104When bulb is set, the shutter stays open while you hold down the shutterbutton completely, and closes when you let go of the shutter button. This iscalled bulb exposure. Use bulb exposures for night scenes, fireworks, theheavens, and other subjects requiring long exposures.1 Set the Mode Dial to <a>.2 Set the shutter speed to “buLb.”While looking at the LCD panel, turnthe <6> dial to select “buLb.”The next setting after “30" ” is “buLb.”3 Set the desired aperture andshoot.To set the aperture, set the power switchto <J>, and turn the <5> dial.While you hold down the shutterbutton, the exposure will continue.X The elapsed exposure time (sec.) will beindicated on the LCD panel by the sameindicator used for the shots remaining.Each time you press the <U> button,the LCD panel illumination will turn on oroff (9). During a bulb exposure,pressing the shutter button completelywill turn off the LCD panel illumination.Bulb ExposuresElapsed exposure timeU LCD Panel IlluminationSince bulb exposures produce more noise than usual, the image mightlook rough or grainy.When [8C.Fn II -1: Long exp. noise reduction] is set to [1: Auto] or[2: On], noise generated by the bulb exposure can be reduced (p.176).For bulb exposures, using the Remote Switch RS-80N3 or Timer RemoteController TC-80N3 (both sold separately) is recommended.COPY
