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b is lit = Built-in flash ready, b is blinking = Flash should be used or incompatible lens is being used, 3 = Auto discharge,

>= Redeye reduction, Q = Slow-speed sync, 9=Single frame shooting, j = Continuous shooting, g = Self-timer, h= Remote control shooting, ? = Battery exhaustion

LCD Panel Display warning, ] = Auto bracket exposure (EV steps can be set to 1/ 2 EV or 1/3 EV), N = Flash exposure compensation, Confirm sensitivity, Shutter speed, Aperture value, White Balance, Remaining capacity, m = EV compensation, PC (mass storage)/ Pb (PictBridge) appears when the USB cable is connected, EV bar, 1, 1P

Preview Function

Live View: TTL method using the image sensor, Zoom Display and Show Grid are usable

Optical Preview:Depth of field confirmation (electronically controlled and usable in all exposure modes)

Digital Preview: Composition, exposure, focus and white balance confirmation

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Up to approx. 3 fps, JPEG: up to 38 frames (Hi) / until SD Continuous shooting Memory Card is full (Lo), RAW: up to 14 frames (PEF) / up to 16 (Hi/Lo)

frames (DNG)

Burst Shooting

Approx. 21 fps, JPEG (Y/C): up to approx. 115 frames

 

Electronically controlled with delay time of 12 sec./2 sec. (with

Self-timer

mirror up function). Start by pressing the shutter release button.

Operation confirmation: Possible to set beep. Can be cancelled

 

 

after operation

 

PENTAX Remote Control F (optional) Release shutter

Remote Control

immediately or three seconds after pressing the remote control

 

shutter button, Remote Continuous Shooting

Mirror

Quick-return mirror, mirror up function (2 sec. self-timer)

Custom Image

Image Tone (6 types), Saturation/Filter Effect, Hue/Toning,

Contrast, Sharpness

 

 

Three or five frames (underexposed, proper exposure and

Exposure Bracket

overexposed) are shot continuously with exposure bracketing.

 

(Selectable between 1/2 EV and 1/3 EV for EV steps)

Extended Bracket

Three frames are saved continuously with white balance,

saturation, hue, contrast and sharpness bracketing.

 

Multi-exposure

Select the number of shots between 2 and 9 (Auto EV Adjust can

be set according to the number of shots)

 

Exposure Meter/

TTL multi (16-segment metering), Exposure range from EV 0 to

EV 21 at ISO 100, with 50 mm f/1.4 lens, Center-weighted and

Exposure Range

Spot metering mode can be set

 

 

 

EV Compensation

±3 EV (1/2 EV Steps), ±2 EV (1/3 EV Steps), EV Steps can be

selected

 

 

Button type (timer type: two times the meter operating time set

AE Lock

in Custom Setting) Continuous as long as the shutter button is

 

halfway pressed.