Shooting long exposures, Co py – Canon A3000 IS User Manual

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Shooting Long Exposures

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Shooting Long Exposures

You can set the shutter speed to a range between 1 and 15 seconds to
shoot long exposures. However, you should attach the camera to a tripod to
prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image.

1

Choose

.

Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 55 to choose

≈.

2

Choose the shutter speed.

Press the

o button.

Press the

qr buttons to select the shutter

speed, then press the

m button.

3

Confirm the exposure.

When you press the shutter button halfway,
the exposure for the chosen shutter speed
will appear on the screen.

Red-eye correction may be applied to areas other than red eyes. For
example, when red make-up has been used around eyes.

You can correct recorded images (p. 108).

You can also display the screen in Step 2 by pressing the

r button,

then the

n button.

The brightness of the image may differ from the brightness of the
screen in Step 3 when the shutter button was pressed halfway.

When shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower are used, images are
processed to eliminate noise after being taken. A certain amount of
processing time may be needed before you can take the next shot.

If you attach the camera to a tripod, you should set the [IS Mode] to
[Off] (p. 123).

If the flash fires, the image may be overexposed. If this happens, set the
flash to

! and shoot.

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