Pentax *ist IST DS - Manual (Page 148)

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Using the Built-in Flash
You can change the flash output in a range of –2.0 to +1.0. The Flash
Compensation values are as follows for 1/3EV and 1/2EV.
* Set interval of steps in [Expsr Setting Steps] in the [A Custom] menu. (p.142)
Set in [Flash Exp. Comp.] in the [A Rec. Mode] menu. (p.98)
Compensating Flash Output
Step interval Flash Compensation
1/2EV –2.0, –1.5, –1.0, –0.5, 0.0, +0.5, +1.0
1/3EV –2.0, –1.7, –1.3, –1.0, –0.7, –0.3, 0.0, +0.3, +0.7, +1.0
• m blinks in the viewfinder when the flash pops up during Flash
Compensation. (p.20)
• If the maximum flash output is exceeded when corrected to the plus (+) side,
no compensation will be effective.
• Compensating to the minus (–) side may not effect the image if the subject is
too close, aperture is low or sensitivity is high.
Instant Review
Rec. Mode
Auto Bracket
AE Metering
Swtch dst msr pt
Flash Exp. Comp.
OK OK Cancel
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
1 sec