Taki Ng P Ic T Ur Cs - Pentax ESPIO 928 QUARTZ DATE Operating Manual

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TAKING PICTURES
Shooting distance:
O.58m
(1.9rt) . c x'(in fi n it y)
1 Composing the scene
A fter zoo m ing the lens an d co rnposing
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sc en c, focus on th e su bj ec t w i t h th e autofo cu s
frame in t he ce nt er of th e vie wfinde r.
• This ca m era uses rnulri-bearn AF ta focus th e
lens on th e subj cct . E ven if th e su bjcct is
slig h t ly olT th c AF fra m e , th e subj ect will
cas ily b e bro ught in ta foeus.
• T a Iocus on a particular sp ot in the AF frame ,
sele ct th e AF spot mod e. ( See p a ge 34.) ilili
• When th e po we r is turncd on, th e multibea rn
AF mod e is a uto rna t ically sel.
2 Checking the lamp indication
D ClJreSS th e sh uu e r rcl case hut ten halfwa y
do wn . Wh en th e subj cct is in focu s, th e gre en
larnp will light
up .
If th e subje c t is clo ser than
0.58 rne ter ( 1.9 ft) , th e gree n lamp will blink
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warn you . In th is case, ext end th e ca m e ra-to ­
su bjcct di st an c e un t il the green la rnp is lit con­
tinuously.
• Wh en t he red lamp ligh ts up , it indi cat es chat
th e built-in fla sh w ill di scha rge. Ensure thar
yo u ar e wit h in th c Ilash e ffec tive r a ng e b efore
sh ootin g. (Sec p age 19.)
3 Shooting
D epress the shu rtcr r elca sc buuon full y, and th e
shutt cr will be reJeased. Then , the film a u to rna t­
ically ad vances ta th e ncxt fra me.
Notes :
• Wh en t.he shut tcr is relca sed, th e se lf-r imer
lamp mum en tarily lights up ta indi ca te th al a
picture ha s b ccn t ak en.
• If you wish to focu s on a no t h er su bjcc r, lift
your linger from the sh u tter rel ea se hutt on
an d d epress th e shutter r e1ca se burt on ha If­
way dow n aga in.
• The s hut te r can no t b e rele ased whi 1c th e lens
is zooming.
Automatic Flash Emission
Wh cn taking pi ct u rcs in low ligh t or in a back­
light situa t ion, rh c flash w ill automatieally d is­
ch a rge . When th e sh ut t e r relcasc bu tton is d e­
presscd halfway d ow n in low ligh t, the red la ml'
will light up , ind iea t in g th e flash is ready t.o
dis ch arge. If t he red lamp h links, this indi ca tes
thai th e built -in llash is b ein g c ha rged and t he
shutter cal mol b e r eleased . T h erefo re , cnsure
that th e r ed la m p is lit eo ntinuous ly befo re
i ak ing pi ct ures.
Red-oye
Sho ot ing portra its w it h t he flash may resu lt in
" red -ev e" , th e red dot in you r subjecr's eye. T his
ca me ra includes a red -eye re duct ion flash fu ne­
t
ion, whieh red uces t h e red -oye phenomenon by
using pre-flash. See p a ge 22 an d 47 for detai ls.
Flash effective r a nges (Neg a -co lor film
used)
lens
ISO
100 20U
400
28mm ( U . ) O.58- 5.0m O.58- 7.0 m O.68-9.9m
90 mm (4 ) 0.58- 2A m O.58- 3.3m 0.58- 4.7m
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