Pentax ist *ist Manual - Page 67

BASIC OPERATION (PREPARATION) BASIC OPERATION (SHOOTING) 65 • If you take a finger off from the shutter release button during auto bracketing, the auto bracketing exposure setting will remain effective for about 20 seconds and you can take the next picture by pressing the shutter release button again. In this case, auto focusing works for each frame. • You can combine this function with the built-in flash or external flash (TTL and P-TTL auto only) to change the amount of flash consecutively. Make sure the external flash is fully charged before pressing the shutter release button each time. • You can change the auto bracketing sequence using the custom function number [CF1]. See pages 134 and 136. • Auto bracketing is automatically canceled after the third frame is exposed. You can change this setting using the custom function [CF2]. See pages 134 and 137. • You can combine this function with the consecutive shooting mode. In this case, you can take consecutive auto bracketing shots by pressing the shutter release button continuously. • You can combine this function with the self-timer mode or the remote control shooting mode. In this case, the camera returns to single-frame drive mode after shooting the third frame. Taking pictures under exposer or over exposer only You can use the auto bracketing mode for only under exposure or over exposure shots by combining the operation with exposure compensation. In this case, the specified exposure compensation value is used for auto bracketing. See page 85. ADVANCED OPERATIONS OTHERS