Pentax Q Operating Manual page 80

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Using the Bulb Shooting
This is useful when shooting night scenes and fireworks which require long
exposures.
1
Set the mode dial to a.
2
Turn the e-dial to the left (f), and
set the shutter speed to h.
h appears after the slowest shutter
speed.
4
3
Press the shutter release button.
The shutter remains open as long as the shutter release button is kept
pressed.
• Bulb shooting is available only when using a lens that has a lens shutter.
• In Bulb shooting, the following functions are not available.
- EV Compensation
- Exposure Bracketing
- AE Lock
- Continuous Shooting
- Interval Shooting
- HDR Capture
- Shake Reduction
• Bulb shooting ends compulsorily once the exposure time exceeds 32
seconds.
• Use a sturdy tripod to prevent camera shake during Bulb shooting.
• The upper sensitivity limit for Bulb shooting is ISO 1600.
• We recommend using the AC adapter kit K-AC115 (optional) when shooting
with a long exposure setting as the battery drain is high during Bulb shooting.
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