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Bulb photographs can be taken in the manual-exposure mode.Exposures up to fifteen seconds can
be made by pressing and holding the shutter-release button.The use of a tripod is recommended for
bulb exposures.
To set the aperture value, press the exposure-compensation but-
ton (2);the aperture display should turn blue. Use the controller (1)
to set the aperture.
•The camera’s exposure system cannot be used to calculate bulb
exposures.The use of a separate light meter is recommended.
Use the controller (1) to decrease the shutter-speed value below
four seconds until “bulb”is displayed.
To take the picture, press and
hold the shutter-release button
(3) for the duration of the expo-
sure.
•Releasing the shutter button
will end the exposure.
•The monitors will be blank
during the exposure.
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Bulb exposures
When making bulb exposures, noise can be more pronounced because of the unusually long
exposure times, especially at 400 or 800 ISO.When making long bulb exposures, a camera
sensitivity setting of 100 or 200 will produce excellent results.At higher ISO settings, using
shorter exposure times (8 seconds or less) will reduce the effect of noise.
Camera Notes