Pentax ist manual Night-Scene Program Mode

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6. Night-Scene Program Mode

This mode is useful when taking a portrait photograph with a night scene in the background.

1 Set the mode dial to .

•When the shutter release button is pressed halfway, the shutter speed

and aperture setting are displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel. is also displayed in the viewfinder.

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•It is possible to photograph subjects and background in a balanced way by using the flash to properly expose the foreground subject and a slow-speed to expose the low light background. The shutter speed automatically changes in the range of 1/125 to 1 second.

•Use of a tripod is recommended to prevent camera shake because of the slow shutter speed in this mode. If the subject is not still, the picture will be blurred.

•Check that the flash is fully charged before shooting.

•The Standard program mode is automatically set when the built-in flash is not in use.

•If you use a large tripod, be sure to install the supplied auxiliary tripod plate between the camera and pan/tilt tripod head, otherwise the pan/tilt tripod head may contact the lens.

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