Ev Compensation; Changing The Shutter Speed; Changing The Aperture Setting; Selecting The Flash Mode - Pentax Optio 430 Operating Manual

EV Compensation

EV compensation is required when there is an extreme difference
in brightness between the background and the subject.
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Press the four-way controller (
) in Capture mode.
Four-way controller (
increases the EV compensa-
tion to a positive (+) level
Four-way controller (
decreases the EV compensa-
tion to a negative (–) level
The set level is displayed on the
LCD monitor.
• If you press or
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displayed on the LCD monitor will go off after three seconds.
• EV compensation is reset after taking a picture.
This function cannot be used in Manual Exposure mode.
Caution

Changing the Shutter Speed

See "Taking Pictures Manually (Manual Exposure Mode)" (p.32).

Changing the Aperture Setting

See "Taking Pictures Manually (Manual Exposure Mode)" (p.32).
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EV compensation level
one time, or set to ± 0, the set level

Selecting the Flash Mode

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• The flash is off when the Capture mode is set to
shooting, or infinity-landscape mode.
• [Auto] and [Auto + Red-eye Reduction] cannot be selected when
the Capture mode is set to
• In [Auto + Red-eye Reduction] and [Flash On + Red-eye
Reduction] modes, the flash pre-discharges before you take a
picture.
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Saving the Flash Mode
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Auto The flash discharges automatically depending on the
light conditions.
The flash will not discharge.
Flash Off
The flash discharges regardless of the brightness.
Flash On
This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes
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caused by the light from the flash being reflected in
Red-eye
the subject's eyes. The flash discharges automatically.
Reduction
Flash On + This mode reduces the phenomenon of red eyes
caused by the light from the flash being reflected in
Red-eye
Reduction the subject's eyes. The flash will discharge regardless
of lighting conditions.
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Press the button in Capture mode.
The flash mode changes each time the button is pressed and
the set mode is displayed on the LCD monitor.
The flash lamp blinks red while the flash is charging. When
charging is completed, the flash lamp lights red while press-
ing the shutter release button halfway.
The camera is ready to take the picture in the set flash mode.
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