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Pentax K 100D Super User Manual

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Exposure Mode

e

Program, b Shutter priority, c Aperture priority, a Manual, p Bulb

Picture mode I Auto Picture, = Portrait, s Landscape,

q

Macro, \ Moving Object, . Night Scene

Portrait, a Flash OFF

Scene mode

A Night Scene, i Surf & Snow,

B Text, K Sunset,

C Kids, E Pet, D Candlelight, E Museum.

Shutter

Electronically controlled vertical-run focal-plane shutter, Speed

range (1) Auto 1/4000 to 30 sec. (stepless), (2) Manual 1/4000

to 30 sec. [1/2 EV step or 1/3 EV step] (3) Bulb, Electromagnetic

release, Shutter lock by setting Main switch in OFF position.

Lens Mount

Pentax K

AF2

bayonet mount (AF coupler, lens information

contacts, K-mount with power contacts)

Lens Used

Pentax K

AF2

(not power zoom compatible), K

AF

mount lenses, K

A

mount lenses

Autofocus System

TTL phase-matching autofocus system (SAFOX VIII), AF

operational brightness range: EV 0 to 19 (at ISO 100 with f/1.4

lens), Focus lock available, Focus Mode: l (Single)/k

(Continuous)/\, Adjustable AF point

Viewfinder

Penta-mirror viewfinder, Natural-Bright-Matte II focusing screen,

Field of view: 96%, Magnification 0.85× (with 50 mm f/1.4 lens at

), Diopter: –2.5m

-1

to +1.5m

-1

(per meter)

Viewfinder Indication

Focus information: ] is lit when in-focus and blinking when

unable to focus, b is lit=Built-in flash ready, b is blinking=Flash

should be used or incompatible lens is being used, Shutter speed,

Confirm Sensitivity, Aperture value, e-dial enabled indicator,
@

=AE lock, Capacity remaining, m=Exposure compensation,

k

=Continuous mode, Picture mode icon, Scene mode icon,

\

=Manual focus, o=ISO warning, Shake Reduction display

LCD Panel Display

b

is lit=Built-in flash ready, b is blinking=Flash should be used or

incompatible lens is being used, E=Auto discharge, E>=Auto

flash+Redeye reduct, 9=Single frame shooting, j=Continuous

shooting, g=Self-timer, h=Remote control shooting, ?=Battery

exhaustion warning, ]=Auto bracketing exposure (exposure setting

steps can be set to 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV), M=Center-weighted metering,
N

=Spot metering, V=AF Point Select, M=Center of AF Point,

Shutter speed, Aperture value, White Balance, Capacity remaining and
m

=Exposure compensation, PC (mass storage)/Pb (PictBridge)

appears when the USB cable is connected

Preview Function

Digital Preview: Composition, exposure and focus confirmation

Optical Preview: Depth of field confirmation (electronically

controlled and usable in all exposure modes)

Self-timer

Electronically controlled with delay time of 12 sec./2 sec. (with

mirror up function). Start by pressing shutter release button.

Operation confirmation: Possible to set beep. Can be cancelled

after operation

Mirror

Quick-return mirror, mirror up function (2 sec. self-timer)

Auto Bracket

Three frames (under exposed, proper exposure and overexposed)

are shot continuously with exposure bracketing. (Selectable

between 1/2 EV and 1/3 EV for Exposure setting steps)