Pentax PZ-20 PZ-20 Manual - Page 89

AF200T,

AF28OT,

and

AF4O0T

•

The

shutter

speed

varies

in

the

range

from

1/100

to

1/30

sec.

according

to

the

ambient

brightness

in

the

TTL

Auto

mode,

making

daylight

-sync

-flash

ideal.

The

slowest

shutter

speed

varies

according

to

the

lens

focal

length.

However,

when

a

lens

made

before

the

Pentax

A

-series

lens

is

used

or

when

the

Action

Program

Mode

is

in

use,

the

camera

uses

the

shutter

speed

of

1/100

sec.

•

When

the

flash

unit

is

used

in

the

Three

-Level

Auto

(red,

green

or

yellow

position)

mode,

the

aperture

is

selected

as

listed

in

the

table

below.

After

the

flash

is

fully

charged,

the

shutter

speed

varies

in

the

range

from

1/100

to

1/30

sec.

The

slowest

shutter

speed

varies

according

to

the

lens

focal

length.

However,

when

a

lens

made

before

the

Pentax

A

series

lens

is

used

or

when

the

Action

Program

Mode

is

in

use,

the

camera

uses

the

shutter

speed

of

1/100

sec.

AF200T

AF280T

AF400T

Red

f/2.8

f/4

f/4

Green

f/5.6

f/8

f/8

Yellow

f/11

(with

ISO100

film)

Notes

on

Pentax

Dedicated

Accessory

Flash

Units

1)

When

using

a

type

D

flash

unit

in

the

MS

(Manual

Sync)

or

M

(Manual)

mode,

set

the

aperture

on

the

basis

of

the

calculated

aperture

with

the

calculator

board

on

the

rear

of

the

flash

unit.

2)

When

the

built-in

flash

is

used

in

conjunction

with

a

Pentax

dedicated

accessory

flash

unit,

the

dedicated

accessory

flash

unit

has

priority

function

control

over

the

built-in

flash.

Ensure

that

the

flash

units

are

fully

charged

before

releasing

the

shutter.

Contrast

Control

Synch

Flash

Photography

When

the

camera's

built-in

flash

is

used

in

conjunction

with

the

AF500FTZ

or

AF330FTZ,

twin

-flash

photography

(contrast

control

sync

flash

photography)

is

possible,

providing

a

flash

output

ratio

of

1

(built-in

flash):

2

(accessory

flash

unit).

1.

Put

the

AF500FTZ

or

AF330FTZ

in

the

contrast

control

sync

flash

mode.

2.

Ensure

that

both

flash

units

are

fully

charged

and

then

shoot.

•

When

the

AF500FTZ

or

AF330FTZ

is

used

off

the

camera,

the

effect

of

contrast

control

is

increased.

Use

an

optional

"Hot

Shoe

Adapter

F"

(two

sets

with

the

AF330FTZ)

and

"Extension

Cord

F5P"

to

connect

the

accessory

flash

unit

to

the

camera.

Do

not

combine

an

accessory

with

a

different

number

of

contacts

such

as

a

"Hot

Shoe

Grip"

as

a

malfunction

may

occur.

•

In

the

Contrast

Control

Sync

flash

mode,

the

camera

operates

in

a

similar

manner

as

when

the

leading

-curtain

sync

flash

mode

is

selected

except

that

the

camera

uses

1/60

-sec.

top

flash

-sync

speed.

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