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to set the status
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1. Remove
Pentax dedicated accessory
flash range and
improved versatility.
TTL Auto Flash
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Hot
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shutter
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save battery
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AE Mode,
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flash
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power
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Depressing
restart
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charging of the
infrared
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light
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Flash mode will
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light
low-contrast
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automatically adjust the angle
lens focal length.
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when
page
Shutter-Priority
the flash
possible.
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and
switches off to save battery
flash
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vary
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and
even
Mode will
left
flash
for
unused
release
about 3
button
unit.
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daylight-sync-flash
vary in
speed
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flash.
page
low-contrast
Shutter-Priority
when
the
flash
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unused
release
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off to save battery
button
unit.
conditions.
85.) AE
is
unit
min-
halfway
the same
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conditions.
AE
is
unit
halfway
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