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FOR OWNERS OF THE QUARTZ DATE MODEL
1. Press the MODE button to choose
the data imprinting format.
• The display changes as follows:
2. Take the picture.
• If the print indicator blinks after the shutter is
released, the data was exposed.
The Quartz-data function lets you record the date or time onto the
lower-right corner of the photograph. The quartz data back has an
automatic calendar through the year 2019.
• Imprinted data may be difficult to read if the lower-right corner of the
photograph is bright or non-uniform.
• Imprinting size and position may differ according to printing conditions.
• Do not use the data back when temperatures exceed the operating range of
0 to 50 °C (32 to 122 °F).
Exposing the Date/Time
Before taking the picture…
MODE button
SELECT button
ADJUST button
Print indicator
In P and A-modes, slow-shutter
sync sets a slower shutter speed to
increase the background or ambient
lighting exposure in a flash picture.
Flash output will automatically be
decreased to maintain a correct
exposure of your subject.
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FLASH – Slow Sync
1. Frame your subject.
2. While pressing the spot/AE
lock button, press the shutter-
release button all the way
down to take the picture.
• If the background is bright or a large
aperture is set (A-mode), the shutter speed
may not be reduced.
• Use a tripod if the shutter speed becomes
too slow to allow sharp, hand-held pictures
after you press the spot/AE lock button.
•
and the locked exposure will be
displayed in the viewfinder.
Slow-shutter Sync
Conventional Flash
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