Pentax ZX-5N - Manual (Page 65)

3. Turn either the shutter dial or lens aperture ring
until the dot is displayed in the center of the bar
graph. •
• When the shutter release button is depressed half­
way, the shutter speed, approximate aperture and bar
graph will be displayed in the viewfinder.
• When a lens other than an F or FA lens is used, no ap­
proximate aperture indication will appear in the view­
finder.
• When the dots are displayed to the [ O ] side on the
bar graph, it indicates overexposure and when the
dots are displayed to the [ © ] side, it indicates under­
exposure.
• Moving one dot on the bar graph indicates 0.5 step
(0.5EV). However, when under or over exposure is
set beyond + 3 or - 3 steps (3EV), [ O ] or [ © ] in­
dicator will blink.
• In flash photography, when you use the flash sync
shutter speed of 1/100 second or a non-dedicated
external flash unit, set the shutter dial to the [1OOV]
(1 /100 of second) position.
• When a lens with no lens information contacts is
used, use either center-weighted metering or spot
metering. The multi-segment metering mode cannot
be used.
• When using a Pentax A f/1.2 lens with the lens aper­
ture ring set other than the A position, the center
weighted metering mode will be set instead of the
multi-segment metering mode. As the exposure will
come out 1 stop over, set the lens aperture ring to
[A ], or adjust the exposure deliberately 1 stop
under.
• Exposure Warning
If the subject is too bright or too dark, the selected shut­
ter speed will blink in the viewfinder as a warning as
shown. When the subject is too bright, choose a smaller
aperture; when it is too dark, choose a larger aperture.
When the shutter speed indication stops blinking, you
can take a picture. If both shutter and aperture blink. It
means that the exposure is out of metering range, un­
able to obtain a correct exposure even if the aperture is
adjusted. Select a darker subject or use a flash if it is
too dark.
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