Pentax PC35AF PC35AF Manual - Page 5

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X

Exposure

compensation

Care

should

be

taken

when

photographing

people

under

back

-light

situations

where

the

sun

or

a

bright

sky

or

a

window

is

behind

the

subject,

for

the

Pentax

PC35AF

auto

exposure

system

will

tend

to

underexpose

the

subject.

To

compensate

for

this

type

of

situation,

the

shutter

should

be

released

while

simultaneously

keeping

the

exposure

compensation

button

depressed;

the

subjects

will

then

be

exposed

as

close

as

possible

to

normal.

Uncompensated

Compensated

X

Flash

photography

Partially

depress

shutter

button,

should

the

beep

warning

activate

and

be

accompanied

by

the

simultaneous

lighting

of

the

ORANGE

lamp

in

the

upper

section

of

the

viewfinder,

this

indicates

a

lack

of

sufficient

light

and

the

possibility

of

camera

shake,

due

to

the

slow

shutter

speed

involved.

The

incorporated

flash

unit

of

the

camera

will

help

to

overcome

this

problem

by

compensating

for

the

poor

light.

Ignoring

the

special

warning

mechanism

provided,

and

depressing

the

shutter

will

cause

camera

shake

due

to

the

slow

-shutter

speed

and/or

under

exposed

pictures.

1.

Push

flash

pop-up

release

found

at

the

camera

base

—the

flash

will

spring

up

into

place

and

automatically

begin

to

charge.

2.

Prior

to

making

exposures,

allow

the

flash

O

2

III

ill

I

fVflt

i.l

f

Push

down

when

not

in

use

—_,

ready

lamp

to

stay

on

for

several

seconds

for

a

full

charge.

When

the

flash

unit

is

no

longer

required,

simply

depress

the

head

into

the

camera

body:

it

will

lock

automatically

and

return

the

camera

to

normal

mode.

Utilize

flash

as

a

supplementary

light

source

in

taking

photographs

in

the

daylight;

In

photographing

a

person/people

appearing

in

the

shade

—under

trees,

heavy

foliage,

etc.,

without

the

use

of

flash

-assisted

synchronization,

the

face(s)

of

subjects

appear

somewhat

darker

in

the

final

photograph.

Flash

synchronization

will

help

greatly

in

"lighting"

up

the

dark

areas

of

the

face,

and

rendering

a

pleasing

overall

photographic

result

to

the

subject.

X

Focus

locking

technique

When

subject(s)

appear

outside

the

auto

focus

framing

of

the

viewfinder,

the

main

subjects

get

out

of

focus;

to

remedy

the

situation,

the

following

focus

lock

procedure

is

recommended:

1.

Center

your

subject

for

focusing

within

the

auto

focus

frame

of

the

viewfinder.

Partially

depress

the

shutter

button,

which

will

freeze

the

focus

temporarily.

2.

Confirm

position

of

the

zone

focusing

marker

indicator

in

the

viewfinder.

3.

While

shutter

button

is

partially

depressed,

frame

your

picture

and

then

release

the

shutter,

•

With

the

shutter

button

partially

depressed,

focus

control

is

frozen

at

the

position

of

the

indicator

within

the

zone

focusing

marker

area.

Focusing

will

be

unlocked

when

pressure

upon

the

button

is

released.

•

After

depressing

the

shutter

button

partially,

if

you

remove

your

finger

from

the

shutter

button

in

order

to

stop

taking

a

photograph,

the

shutter

button

may

remain

depressed.

In

that

event,

further

depress

the

shutter

button

and

release

the

shutter.

The

button

will

then

return

to

the

original

position.

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X

Difficult

auto

focusing

subjects/situations

Although

the

Pentax

PC35AF

auto

focusing

system

is

extremely

accurate

and

reliable,

certain

difficult

situations

will

create

problems

for

the

system

unless

compensation

is

provided.

A

common

solution

will

be

to

focus

upon

a

subject

located

near

the

actual

subject

being

photographed.

and

freeze

the

distance.

Then

move/position

the

camera

to

point

con-

sidered

best

for

framing

purposes.

Some

typical

problems

which

may

be

encountered

when

the

following

subjects/

situations

are

within

the

viewfinder's

auto

focus

frame:

1.

Non

-reflective

objects

—dark

hair

or

a

black

telephone

—which

possess

poor

reflective

qualities;

2.

Wire

-netting,

latticework,

and

an

iron

exercise

-bar

—all

with

minimal

light

reflecting

qualities;

3.

When

fluorescent

lamps,

T.V.

sets,

sunlight

coming

through

the

trees,

or

strong

backlighting

conditions

are

found

in

and

around

the

auto

focus

frame;

4.

Glass

panelling,

mirrors,

and/or

a

car

body

—all

possessing

strong

reflective

qualities;

5.

Trains

and

cars

and

other

fast-moving

objects;

6.

Water

jets,

water

surfaces,

smoke,

flame/fire-

works.,

and

other

vaguely

shaped

objects.

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