Bulb/Time

In mode M, shutter speed can be set to BULB or TIME for long exposures of up to ten minutes ( 51). This menu controls how long exposures are made.

Long Exposures

Longer exposure times increase the amount of noise visible in the picture; we recommend that noise reduc- tion ( 109) be turned on for long exposures.

BULB/TIME

Bulb release

Timed release

Option

Description

 

 

 

Shutter will remain open as long as shutter-release button is held down, to

Bulb

a maximum of ten minutes (if supplied ML-L3 remote control is used, shut-

release

ter will open when remote-control shutter-release button is pressed and will

 

close after ten minutes or when shutter-release button is pressed again).

 

Selecting this option displays menu of exposure times.

 

 

 

TIMED RELEASE

 

 

Choose from 30 s (thirty seconds), 1 m (one minute),

Shutter opens for:

 

 

3 m (three minutes), 5 m (five minutes), or 10 m (ten

30s

Timed

1m

minutes). Shutter will open when shutter-release but-

3m

release

ton is pressed and will remain open until specified ex-

5m

10m

 

posure time has elapsed or the shutter-release button is

 

 

 

pressed again.

 

 

The ML-L3 Remote Control

The supplied ML-L3 remote control ( 42) can be used to eliminate blur caused by the camera moving when the shutter-release button is pressed at the beginning or end of a long time exposure. Before using the ML-L3, activate the self-timer ( 41).

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Nikon COOLPIX8800 manual Bulb/Time, Pressed again