Pentax K-5 IIs Operating Guide

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Set the exposure compensation steps 

to increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV in [1. EV 

Steps] of the [A Custom Setting 1] menu.

Changing the Exposure Steps

Step Interval

Exposure Setting Value

1/3 EV

±0.3, ±0.7, ±1.0, ±1.3, ±1.7, ±2.0, ±2.3, ±2.7, ±3.0, ±3.3, ±3.7, 

±4.0, ±4.3, ±4.7, ±5.0

1/2 EV

±0.5, ±1.0, ±1.5, ±2.0, ±2.5, ±3.0, ±3.5, ±4.0, ±4.5, ±5.0

EV Compensation for a and M modes

For example, if the EV compensation value is set to +1.5 for a 

(Manual Exposure) and M (Flash X-sync speed) modes, an 

underexposure of 1.5 EV is displayed on the EV bar. If you set the 

exposure value so that the V is displayed at the center of the EV bar, 

the image will be captured with the compensated value.

Changing the Exposure Automatically when Shooting

Auto Bracketing is a function for continuously shooting images 

with the exposure automatically adjusted for underexposure and 

overexposure. Each time the shutter release button is pressed, 2, 

3 or 5 shots are taken. Refer to “Shooting while the Exposure is 

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