Pentax P3n P3n Manual - Page 31

SM S15

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Using in Aperture-priority AE or Metered Manual mode • Set the lens aperture to the f-stop indicated by the exposure table on the back of the flash. • As soon as the flash is ready, the camera is automatically switched to work at 1/100 sec. flash sync speed. (In Metered Manual mode, the slow-speed sync described later is workable.) Auto Flash Check Mark ( S ) When a proper flash photo has been taken, the $ mark in the viewfinder disappears for an instant just after the flash firing and lights up again or blinks, indicating the completion of a proper flash photography. This auto flash check mark only appears when the AF200T, AF280T and AF400T are in use. Slow-Speed Sync Photography As you set the shutter speed between 1/60 and 1 sec. with the camera set in the Metered Manual mode, you can take a slow-speedsync photo. As soon as the flash is ready, " S " and "M" marks plus the shutter speed set are displayed in the viewfinder. M I15 • When the shutter speed is set between 1/1000 and 1/125 sec., the camera is automatically switched to the flash sync speed of 1/100 sec., as soon as the flash is fully charged. (In this case, no shutter speed is displayed in the viewfinder.) 290

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Using
in
Aperture
-priority
AE
or
Metered
Manual
mode
Set
the
lens
aperture
to
the
f-stop
indicated
by
the
exposure
table
on
the
back
of
the
flash.
As
soon
as
the
flash
is
ready,
the
camera
is
automatically
switched
to
work
at
1/100
sec.
flash
sync
speed.
(In
Metered
Manual
mode,
the
slow
-speed
sync
described
later
is
workable.)
Auto
Flash
Check
Mark
(
S
)
When
a
proper
flash
photo
has
been
taken,
the
$
mark
in
the
viewfinder
disappears
for
an
instant
just
after
the
flash
firing
and
lights
up
again
or
blinks,
indicating
the
completion
of
a
proper
flash
photography.
This
auto
flash
check
mark
only
appears
when
the
AF200T,
AF280T
and
AF400T
are
in
use.
Slow
-Speed
Sync
Photography
As
you
set
the
shutter
speed
between
1/60
and
1
sec.
with
the
camera
set
in
the
Metered
Manual
mode,
you
can
take
a
slow
-speed
-
sync
photo.
As
soon
as
the
flash
is
ready,
"
S
"
and
"M"
marks
plus
the
shutter
speed
set
are
displayed
in
the
viewfinder.
M
15
I
When
the
shutter
speed
is
set
between
1/1000
and
1/125
sec.,
the
camera
is
automatically
switched
to
the
flash
sync
speed
of
1/100
sec.,
as
soon
as
the
flash
is
fully
charged.
(In
this
case,
no
shutter
speed
is
displayed
in
the
viewfinder.)
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