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Shooting Long Exposures

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Shooting Long Exposures You can set the shutter speed to a range between 1 and 15 seconds to shoot long exposures. However, you should attach the camera to a tripod to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image. Select ≈. ● Choose ≈ in Steps 1 - 2 on p. 56 and press the m button. Select the shutter speed. ● Press the o button. ● Press the qr buttons to select shutter speed, then press the m button. Confirm the exposure. ● When you press the shutter button halfway, the exposure for the selected shutter speed will appear. • The brightness of the image may differ from the brightness of the screen in Step 3 when the shutter button was pressed halfway. • When shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower are used, images are processed to eliminate noise after being taken. A certain amount of processing time may be needed before you can take the next shot. • It is recommended to set the [IS Mode] to [Off] when shooting with a tripod (p. 138). If the flash fires, the image may be overexposed. If this happens, set the flash to ! and shoot. 90

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You can set the shutter speed to a range between 1 and 15 seconds to
shoot long exposures. However, you should attach the camera to a tripod to
prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image.
Select
≈
.
●
Choose
≈
in Steps 1 – 2 on p. 56 and
press the
m
button.
Select the shutter speed.
●
Press the
o
button.
●
Press the
qr
buttons to select shutter
speed, then press the
m
button.
Confirm the exposure.
●
When you press the shutter button
halfway, the exposure for the selected
shutter speed will appear.
Shooting Long Exposures
•
The brightness of the image may differ from the brightness of the screen
in Step 3 when the shutter button was pressed halfway.
•
When shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower are used, images are
processed to eliminate noise after being taken. A certain amount of
processing time may be needed before you can take the next shot.
•
It is recommended to set the [IS Mode] to [Off] when shooting with a
tripod (p. 138).
If the flash fires, the image may be overexposed. If this happens, set the
flash to
!
and shoot.