Pentax IQZoom 70-XL - Lamp Indicators for Focus and Flash; Ordinary Shooting Mode Operations

4. GREEN/RED
LAMPS 5.
ORDINARY
PHOTOGRAPHY
When
you
de-
press
the
shut-
ter release
but-
ton
halfway,
the
lamps
O
andlor
@
light
up
or blink as
shown at
left.
When the
power
is
switched
on
by
depressing
the
main switch
button,
the
camera
auto-
0
Green
lamp:
When the
subiect
is in focus,
it will
light
up
to
indicate
that
you
can
take
the
Picture;
.
when the
subiect
is
not in
focus, it
will
blink,
indicating
that
You
cannot
take
the
Pic-
ture
because
the camera-to-
-
subiect
distance
is too
close.
Q)
Red lamp:
When the
flash
is
readY to
discharge,
it will
light uP.
When the
flash
is being
charged,
it will
blink.
Notes:
r
lf the subject
is too close,
the
green
lamp
blinks.
Adjust the camera-to-subiect
dis-
tance
so
that the
green
lamp
lights con-
tinuously,
then
release the
shutter.
r
lf
the
subject
is even closer
(approx.
30cm),
the
green
lamp
may
light continuously.
matically
selects
the
Auto and
Single-Frame
Shooting
rnodes and
the
exposure
counter
indicatioh
remains
on even
if the
main switch
is turned
off.
These
modes
are used
for taking
ordinary
pictures.
The built-in
flash
will dis-
charge'automatically
when the
subiect
is
poorly
illuminated.
.
When
the
LCD
panel
displayed
is different
from the
one
shown above
(which
indi-
cates
the
other
modes
are setl,
switching
power
OFF and
then
ON
restores the
Auto
and
Single-Frame
Shooting
modes.
t
When
the
built-in
flash
automatically
dis-
charges,
the
camera
uses the
_shutter-speed
appr-ox.
1/40th sec.
(when
1SO100
film is
used).
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