Bulb Shooting - Sony a9 II Help Manual

Note
• The Metered Manual indicator does not appear when [ISO] is set to
[ISO AUTO].
• When the amount of ambient light exceeds the metering range of the
Metered Manual, the Metered Manual indicator flashes.
• The SteadyShot warning indicator does not appear in manual exposure mode.
• The brightness of the image on the screen may differ from the actual image
being shot.
Bulb shooting
You can shoot a trailing image of the movement of a subject with long
exposure.
Bulb shooting is suitable for shooting trails from stars or fireworks, etc.
1
Set the mode dial to (Manual Exposure).
2
Turn the rear dial clockwise until [BULB] is indicated.
3
Select the aperture value (F-value) using the front dial.
4
Press the shutter button halfway down to 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.
Hint
• When shooting fireworks, etc., focus at infinity in manual focus mode. If you
use a lens whose infinity point is unclear, adjust the focus on the fireworks in
the area you want to focus on in advance.
• In order to perform bulb shooting without causing the image quality to
deteriorate, we recommend that you start shooting while the camera is cool.
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