Pentax ZX-7 ZX-7 Manual - Page 69

ADVANCED OPERATION FOR THE BUILT-IN FLASH (RTF) 67 When using the Auto Picture Mode or Picture Mode. • The camera automatically chooses an optimum combination of shutter speed and aperture according to the subject brightness, allowing you to take a flash photograph with ease. • The shutter speed automatically changes to approximately 1/100 sec. or to a slower speed which does not cause camera shake. The slowest shutter speed depends on the focal length of the lens fitted to the camera. When a Pentax non-AF lens is used or the Action Program Mode [ TC, ] is used, the camera uses the shutter speed of 1/100 second. Note that the slowest shutter speed in the Night-scene Program Mode [-Js] is 1 second. When using the Shutter-Priority AE Mode • When taking a fast moving subject, you can increase a subjectis blur effect. • Shutter speeds slower than 1/100 of second can be set. • In this mode, the aperture automatically changes according to the ambient brightness, making flash photography easy. When using the Aperture-Priority AE Mode • In this mode, the shutter speed automatically changes with the ambient brightness, making flash photography easy. The shutter speed changes in the range of 1/100 sec. to a slower shutter speed which does not cause camera shake. The slowest shutter speed depends on the focal length of the lens in use. The shutter speed of 1/100 sec. is automatically set when a Pentax non-autofocus lens is in use.When a Pentax non-AF lens is used or the Action 0 Program Mode [Y14/ ] is used, the camera uses the shutter speed of 1/100 second. Metered Manual Mode • When using the built-in flash in the Metered z 0 m 0 0 Manual Mode, any combination of aperture and shutter speed slower than 1/100 can be set. In this mode, the exposure of the background can 0 be controlled by the manual exposure while the flash properly exposes the foreground subject.