Pentax MZ-6 - Manual (Page 39)

SELECTING AN EXPOSURE MODE
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Exposure Warning
If the subject is too bright or too dark,
the selected shutter speed will blink in
the viewfinder and on the LCD panel as
a warning as shown. When the subject
is too bright, choose a smaller aper-
ture, if available; when it is too dark,
choose a larger aperture, if available.
When the shutter speed indication
stops blinking, you can take the picture.
If both shutter and aperture blink, it
means that the exposure is out of
metering range, unable to obtain a cor-
rect exposure even if the aperture is
adjusted. Select a darker subject if it is
too bright, or use a flash if it is too
dark.
USING THE SHUTTER-PRIORITY AE MODE
When the desired shutter speed is selected, the appropri-
ate aperture is automatically set by the camera for a prop-
er exposure according to the brightness of the subject. This
mode is suitable for freezing the action with a fast shutter
speed or capturing a flowing dynamic image with a slow
shutter speed.
1
Set the lens aperture ring to [A]
while pressing the aperture -A-
lock botton.
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Select the desired aperture value
by moving the select switch.
4
When the shutter release button
is depressed halfway down, the
shutter speed and aperture
value will be displayed in the
viewfinder and on the LCD
panel.
• The bar underneath the aperture value
indicates that you can change the aper-
ture setting by the select switch.
• The Aperture-Priority AE Mode can
also set when the lens aperture ring is
set to desired f-stop other than [ A ].
Set the mode dial to either [ AUTO PICT ],
[
], [ ],[ ], [ ], [ ] or [ ].
• The approximate aperture indication
appears in the viewfinder. It may not
the same indication as you select the
lens aperture.
• The approximate aperture indication
appears only an FA or F lens is
attached.
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