Special Modes for Other Purposes

Still Images

Shooting Long Exposures (Long Shutter)

Specify a shutter speed of 1 – 15 seconds to shoot long exposures. In this case, mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to prevent camera shake.

Choose N.

Follow step 1 on p. 78 and choose N.

Choose the shutter speed.

Press the mbutton, choose )in the menu, and choose the desired shutter speed (p. 41).

Check the exposure.

Press the shutter button halfway to view the exposure for your selected shutter speed.

Shoot.

•On-screen image brightness in step 3, when you pressed the shutter

button halfway, may not match the brightness of your shots.

•With shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower, there will be a delay before you can shoot again, as the camera processes images to reduce noise.

•Set [IS Mode] to [Off] when using a tripod or other means to hold the camera still (p. 119).

• If the flash fires, your shot may be overexposed. In this case, set the flash to ! and shoot again.

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