Pentax Espio Espio Manual - Page 31

INTERVAL

SHOOTING

This

mode

lets

you

capture

the

subject

at

inter-

vals

of

3

or

60

minutes,

mak-

ing

it

ideal

to

record

a

se-

quence

of

events

over

a

period

of

time

-

the

blossoming

of

a

flower,

for

instance.

Once

you

set

this

mode,

it

automatically

takes

pictures

for

you

unattended.

It

is

ideal

for

observational

pho-

tography

of

animals,

insects

or

plants,

etc.

1.

Depress

the

drive

button

until

the

('5T

)

or

(

o

)

symbol

appears

on

the

LCD

panel.

•

This

mode

allows

you

to

shoot

with

an

in-

terval

of

3

minutes

(

)

or

60

minutes

(

)•

2.

Depress

the

shutter

release

button

fully;

the

first

frame

will

be

exposed

3

seconds

later.

Then

the

rest

of

the

film

will

be

auto-

matically

exposed

according

to

the

interval

time

selected.

Notes:

•

Use

of

a

tripod

is

recommended

for

best

re-

sults.

•

The

focus

will

be

locked

at

the

first

frame,

and

the

self

-timer

lamp

starts

blinking

3

seconds

before

the

shutter

is

released.

•

When

in

the

Interval

Shooting

mode,

the

interval

shooting

symbol

mark

(

'V

)

or

(

)

blinks

on

the

LCD

panel

and

the

re-

maining

time

of

the

interval

is

also

dis-

played.

•

To

cancel

the

Interval

Shooting

mode

after

it

has

been

activated,

depress

the

main

switch.

In

this

instance,

the

power

is

not

switched

off.

•

The

exposure

counter

indication

appears

on

the

LCD

panel

when

the

shutter

release

button

is

depressed

halfway.

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