Pentax ME Super - Exposure Warnings and Handling

YELLOW
LED
—
SLOW
EXPOSURE/CAMERA
SHAKE
WARNING
When the shutter speed drops below 1/60 sec., although
exposure
will be correct, the slightest
movement
of the camera — even
vibration
from pressing
the shutter button — often produces
“camera shake"' at the critical moment of exposure; this in turn will
cause
blurred
pictures.
The
LEDs
between
"30”
and
"4S"
illuminate
in yellow to warn against camera shake. |f a YELLOW LED lights,
first try a wider lens aperture (i.e., 1/5.6 to 1/2.8, f/1.7, etc.) to see if
a
GREEN
LED
will
appear.
If
the
GREEN
LED
doesn't
light
before
you reach the widest lens aperture, do either of the following: @
Shoot at the fastest possible shutter speed indicated Бу a YELLOW
LED, but brace the camera on a firm surface: better still, use a tripod
to minimize camera shake (page 31) or, @switch to flash (page28—29)
RED "UNDER" LED — UNDEREXPOSURE
When
light
is
extremely
limited,
the
RED
LED
beside
the
“UNDER”
indication
at the bottom of the scale glows to warn you against
underexposure,
If this LED lights, first try setting the lens to its
widest aperture
(f/2, f/1.4, etc.). If a GREEN
LED lights, go ahead
and shoot. If a YELLOW
LED appears,
follow the procedure
outlined
in “YELLOW
LED — SLOW EXPOSURE”
above. If the
RED “UNDER”
LED remains lit even at the widest aperture:
@
make a time exposure
using a tripod at the “В” mode setting, or
@ switch to flash (pages 28 — 29)
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