Pentax A3000 A3000 Manual - Page 37

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USING B (BULB) This setting is used to make long exposures of more than one second, required for taking pictures of fireworks, night scenes, astrophotography, etc. • Set the mode selector dial as shown. As long as you keep depressing the shutter button, the shutter remains open. If the lens is A-locked, the B setting cannot be used, and the shutter cannot be released even if you depress the shutter button. • When shooting on this B setting, mount the camera on a solid tripod, and also use an optional accessory: Cable Switch A or Cable Release, attaching it to the cable socket on the grip. If you also use the Pentax Cable Release 30 or50, Time exposures can be made easily. • cSs • • •O,1Z..

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USING
B
(BULB)
This
setting
is
used
to
make
long
exposures
of
more
than
one
second,
required
for
taking
pictures
of
fireworks,
night
scenes,
astrophotography,
etc.
Set
the
mode
selector
dial
as
shown.
As
long
as
you
keep
depressing
the
shutter
button,
the
shutter
remains
open.
If
the
lens
is
A
-locked,
the
B
setting
cannot
be
used,
and
the
shutter
cannot
be
released
even
if
you
depress
the
shutter
button.
When
shooting
on
this
B
setting,
mount
the
camera
on
a
solid
tripod,
and
also
use
an
optional
accessory:
Cable
Switch
A
or
Cable
Release,
attaching
it
to
the
cable
socket
on
the
grip.
If
you
also
use
the
Pentax
Cable
Release
30
or50,
Time
exposures
can
be
made
easily.
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•O,1Z..<\.
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