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Bulb Exposures

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Bulb Exposures When bulb is set, the shutter is open during the time you keep pressing the shutter button fully. Bulb is useful when a long exposure is necessary for capturing night scenes, fireworks, the night sky, etc. 1 Set the Mode Dial to < >. 2 •Set the shutter speed to " ". Look at the LCD panel and turn the < > dial to select " ". • The next setting after " " is " ". 3 •Set the aperture. Turn the < > dial to set the desired aperture. 6 4 •Shoot. Press and hold the shutter button down fully. s The LCD panel will show the elapsed exposure time from 1 sec. to a maximum of 999 sec. • Exposure continues as long as you hold down the shutter button. Advanced Operations Since bulb exposures will have more noise than usual, the image will look rough or grainy. With a fully-charged battery, a single bulb exposure can be as long as about 2.5 hours. By connecting Remote Switch RS-80N3 or Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 (both optional) to the camera's remote control terminal, you need not keep pressing the shutter button with your finger during bulb exposures. (→p.175) 93

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Advanced Operations
6
Bulb Exposures
When bulb is set, the shutter is open during the time you keep pressing the shutter button fully.
Bulb is useful when a long exposure is necessary for capturing night scenes, fireworks, the
night sky, etc.
Set the Mode Dial to <
>.
1
Set the shutter speed to “
”.
•
Look at the LCD panel and turn the <
> dial to
select “
”.
•
The next setting after “
” is “
”.
2
Set the aperture.
•
Turn the <
> dial to set the desired aperture.
3
Shoot.
•
Press and hold the shutter button down fully.
s
The LCD panel will show the elapsed exposure time
from 1 sec. to a maximum of 999 sec.
•
Exposure continues as long as you hold down the
shutter button.
4
Since bulb exposures will have more noise than usual, the image will look rough or
grainy.
With a fully-charged battery, a single bulb exposure can be as long as about 2.5 hours.
By connecting Remote Switch RS-80N3 or Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 (both
optional) to the camera’s remote control terminal, you need not keep pressing the
shutter button with your finger during bulb exposures. (
→
p.175)