mode ........................52
Selecting an Exposure Mode.............................53
• Using the Aperture-Priority AE Mode..........54
• Using the Shutter-Priority AE Mode............56
• Using the Metered Manual Mode................58
• Bulb Exposure Mode...................................60
About Exposure Compensation.........................61
Turning off the audible PCV signal ....................62
Memory lock function.........................................63
Manual focusing.................................................64
• Using the snap-in focus function.................65
• Hard-To-Autofocus Subjects........................66
Advanced operation for the Built-in Retractable
Flash (RTF)........................................................67
• Compatibility of F and FA lenses with the built-
in flash.........................................................69
Setting the film speed (ISO) manually...............70
Adjusting the Data Back ....................................71
Adjusting the data on the Data Back.................72
Installing the battery in the Data Back...............73
Using a Pentax Dedicated External Flash.........74
• Contrast-Control-Sync Flash Photography..75
• Overview of flash function...........................76
Daylight-sync shooting.......................................77
Slow-shutter-sync shooting................................78
ACCESSORIES (OPTIONAL) ...........................79
Camera case scale............................................80
Depth of field scale............................................81
IV. OTHERS..................................................82-88
Troubleshooting..................................................82
Specifications.....................................................84
Program lines.....................................................86
Warranty policy ..................................................88