Pentax K-3, Operating Manual

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• The settings for exposure can be specified in increments of
1/3 EV steps. In [1. EV Steps] of the
E
1 menu, you can
change the adjustment steps to 1/2 EV steps.
• A proper exposure may not be obtained with the selected
shutter speed and aperture value when the sensitivity is set
to the fixed value.
• In L or N mode, the difference from the proper exposure is
displayed in the EV bar scale while the exposure is adjusted.
• In M mode, the drive mode cannot be set to Continuous
Shooting, Exposure Bracketing, Multi-eContinuous,
Interval Shooting, or Interval Composite.
• For each exposure mode, you can set the camera operation
for when Q or R is turned or M is pressed. Set in [E-Dial
Programming] of the
A
4 menu. (p.71)
The compensation value can be set between -5 and +5 EV (-2
and +2 EV in
C mode).
1
Press J , and then turn
R .
e and the compensation value
are displayed on the status
screen, Live View screen, LCD
panel and in the viewfinder
during adjustment.
Available operations
t
Memo
• Exposure Bracketing shooting enables you to take pictures
while automatically changing exposure. (p.49)
Program Line
In [Program Line] of the A 2 menu, you can specify how
exposure is controlled when [ G LINE] is selected for the M
button operation.
A
Auto
The camera determines the
appropriate settings.
B
Normal
Basic Program Automatic
Exposure (default setting)
C
Hi-speed priority Prioritizes high shutter speeds.
D
DOF priority
(deep) Closes the aperture for a deep
depth of field.
E
DOF priority
(shallow) Opens the aperture for a shallow
depth of field.
F
MTF priority
Prioritizes the best aperture
setting of the attached lens when
a DA, DA L, D FA, FA J or FA
lens is used.
EV Compensation
J Starts/ends adjusting the compensation
value.
M Resets the adjustment value to the default
setting.