Pentax 8542, 8572, 8557, 8587 specifications Press the four-way controller 2 in a mode

• A remote control signal can be received from either receivers on the front and the back of the camera.

•The operating range is approx. 4 m from the front of the camera and approx. 2 m from the back of it.

•In C (Movie), (Underwater Movie), (High Speed Movie), c (Time- Lapse Movie), and (1cm-Macro Movie) modes, pressing the shutter release button again stops the recording.

•The camera takes a picture even if the focus is not achieved.

•If the shutter release button on the camera is pressed halfway during the countdown, the countdown stops. If the shutter release button on the remote control unit is pressed again, the camera starts the countdown again.

•i/h cannot be selected in some shooting modes. Refer to “Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode” (p.204) for details.

•The self-timer lamp and LED Macro Lights do not turn on or blink in e(Pet) mode.

Taking Pictures with Automatic Exposure Adjustment (Auto Bracketing)

Press the shutter release button once to automatically adjust the exposure and take three pictures in succession. After taking the pictures, you can select the best shot from them.

The shooting order is as follows: the proper exposure → –1.0 EV → +1.0 EV.

1 Press the four-way controller (2) in A mode.

The [Drive Mode] screen appears.

2 Use the four-way controller (45) to select a (Auto Bracketing) and press the 4 button.

The camera is now ready to take pictures with Auto Bracketing.

• When the Instant Review is set to O (On) (p.101), the pictures taken are shown in Instant Review after shooting (p.64).

•a cannot be selected in some shooting modes. Refer to “Functions Available for Each Shooting Mode” (p.204) for details.

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