Bulb Shooting

This is useful when capturing images of night scenes and fireworks which require long exposures.

1 Set the mode dial to p (Bulb).

2 Press the shutter release button.

The shutter remains open as long as the shutter release button is kept pressed.

3 Take your finger off the shutter release button.

Exposure ends.

In p mode, the following functions are not available.

- Continuous Shooting

- Exposure Bracketing

- EV Compensation

- AE Lock

- Interval Shooting

- HDR Capture

- Shake Reduction

 

• To operate the shutter release button in p mode, set in [7. Bulb (B) Mode Options] of the [ACustom Setting 1] menu.

Mode1

Exposure continues while the shutter release button is

pressed. (default setting)

 

 

 

Mode2

Exposure starts with the first press of the shutter release button

and ends with a second press of the shutter release button.

 

More noise may appear in captured images if a slower shutter speed is set. You can reduce image noise by using Noise Reduction. Set in [Slow Shutter Speed NR] of the [A Rec. Mode 3] menu. (p.98)

Use a tripod and the optional cable switch or remote control unit to prevent camera shake during Bulb shooting.

We recommend using the optional AC adapter kit as the battery drain is high during Bulb shooting.

When the optional GPS unit is attached and [Action in B Mode] is set to [ASTROTRACER] in [GPS] of the [A Rec. Mode 4] menu, the ASTROTRACER function is activated in p mode. (p.264)

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Pentax 15635, 15613, 15624, 15758, 15646, 15679 Bulb Shooting, Take your finger off the shutter release button, Exposure ends