Pentax Camera User manual

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SupEftpffi}fFiflt
O Neckstrap
ring
O f xposurecounter
O f ilmwind lever
O Sfrutter
releasebutton
€! External
LCD
O Shutter
auto lockbutton
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Manual
shutter
speed
select
buttons
@
llluminating
window
G)
Hotshoe
(D
Exposure
compensation
index
mark
(D
Exposure
compensation
scale
@Film rewind knob/Back
coverrelease
knob
(D
ASA/ISO film speed
scale
(E
Fitm
rewind
crank
(E
F;tmspeed
dial lock button
(D
Film speed
dial/Exposure
compensation
dial
O Grip Super
A
@
Self-timer
lever
(D
Lensrelease
lever
@
Preview
lever
(D
Lensinformationcontacts
@ Lens alignment
index
@Instant
return
mirror
@ Lighting
button for viewfinder
LCDs
@
X-synch
terminal
@Distance
scale
(D
Lensalignment
node
@
Aperture
scale
@ "A" index
on aperture
scale
@Focusing
ring
(D
Depth-of-field
scale
@
Aperture/Distance
index
@
Aperturering
@Aperture
auto lock button

co
The SuperProgramin 9 easysteps.
Inserting
batteries
......
Usi
ngbatteries
correctlY
Grip
Super
A
Strap
and
case
Lens
mounting
Filmwind lever
Shutter
dial,
shutter
releasebutton
and
releasebutton lock..........
setting ASA/ISO film speed,
Memo
Holder/Grip 15
Film
loading ..................
16
Viewf
inderdisplays 1I
Focusing ...
21
Holdingthe
camera .........:.....--."
22
Unloading
the
film .r.i-----r.............. .-....23
Six exposure
modes
Pentax
" ^" lens .........
28
Shutter
dial,
Manual
shutter
speed
sef
ectbutton .........29
Warning
indication
for each exposure
mode ...-..
30
Sef
ecting
the ProgrammedAE rnode ............;..-.--
32
Selecting
theAperture-priorityAE mode............
34
Selecting
theShutter-priority
AE mode ............
36
Selecting
the Metered
Manual
mode
Using
Pentaxdedicated
auto flash
units
Selecting
theTTL Auto Flash
mode
Selecting
the Programmed
Auto Flash
mode
......
ProgrammedAE diagram,
Shutter/Aperture
coupling
range,
Metercoupling
range
Exposure
compensation
Depth-of-f
ield
Depth-of-field
preview .........'-....
Tripod, B (Bulb)
and
Timeexposures
........
Self
-timer
.........
Use
of non-dedicated
flash
units
Diopter
adfustment,
changing
back
cover
lnfr.ared
indexmark
Using
screw-
mount Takumar
lenses
How to use
various
accessories
with your Super
Program
O & As on your Pentax Super
Program
Camera
maintenance
Resistanceto temperature
extremes
and
changes,A few noteson the LCD
' (Liquid
Cr:ystal
Display) .........
Specif
ications
Warranty
policy
2
6
I
9
10
11
12
13
38
.40
42
43
44
46
48
49
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
64
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THE SUPER
PROGRAM IN 9 EASY STEPS
Follow theI stepsbelow,
and in avery
short
time you'll be
ableto takepictures
with the
Super
Programin its
Programmed
AE mode.For
moredetailsabouteachstep,consultthe
accompanying
page
numbers.
* Remove
the cap
from theviewfindereyepiece.
1. Open the battery compartment with a coin and insertbatteries.
(p.
6)
2. Open the cameraback,
put in a roll of film, closethe back and advance
the film to the first frame. (p. 16)
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3. Set the ASA/ISO film speedto the appropriate number. {p. 15)
Set the exposure compensation dial to 1
x. {p. 46}
5. Set the shutter dial to Auto. With both lens
and shutter on
Auto, the camera is now in the Programmed AE mode. (p. 32)
4. Rotate the aperture ring on your "A" series
lens
to the Auto
position (indexed in green), while depressing the aperture auto
lock button. (p. 281
6. Gently press
the shutter releasebutton. You will seeboth
shutter speed
and aperture setting indicated on the viewfinder
LCD and on the external shutter speed LCD. (p. 321
P,?s I Fs.6
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7. Focus
the lensby rotating
the focusing
ring.
(p. 21
)1/60 second.
With slower speeds,
camera shake may cause
blurred
Dictures.
lf the speed
is 1/60 or faster,
release
the shutter'
9. After taking the last
picture on the roll. push the film rewind button. rewind the film and remove it from the camera' (p. 23)

OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Pfease
referto pages321 43 for detailed'information,on
the SuperPrograffr,
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