Pentax Zoom 280-P User Manual

INTERVAL SHOOTING
Depress the
Drive button
until the (INT)
indication
appears on the
LCD panel. This
mode lets you capture the subject at intervals
of 10 sec. to 60 minutes, making it ideal to
record a sequence of events over a period of
time - the blossoming of a flower, for in¬
stance. Once you set this mode, it automati¬
cally takes pictures for you unattended. It is
ideal for observational photography of ani¬
mals, insects or plants, etc. The selectable
shooting intervals are 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
seconds and 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
minutes.
(example: 10S=10 sec., 60M=60 min.)
How to set the shooting interval
To select the shooting interval, move the
zooming lever while depressing the drive
button until the required interval time ap¬
pears on the LCD panel. The preset interval
time is 60 sec. Moving the zooming lever fully
to the right or the left will bring on continuous
digit advance.
Holding the zooming lever at ( ♦ ) advances
the digit up to the 60 min. setting.
Holding the zooming lever at ( ♦♦ ♦ ) counts
the digit down to the 10 sec. setting.
After the selection, depress the shutter re¬
lease button; the first frame will be exposed 3
seconds later. Then, the rest of the film will
be automatically exposed according to the
interval time selected.
* When In the Interval Shooting mode, the
interval shooting symbol mark (INT) blinks
on the LCD panel and the remaining time of
the Interval is also displayed.
* To cancel the Interval Shooting mode after
it has been activated, depress the main
switch. In this instance, the power is not
switched off.
* The exposure counter indication appears
on the LCD panel when the shutter release
button is depressed halfway down.
* The focal length is displayed on the LCD
panel when the zooming lever is moved to
the right or the left.
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Pentax Zoom 280-P Specifications

General

Brand	Pentax
Model	Zoom 280-P
Category	Digital Camera
Language	English