Shooting On Auto - Pentax MV-1 Manual

SHOOTING ON AUTO
Your Pentax MV 1 is designed for used on AUTO. After the film
is loaded and the exposure mode dial is set to AUTO it need not
be taken off, even for flash photography if the accessory AF 200S
Auto Flash is used. The only occasions when you would use the
other settings are for flash synch at "100X" for flash units other
than the AF 200S, and for long exposures at the "B" (Bulb) setting.
The 100X setting may also be used for battery failure and film
wind on. Otherwise, keep the shutter dial set to AUTO.
Exposure Check: After you have set the ASA film speed, preset the
aperture and focused, you are ready to check the exposure. Simply,
press the shutter button slightly until one of three LEDs in the
viewfinder lights. If the green LED lights, go ahead and shoot
Overexposure Warning: If the red LED indicator lights on pressing
the shutter button partway, the photo will be overexposed. To
prevent this, you will have to reset the aperture ring to a smaller
aperture by turning it clockwise until the green LED comes on (for
example, f/8 to f/11 or f/16,etc.).
Slow Exposure/Camera Shake Warning: If the Yellow LED lights,
it indicates that the camera has selected a shutter speed below
1/30 sec. in relation to your preset aperture. This does not necessarily
indicate that the photo will be underexposed, but there is a tendency
for the picture to blur with such slow exposures. Usually, however,
blur also can be prevented by resetting the aperture ring. Only, in this
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