Nikon 8400 - Manual (Page 109)

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The Shooting Menu
Bulb / Time
In mode M, shutter speed can be set to BULB or TIME
for long exposures of up to ten minutes (
50). This
menu controls how long exposures are made.
Long Exposures
Longer exposure times increase the amount of noise
visible in the picture; we recommend that noise reduc-
tion (
109) be turned on for long exposures.
Option Description
Bulb
release
Shutter will remain open as long as shutter-release button is held down, to
a maximum of ten minutes (if supplied ML-L3 remote control is used, shut-
ter will open when remote-control shutter-release button is pressed and will
close after ten minutes or when shutter-release button is pressed again).
Timed
release
Selecting this option displays menu of exposure times.
Choose from 30 s (thirty seconds), 1 m (one minute),
3 m (three minutes), 5 m (fi ve minutes), or 10 m (ten
minutes). Shutter will open when shutter-release but-
ton is pressed and will remain open until specifi ed ex-
posure time has elapsed or the shutter-release button is
pressed again.
Timed release
BULB/TIME
Bulb release
The ML-L3 Remote Control
The supplied ML-L3 remote control ( 42) can be used to eliminate blur caused by the
camera moving when the shutter-release button is pressed at the beginning or end of a
long time exposure. Before using the ML-L3, activate the self-timer (
41).
TIMED RELEASE
1m
Shutter opens for:
3m
5m
10m
30s