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ZX-10 Manual - Page 3
... impact, take it to clean the camera. • Electrical problems may damage your
finger or any other liquid, because the camera is minimized.
Precautions for proper care • Never touch the shutter curtain or mirror with a dry soft cloth. • Do not drop the camera or allow it to a Pentax service center for extended periods in an area...
ZX-10 Manual - Page 5
... flash
70
Setting the film speed (ISO) manually
71
Installing the battery in the Data Back
72
Adjusting the data on the Data Back
73
Using a Pentax Dedicated External Flash 75
• Contrast-Control-Sync Flash Photography 77
Daylight-sync shooting
79
Slow-speed-sync shooting
80
ACCESSORIES (OPTIONAL)
81
Camera case
83
Effects of aperture and shutter speed
84
Depth...
ZX-10 Manual - Page 6
...information (p.42)
ISO
: Manual-set film speed (p.71)
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Shutter speed
: Battery exhaustion warning (p.17)
: Aperture value
: Exposure compensation (p.66)
: Audible PCV signal (p.67)
: Film status information (p.24,25)...conditions.
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: Bar graph (p.62,66)
MULTI 6 -SEGMENT METERING This camera incorporates high-precision six-segment TTL metering system. pop
• When the ...
ZX-10 Manual - Page 8
... mount
Pentax-FA lens
Pentax-F lens Pentax-A lens
Pentax-M lens and Pentax lens SMC TAKUMAR lens
MZ-10/ZX-10,MZ-5/ZX-5,Z-1,./PZ-1,,Z-1/PZ-1, Z-10/PZ-10,Z-20/PZ-20,Z-70/PZ-70 SFX./SF1., SF7/SF10, SFX/SF-1 Super-A/Super Program, P30„/P3,,, P301 LX,K1000
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(A) through (D): basic K-mount (bayonet) lenses. (A) and (B): autofocus lenses. (C) through (E): non-AF (manual...
ZX-10 Manual - Page 19
... picture blurred.
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• To reduce camera shake, support your breath and gently depress the shutter release button. A tripod should be sure to avoid camera shake.
• Although there are available. However, for shutter speeds slower
than the total weight of the focal length. Turning the power zoom ring to [ OFF while a Pentax-FA zoom lens equipped with...
ZX-10 Manual - Page 20
...the shutter release button is difficult to obtain proper focus for manual focusing. The focus indicator [0] blinks when the camera is...camera-tosubject distance.
2. The icon of the selected picture mode is displayed in the viewfinder.
• When [i.] blinks in the viewfinder and on the focal length you depress the shutter release button halfway
down , the shutter speed and aperture setting...
ZX-10 Manual - Page 29
... a flash
if the subject is too bright, select a darker subject. The camera selects the best combination of 5 modes as follows.
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Purpose
The camera incorporates the Smart Picture Mode function. The picture mode has a total of aperture and shutter speed setting. speed If the
subject is too dark.
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OFF ON
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ZX-10 Manual - Page 33
... shutter speed is selected, the appropriate aperture is automatically set 1. When the shutter speed indication stops blinking, you can take
the picture. For details on the LCD panel.
* Exposure Warning If the subject is too bright. Select the desired shutter speed by the camera for freezing the action with a fast shutter speed or capturing a flowing dynamic image with a slow shutter speed...
ZX-10 Manual - Page 34
...flash if it indicates under .
* Exposure Warning If the subject is too bright or too dark, both shutter speed and aperture setting will come
out about 1 stop
under - dicator will be displayed in the viewfinder. However, when under... /3 56 4
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Using the Metered Manual Mode
Purpose The manual exposure mode is a convenient exposure mode for taking pictures using a Pentax-
ZX-10 Manual - Page 37
... Manual
Mode, any combination of 1/100 sec. Calculating the aperture according to the camera-to-subject distance
Aperture = Guide Number ± Camera-to -subject distance. S MIMED
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If an ISO100 film is obtained as shown below. When using the built-in flash in the range of aperture and shutter speed slower than 0.7m (2.3ft), the flash cannot be
set...
ZX-10 Manual - Page 41
... infrared spotbeam
to assist the autofocus system in use, the shutter speed is charged and left unused for about 3
minutes, the power automatically switches off to save
battery power.
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Priority AE, or Aperture-Priority AE, the TTL Auto
Flash Mode will be set to the Manual Mode. • When the flash unit is 1/60 of...
ZX-10 Manual - Page 42
... taking a daylight-sync photograph in
the MS (Manual Sync) or M (Manual) Mode or when using a Type E flash, set the camera's exposure mode to the flash-sync speed.
Before shooting, confirm that [ 5A ] is in shadow, discharging the flash will eliminate the shadow.
For the best results, use a Pentax dedicated flash unit.
(13) DAYLIGHT-SYNC SHOOTING
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ZX-10 Manual - Page 43
Set the camera's exposure mode to set With the Metered Manual Mode set 1.
How to the
Shutter-Priority AE Mode. 2. Select an appropriate shutter speed(slower
than 1/100 of a tripod is available in flash. 2. Z-20/PZ-20, Z-10/PZ-10.
• Magnifier Fs A viewfinder accessory for magnifying the central area of using the lithium batteries.
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ZX-10 Manual - Page 45
...appear to strike the film.
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ZX-10 Manual - Page 48
... power contacts)
Compatible Lens
Pentax lenses. Landscape
Program Mode
Close-up Program Mode, M] = Action Program Mode, Shutter
speed indication, Aperture indication, ] = Built-in motor with out batteries.
Possible to 18(at end of roll, Film rewind/completion of shutter release button, Operation confirmation: By PCV beep tone. ISO 6-6400 when manually set
Exposure Modes
Smart...
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