Setting The Exposure Manually (Manual Exposure Mode) - Pentax 555 Operating Manual

Setting the Exposure Manually (Manual Exposure Mode)

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You can set the shutter speed and aperture value manually.
1
Set the mode dial to M.
2
Use the four-way controller to change
the shutter speed and aperture value.
4
Increases the shutter speed.
5
Reduces the shutter speed.
2
Makes the aperture larger.
(Reduces the aperture value.)
3
Makes the aperture smaller.
(Increases the aperture value.)
If the combination of shutter speed and aperture value do not give an appropriate
exposure, a warning will be displayed.
(Lit)
(Blinking)
p
(Lit)
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If the deviation from the appropriate exposure is between –0.3 EV and –
n
2.0 EV, will light, and if between +0.3 EV and +2.0 EV
the value will be displayed.
If the picture is underexposed at a setting lower than –2.0 EV,
n
blinks, and if overexposed at a setting higher than +2.0 EV,
m
blinks.
Metering is not possible.
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3
2
1/250 1/250 1/250 10/20/2003 10/20/2003 10/20/2003
F2.8 F2.8 F2.8 11:19 11:19 11:19
Aperture Shutter speed
m
will light, and
198 198 198