Pentax MZ-6 manual Using the SHUTTER-PRIORITY AE Mode, OTE Exposure Warning

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3 Select the desired aperture value

by moving the select switch.

4 When the shutter release button is depressed halfway down, the shutter speed and aperture value will be displayed in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel.

Memo

•The bar underneath the aperture value

indicates that you can change the aper- ture setting by the select switch.

•The Aperture-Priority AE Mode can also set when the lens aperture ring is set to desired f-stop other than [ A ].

Set the mode dial to either [ AUTO PICT ],

[ ], [ ],[ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ].

•The approximate aperture indication appears in the viewfinder. It may not the same indication as you select the lens aperture.

•The approximate aperture indication appears only an FA or F lens is attached.

SELECTING AN EXPOSURE MODE

NOTE Exposure Warning
If the subject is too bright or too dark,
the selected shutter speed will blink in
the viewfinder and on the LCD panel as
a warning as shown. When the subject
is too bright, choose a smaller aper-
ture, if available; when it is too dark,
choose a larger aperture, if available.
When the shutter speed indication	STEP
stops blinking, you can take the picture.
If both shutter and aperture blink, it	UP
means that the exposure is out of
metering range, unable to obtain a cor-	ADVANCED
rect exposure even if the aperture is
adjusted. Select a darker subject if it is
too bright, or use a flash if it is too
dark.	OPERATIONS
USING THE SHUTTER-PRIORITY AE MODE
When the desired shutter speed is selected, the appropri-
ate aperture is automatically set by the camera for a prop-
er exposure according to the brightness of the subject. This
mode is suitable for freezing the action with a fast shutter
speed or capturing a flowing dynamic image with a slow
shutter speed.

1 Set the lens aperture ring to [A] while pressing the aperture -A- lock botton.

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