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When

using

the

Three

-Level

Auto

(red,

green,

and

yel-

low

settings)

mode,

the

aperture

value

is

adjusted

as

shown

in

the

table.

When

the

flash

is

fully

charged,

the

shutter

speed

also

varies

within

the

shutter

speed

range

of

1/100

to

a

slower

speed

which

does

not

cause

camera

shake.

The

slowest

shutter

speed

varies

according

to

the

lens

focal

length.

When

a

non-

autofocus

lens

is

in

use,

the

shutter

speed

will

be

set

to

1/100

of

second.

AF200T

AF280T

AF400T

Red

f/2.8

f/4

f/4

Green

f

/5.6

f/8

f/8

Yellow

f/11

with

IS0100

Notes

on

Pentax

dedicated

flash

units

When

the

built-in

flash

is

used

in

combination

with

a

Pentax

dedicated

flash

unit,

if

the

trailing

-shutter

-

curtain

sync

mode

is

set

for

the

dedicated

flash

unit,

the

built-

in

flash

also

operates

in

the

trailing

-shutter

curtain

sync.

mode.

Ensure

that

both

flash

units

are

fully

charged

before

releasing

the

shutter.

Contrast

-Control

-Sync

Flash

Photography

Using

the

AF330FTZ

or

AF500FTZ

in

combination

with

the

built-in

flash

allows

twin

flash

photography

(contrast

-control

-sync

flash

photography).

This

is

based

on

the

difference

between

the

amount

of

light

discharged

from

two

units.

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.

•

The

ratio

of

the

amount

of

flash

light

is

1

(built-in

flash)

:

2

(dedicated

flash

unit).

When

the

AF500FTZ

or

AF330FTZ

is

used

off

the

camera,

the

effect

of

contrast

control

is

increased.

Do

not

combine

an

ac-

cessory

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

top

flash

sync

speed

is

1/60

of

second.

Multi

-burst

flash

with

the

Pentax

dedicated

flash

When

discharging

more

than

2

Pentax

dedicated

flashes,

make

sure

that

they

are

of

the

same

type,

com-

bine

the

Type

B

with

Type

C

or

Type

D

with

Type

E.

(refer

to

the

overview

of

Flash

Function

on

page

79.

The

Built

-In

flash

can

be

operated

with

any

type

of

Pentax

TTL

dedicated

flash

unit.

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