Pentax 500FTZ Operation Manual - Page 10

ADJUSTING

THE

ZOOM

HEAD

(ANGLE

OF

DISCHARGE)

8

The

AF500FTZ

features

a

mechanism

which

adjusts

the

angle

of

discharge

between

24mm

and

85mm

in

accordance

with

the

focal

length

of

the

lens

in

use.

It

also

enables

manual

control

of

the

flash

coverage

angle.

This

allows

for

a

greater

degree

of

control

over

the

lighting

for

each

shot

by

using

the

zoom

head

adjustment.

Auto

Zoom

(automatic

adjustment

of

angle

of

discharge):

[A.

ZOOM]

When

using

the

FA-

or

F

-lens,

flash

coverage

angle

can

be

automatically

controlled

by

the

lens's

focal

length

information

which

is

transmitted

by

the

camera.

Manual

Zoom

(setting

the

angle

of

discharge

manually):

EM.

ZOOM)

When

using

the

Pentax

non

-AF

-lenses,

the

flash

coverage

angle

must

be

manually

adjusted.

OPERATION

Set

the

main

switch

to

[I].

Each

press

of

the

zoom

adjustment

switch

registers

a

change

in

the

LCD

panel

indications.

a)

To

set

the

auto

-zoom

mode,

depress

the

zoom

adjustment

switch

until

the

[A2OOM]

appears

on

the

LCD

panel.

b)

To

use

the

manual

-zoom

mode,

set

the

lens

to

the

focal

length

in

use

or

shorter.

For

example,

when

using

a

lens

with

the

focal

length

of

80mm,

depress

the

adjustment

switch

until

[M.

Zoom

70]

appears

on

the

LCD

panel.

A

Zoom

MOOS

WON

(

)

(

)

(

):

SYNC.

71.

St

tr.

SS

Pentax 500FTZ Operation Manual - Page 10

Adjusting, Angle, Discharge

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