Pentax 12195, 12161 Compensating Flash Output, Press the four-way controller 3 in on p.56

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3 Basic

The flash modes that can be selected differ depending on the capture mode.

Capture Mode	Selectable Flash Mode
n/H *1/u	C/i/E/F/a
e/c	C/i/E/F/G/H/I/a
b/a	C/i/E/F/I/a

*1 Fixed to a in K (Sunset), d(Blue Sky), A(Night Scene), Z(Night Scene HDR), p(HDR), y(Backlight Silhouette), U(Candlelight), n(Stage Lighting) or

E(Museum) mode.

1 Press the four-way controller (4) in Capture mode.

The Flash Mode setting screen appears.

Operations

2 Use the four-way controller (45) to select a flash mode, and press the 4button.

The camera is ready to take a picture.

Auto Flash Discharge

0.0

MENU Cancel OK OK

Slow-speed Sync and Trailing Curtain Sync slow down the shutter speed. To avoid camera shake, either turn on the Shake Reduction function, or use a tripod.

Compensating Flash Output

You can change the flash output in the range of –2.0 to +1.0. The following flash compensation values can be set in increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV depending on the lens being used.

Step Interval	Flash Compensation Value
1/3 EV	–2.0, –1.7, –1.3, –1.0, –0.7, –0.3, 0.0, +0.3, +0.7, +1.0
1/2 EV	–2.0, –1.5, –1.0, –0.5, 0.0, +0.5, +1.0

1 Press the four-way controller (3) in Step 2 on p.56.