Pentax P3 User Manual

Using in Metered Manual mode
• Set the lens aperture to the f-stop indicated by
the exposure table on the back of the flash.
• As soon as the flash is ready, the camera is
automatically switched to work at 1/100 sec.
flash sync speed. (In Metered Manual mode, the
slow-speed sync described later is workable.)
Auto Flash Check Mark ( i )
When a proper flash photo has been taken, the ^
mark in the viewfinder disappears for an instant
just after the flash firing and lights up again or
blinks, indicating the completion of a proper flash
photography. The AF200 S a does not have this
Auto Flash Check function.
Slow'Speed Sync Photography
As you set the shutter speed
between 1/60 and 1 sec. with the
camera set in the Metered Manual
mode, you can take a slow*speed-
sync photo. As soon as the flash
is ready, " V " and "M" marks
plus the shutter speed set are
displayed in the viewfinder.
(1) When the shutter speed is set between 1/1000
and 1/125 sec., the camera is automatically
switched to the flash sync speed of 1/100 sec.,
as soon as the flash is fully charged. (In this
case, no shutter speed is displayed in the
viewfinder.)
(2) When the shutter speed blinks in the
viewfinder as an Improper exposure warning,
the shutter speed disappears on completion of
the battery charging, but it is automatically
set to one second.
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Pentax P3 Specifications

General

Model	Pentax P3
Film Format	35mm
Lens Mount	Pentax K mount
Metering	TTL center-weighted
Flash Sync	1/100 sec
Camera Type	SLR
Shutter Speed	1/1000 sec to 1 sec, Bulb
Exposure Modes	Manual
ISO Range	25-1600
Viewfinder	Pentaprism
Flash	Hot shoe
Battery	2x LR44/SR44