Pentax MZ-6 - Manual (Page 56)

USING EXTERNAL FLASH
USING EXTERNAL FLASH
When the built-in flash cannot provide enough illumination,
use a Pentax-dedicated. With an external flash unit, TTL
auto wireless flash and high-speed sync photograph can
be taken with AF360FGZ.
FLASH FUNCTIONS
The features available with the built-in flash or a dedicated,
external flash are described below.
Check which type your external flash unit is and see which
functions it has.
STEP UP
FLASH PHO
T
OGRAPHY
Camera Functions TYPE A TYPE B TYPE C TYPE D TYPE E TYPE F
Red-eye reduction * 1
Automatic firing of the flash
When the flash is ready,
the camera switches to the flash
sync speed automatically.
Auto Picture Mode, Picture Mode
or Shutter-priority AE mode,
* 2 * 2
the aperture is set automatically.
Flash confirmation in the viewfinder
TTL auto flash p.97 * 4 * 3
P-TTL auto flash p.96 * 5
Slow-speed sync p.105
AF illuminator
Trailing shutter curtain sync flash* 6 * 7
Contrast-control-sync flash mode* 8
Multiple-burst flash, slave flash * 9
High-speed sync
Wireless flash
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