Bulb Shooting - Pentax KC-01 Operating Manual

Bulb Shooting

This is useful when capturing images of night scenes and fireworks which
require long exposures.
1
Set the mode dial to p.
2
Press the shutter release button.
The shutter remains open as long as the shutter release button is kept
pressed.
3
Take your finger off the shutter release button.
Exposure ends.
• In p mode, the following functions are not available.
- Continuous Shooting
- EV Compensation
- Interval Shooting
- Shake Reduction
• To operate the shutter release button in p mode, set in [7. Bulb (B) Mode
Options] (p.72) of the [A Custom Setting 1] menu.
1 Mode1
2 Mode2
• More noise may appear in captured images if a slower shutter speed is set.
You can reduce image noise by using Noise Reduction. Set in [Slow Shutter
Speed NR] of the [A Rec. Mode 2] menu. (p.91)
• Use a tripod to prevent camera shake during Bulb shooting.
• We recommend using the AC Adapter kit K-AC1202 (optional) as the
battery drain is high during Bulb shooting. (p.42)
Exposure continues while the shutter release button is
pressed. (default setting)
Exposure starts and ends when the shutter release button
is pressed.
- Exposure Bracketing
- AE Lock
- HDR Capture
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