Pentax ist - Manual (Page 23)

B
ASIC OPERA
TION
(PREP
ARA
TION)
B
ASIC OPERA
TION
(SHOO
TING)
AD
V
ANCED OPERA
TIONS
O
THERS
BASIC OPERATION (PREPARATION)
Step 1. ATTACHING THE STRAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Step 2. LOADING THE BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Step 3. TURNING ON THE POWER . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Step 4. ADJUSTING THE DATE AND TIME . . . . . . .28
Step 5. IMPRINTING THE DATE OR TIME . . . . . . . .30
Step 6. ATTACHING A LENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Step 7. ADJUSTING THE VIEWFINDER’S DIOPTER 34
Step 8. LOADING FILM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Step 9. OPERATING THE SHUTTER RELEASE
BUTTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37