Shooting long exposures, P. 90), Select – Canon IXUS 120 IS User Manual

Page 90: Select the shutter speed, Confirm the exposure

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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.

Select

≈.

●

Choose

≈ in Steps 1 – 2 on

p. 56

and

press the

m button.

Select the shutter speed.

●

Press the

o button.

●

Press the

qr buttons to select shutter

speed, then press the

m button.

Confirm the exposure.

●

When you press the shutter button
halfway, the exposure for the selected
shutter speed will appear.

Shooting Long Exposures

•

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.

•

It is recommended to set the [IS Mode] to [Off] when shooting with a
tripod

(p. 138)

.

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

! and shoot.

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