The Pentax Super Program was first released in 1981, and it was the successor to the Pentax ME-F. It featured an improved viewfinder, faster shutter speeds up to 1/2000th of a second, and a full range of programmed shooting modes for different types of photography. The camera also had manual control options such as aperture priority and depth-of-field preview. Other features included interchangeable focusing screens, motorized film advance with programmable frame spacing intervals, multiple exposure capability, self timer delay settings from two seconds to 10 minutes, data imprinting back for date/time stamping on the negatives or prints.