Pentax PC-333 PC-333 Manual - Page 22

FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY If the Green Lamp flickers in the viewfinder as you depress the shutter button halfway, it indicates that you should use flash. If you don't use flash in such a case, you II will get a blurred or underexposed picture. Also, if you are shooting people in the shade of trees or in a dimly-lit place, you can also use flash to prevent their faces from being under-exposed. Number of Flashes Approx. eight rolls of 24-exposure film or five rolls of 36-exposure film can be shot with this flash with fresh alkaline batteries at normal temperatures. Flash Control Range 1 - 3.5 m (3.3 - 11.5 ft.) with ISO 100 film 1 - 5 m (3.3 - 16.4 ft.) with ISO 200 - 1600 film 1 - 2.5 m (3.3 - 8.2 ft.) with ISO 50 film *molt r Push dos.n fF when not in use 1. As shown above, push up the Flash Pop-up Lever, and the flash head will pop up and begin to charge automatically. 2. Several seconds later, the Flash-Ready Indicator by the Viewfinder Eyepiece will light up, indicating that the flash is ready to fire. Pushing the flash head back into place will return the camera to normal picture-taking mode. 20