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Daylight-sync shooting, Pop up the built-in flash manually – Pentax ist User Manual

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Daylight-Sync Shooting

In daylight conditions, when a portrait picture is taken with a
person's face cast in shadow, discharging the flash will
eliminate the shadow.

1.Press the flash pop-up button (

).

2.Confirm that the flash mode is set to Flash ON.

3.Confirm either the built-in or the external flash is fully

charged.

If the background is too bright, it may be over exposed.

4.Take a picture.

MEMO

• When taking a daylight-sync photograph with

displayed on the

LCD panel, the flash may not discharge.

• Set the flash mode to Flash ON to discharge flash in daylight.

Using other types of flash

Use of non-Pentax flash units may damage the camera. For the
best results, use a Pentax dedicated flash unit.

Without Daylight-Sync

With Daylight-Sync

POP UP THE BUILT-IN FLASH MANUALLY