Pentax ZX-7 ZX-7 Manual - Page 15

Battery, Warning

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Battery Life (using 24-exposure film rolls at 20°C/68°F) General existing light photography Flash photography (using flash 50% of the times) Flash photography (using flash 100% of the times) Bulb exposure time about 120 rolls about 20 rolls about 12 rolls about 8 hours Battery Life (using 24-exposure film rolls at -10°C/14°F) General existing light photography Flash photography (using flash 50% of the times) Flash photography (using flash 100% of the times) Bulb exposure time about 30 rolls about 15 rolls about 5 rolls about 2 hours CR2 batteries were used under Pentax testing conditions. Actual battery life and performance may vary drastically depending on usage of Autofocus, and external conditions such as temperature and freshness of the battery. LOW BATTERY WARNING ILE= n OFF ON '4AUTO Low Battery Warning When the batteries are nearly exhausted, the battery symbol [ 0 ] appears on the LCD panel to warn you. Replace the batteries as soon as possible. • Even if the low-battery symbol appears, exposure will be correct as long as the shutter can be released. It is recommended to replace the batteries as soon as possible. • When the low battery warning [ Q ] starts blinking, the shutter cannot be released and all indicators in the viewfinder disappear. BASIC OPERATION (PREPARATION)

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LOW
BATTERY
WARNING
ILE=
Battery
Life
(using
24
-exposure
film
rolls
at
20
°
C/68°F)
General
existing
light
photography
about
120
rolls
Flash
photography
(using
flash
50%
of
the
times)
about
20
rolls
Flash
photography
(using
flash
100%
of
the
times)
about
12
rolls
Bulb
exposure
time
about
8
hours
Battery
Life
(using
24
-exposure
film
rolls
at
—10
°
C/14
°
F)
General
existing
light
photography
about
30
rolls
Flash
photography
(using
flash
50%
of
the
times)
about
15
rolls
Flash
photography
(using
flash
100%
of
the
times)
about
5
rolls
Bulb
exposure
time
about
2
hours
CR2
batteries
were
used
under
Pentax
testing
conditions.
Actual
battery
life
and
performance
may
vary
drastically
depending
on
usage
of
Autofocus,
and
external
conditions
such
as
tem-
perature
and
freshness
of
the
battery.
n
OFF
ON
'4AUTO
Low
Battery
Warning
When
the
batteries
are
nearly
exhausted,
the
bat-
tery
symbol
[
0
]
appears
on
the
LCD
panel
to
warn
you.
Replace
the
batteries
as
soon
as
possi-
ble.
Even
if
the
low
-battery
symbol
appears,
expo-
sure
will
be
correct
as
long
as
the
shutter
can
be
released.
It
is
recommended
to
replace
the
bat-
teries
as
soon
as
possible.
When
the
low
battery
warning
[
Q
]
starts
blink-
ing,
the
shutter
cannot
be
released
and
all
indi-
cators
in
the viewfinder
disappear.
BASIC
OPERATION
(PREPARATION)