Pentax 175743 Digital Camera User Manual


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Appendices
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External Flash
An optional GF-1 TTL flash unit can be connected to the camera hot shoe
and used as a TTL auto exposure flash.
1 Close the flash cover.
2 Remove the hot shoe cover from the
hot shoe of the camera.
3 Turn the camera and the optional flash
unit off and attach the flash to the
camera hot shoe.
4 Turn the flash and camera on.
Caution -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Donotraisethebuilt-inflashwhenusingtheexternalflashasthiscanresultininjuryordamage.
• Turntheexternalflashoffbeforeremovingitfromthecamera.
• Usetheexternalflashatrangesthatexceedtherangeofthebuilt-inflash.Shootingatashortdis-
tance with an external flash may result in over-exposure of the subject.
Note -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Iftheoptionalflashuniticonisnotdisplayed,turntheGF-1andcameraoffandthenremoveand
reattach flash.
• PresstheF($) button to change the flash mode. (GP. 69) To fire the flash manually, do so from
theGF-1.Theflashfireswitheveryshot;flashoutputisfixedatthelevelselectedfor[ManualFlash
Amount]inthe[Shooting]menu.(GP. 71)
Hot Shoe
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