Compensating Flash Output; Daylight-Sync Shooting - Pentax K-x Operating Manual

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Daylight-Sync Shooting

In daylight conditions, the flash will eliminate shadows when a portrait
picture is taken with a person's face cast in shadow. Use of the flash
in this way is called Daylight-Sync Shooting. The b (Manual Flash
Discharge) mode is used when shooting with Daylight-Sync
Shooting.
Taking pictures
1 Pop up the built-in flash manually and confirm that the flash
mode is set to E. (p.70)
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2 Confirm that the flash is fully charged.
3 Take a picture.
The picture may be overexposed if the background is too bright.

Compensating Flash Output

You can change the flash output in a range of –2.0 to +1.0. The following
flash compensation values can be set according to the step interval set in
[1. EV Steps] (p.108) of the [A Custom Setting 1] menu.
Step Interval
1/3 EV
1/2 EV
Without Daylight-Sync
–2.0, –1.7, –1.3, –1.0, –0.7, –0.3, 0.0, +0.3, +0.7, +1.0
–2.0, –1.5, –1.0, –0.5, 0.0, +0.5, +1.0
With Daylight-Sync
Flash Compensation Value