Using The Built-In Flash; Compensating Flash Output - Pentax SLR Operating Manual

Using the Built-in Flash

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Compensating Flash Output

You can change the flash output in a range of –2.0 to +1.0. The Flash
Compensation values are as follows for 1/3EV and 1/2EV.
Step interval
1/2EV
1/3EV
* Set interval of steps in [Expsr Setting Steps] in the [A Custom] menu. (p.142)
Set in [Flash Exp. Comp.] in the [A Rec. Mode] menu. (p.98)
5
Rec. Mode
Instant Review
Auto Bracket
AE Metering
Swtch dst msr pt
Flash Exp. Comp.
Cancel
• m blinks in the viewfinder when the flash pops up during Flash
Compensation. (p.20)
• If the maximum flash output is exceeded when corrected to the plus (+) side,
no compensation will be effective.
• Compensating to the minus (–) side may not effect the image if the subject is
too close, aperture is low or sensitivity is high.
–2.0, –1.5, –1.0, –0.5, 0.0, +0.5, +1.0
–2.0, –1.7, –1.3, –1.0, –0.7, –0.3, 0.0, +0.3, +0.7, +1.0
1 sec
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
OK
OK
Flash Compensation