Pentax A3000 User Manual

USING
PENTAX
DEDICATED
AUTO FLASH UNITS
Using the AF200Sn
flash
unit with
this
camera
easily
allows the Programmed
Auto
Flash
photography
with
the
ca mera
set
to
the
Programmed
AE
mode.
Set the
camera's mode
selector
to
PROGRAM,
and turn
the
flash
to
ON.
Furthermore,
the AF2OOT,
AF28OT
and AF4OOT
can
also be
used
with
this
camera
in
the
Programmed
Auto
Flash
mode.
The
table
indicates
what
dedicated
f
u
nctions
work when
the
camera is
used with Pentax
dedicated
auto
flash
units.
o
lf
the
AF2OOT, AF280T
or
AF400T
is
used
with
the camera in
the
TTL
Auto Flash
mode,
the
dedicated
functions
are
indicated
in
the
viewfinder,
but the
flash
emits the full light
output,
resulting
in incorrect
exposure.
o
The
AF200Sn
does
not
provide
the dedicated
function
described in
3.
o
AF080C,
AF2OOS, AF160
and
earlier
Pentax
flashes
apply to 1
and
2
only
in
the table,
when
the
camera
is
used in
the
Aperture-priority
AE
mode.
o
When
the Pentax
dedicated
auto
f lash
is used
in
its M
or
MS mode,
the dedicated f
unctions
in
the Programmed AE
mode
do
not work.
o26
Dedicated
Functions
(ln
Programmed
Auto
F lash
mode)
1 Flash-ready indication
by
the
lighting
of ,
mark.
2
As soon
as
f lash
is
ready,
shutter
speed is
automatically
set
at
X(1/60
sec.)
for
flash
sync.
3
When
f
lash has
worked
properly,
I
mark
in
viewfinder
disappears
for
an
instant
and
lights
up
again
or
f
lickers, indicating
that
proper
f
lash
sync
has
been
made.
4 In
Programmed
AE
mode,
aperture
is
also
set
automatically.
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Pentax A3000 Specifications

General

Image Sensor	CCD
Image Stabilization	Digital
Shutter Speed	1/2000 - 4 sec
Built-in Flash	Yes
Sensor Size	1/2.3 inch
LCD Screen Resolution	230, 000 dots
Type	Compact
Storage Media	SD/SDHC