Sony NEX-C3 &alpha Handbook page 50

BULB
You can shoot trails with long exposure. BULB is suitable for shooting trails of light,
such as fireworks.
1 [Menu] t [Shoot Mode] t [Manual Exposure].
2 Press the bottom of the control wheel to select shutter speed.
3 Turn the control wheel to the left until [BULB]
is indicated.
4 Press the shutter button halfway down to adjust the focus.
5 Press and hold the shutter button for the duration of the shooting.
As long as the shutter button is pressed, the shutter remains open.
Notes
• Since the shutter speed becomes slow and the camera shake tends to occur more easily, it is
recommended that you use a tripod.
• The longer the exposure time, the more conspicuous the noise on the image.
• After shooting, noise reduction (Long Exposure NR) will be done for the same amount of time that the
shutter was open. You cannot do any further shooting during the reduction.
• When the [Smile Shutter] or [Auto HDR] function is activated, you cannot set the shutter speed to
[BULB].
• If the [Smile Shutter] or [Auto HDR] function is used with the shutter speed set to [BULB], the shutter
speed is temporarily set to 30 seconds.
[BULB]
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