Pentax MZ-6 manual Using the Bulb Exposure Mode, About Exposure Compensation

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•When lenses other than an F or FA lens is used, no approximate aperture indica- tion will appear in the viewfinder.

•The indicator in the viewfinder turns to orange when the shutter speed changes to a slower shutter speed which causes camera shake.

NOTE Exposure Warning

If the subject is too bright or too dark, both shutter speed, aperture setting and [ ]/[ ]will blink in the viewfinder as a warning as shown. It means that the exposure is out of metering range, unable to obtain a correct exposure even if the aperture is adjusted. Select a darker subject or use a flash if it is too dark.

USING THE BULB EXPOSURE MODE

This mode is useful for the long exposures required for shooting night scenes and fireworks. The shutter remains open as long as the shutter release button is held down.

qWith the Metered-Manual Mode set, move the select lever to change the shutter speed until [ Bu ] appears in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel.

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SELECTING AN EXPOSURE MODE

wWhen using this mode, use a steady tripod to prevent camera shake and attach the optional “Cable Switch CS-205” after opening the release socket cap.

Memo

• Up to approx. 8 hours of time exposure
are possible with new lithium batteries	STEP
at ambient temperatures.
• With the remote control shooting mode	UP
set, the shutter remains open as long
	ADVANCED
orange color.
as the remote control's shutter release
button held down.
• The indicator in the viewfinder turns to	OPERATIONS
ABOUT EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
The exposure compensation allows you to deliberately
overexposure (brighten) or underexposure(darken) a sub-
ject, or compensate for difficult lighting conditions which
may fool the camera's built-in exposure meter.
Memo

•Exposure compensation does not work in the Metered manual mode and Bulb Exposure Mode.

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