Bulb Exposures
When bulb is set, the shutter stays open as long as you hold down the shutter button completely, and closes when you let go of the shutter button. This is called bulb exposure. Use bulb exposures for night scenes, fireworks, the heavens, and other subjects requiring long exposures.
| 1 Set the Mode Dial to <F>. |
2 Set the desired aperture. |
3 Take the picture. |
Long exposures produce more noise than usual.
When [: Long exp. noise reduction] is set to [Auto] or [Enable], noise generated by the long exposure can be reduced
For bulb exposures, using a tripod and Remote Switch RS-80N3 (sold separately) or Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 (sold separately) is recommended
You can also use a remote controller (sold separately, for bulb exposures. When you press the remote controller’s transmit button, the bulb exposure will start immediately or 2 sec. later. Press the button again to stop the bulb exposure