Long Time Exposure
• Long Time (Time) exposure of more than 30 sec.
When the exposure mode dial
is
set
to
M (Manual), set the shutter speed
indication
to
- - (next after 30 sec.)
to
set Long Time (Time) exposure. Depress
the shutter release button once
to
open the shutter, then press the shutter
release button again
to
close the shutter. This function
is
useful for shooting
nighttime scenes or stars.
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Tip
In
Long Time exposure, camera shake can be reduced by using the Self-Timer (page
40)
or
Remote Control (page
84)
and tripod .
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1
Set the exposure mode dial to M
and rotate the Command Dial to
set the shutter speed indication
2
to
Rotate the Command Dial while
pressing the
@ aperture button to
set the aperture.
3 Compose picture, focus and shoot.
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• Depressing the shutter release button once opens the shutter and the self-timer
lamp flickers slightly during Long Time
(Time)
exposure.
• - - and other indications such
as
aperture are displayed in the LCD panel, but all
the indications turn off
in
the viewfinder.
• Press the shutter release button again to close the shutter.
• Continuous exposure
is
possible for approx. 4 hours with a fresh set of batteries.
Note that continuous exposure time is reduced when shooting at low
temperatures.
• Auto Exposure Bracketing (page
66)
cannot be performed during Long Time
(Time) exposure.