Canon 300D Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Bulb Exposures
When bulb is set, the shutter is open during the time you keep pressing
the shutter button fully. Bulb is useful when a long exposure is
necessary for capturing night scenes, fireworks, the night sky, etc.
Set the Mode Dial to <W>.
1
Set the shutter speed to “ ”.
Look at the LCD panel and turn the
<l> dial to select “
”.
The next setting after “ is “ ”.
2
Set the aperture value.
Hold down the <> button and turn
the <l> dial to set the desired
aperture value.
3
Shoot.
Press and hold the shutter button down
fully.
Exposure continues as long as you
hold down the shutter button.
The LCD panel will display the
elapsed exposure time (sec.).
4
Since bulb exposures will have more noise than usual, the image will look
rough or grainy.
For bulb exposures, using Remote Switch RS-60E3 (optional) is
recommended.
Remote Controller RC-5 (optional) can also be used for bulb exposures.
When you press the transmit button, the exposure will start 2 sec. later.
To stop the exposure, press the button again.
With a fully-charged battery, a single bulb exposure can be as long as
about 2.5 hours.