Nikon COOLPIX 8800 Manual page 109

Bulb / Time
In mode M, shutter speed can be set to BULB or TIME
for long exposures of up to ten minutes (
menu controls how long exposures are made.
Long Exposures
Longer exposure times increase the amount of noise
visible in the picture; we recommend that noise reduc-
tion ( 109) be turned on for long exposures.
Option
Shutter will remain open as long as shutter-release button is held down, to
Bulb a maximum of ten minutes (if supplied ML-L3 remote control is used, shut-
release ter will open when remote-control shutter-release button is pressed and will
close after ten minutes or when shutter-release button is pressed again).
Selecting this option displays menu of exposure times.
Choose from 30 s (thirty seconds), 1 m (one minute),
3 m (three minutes), 5 m (fi ve minutes), or 10 m (ten
Timed
minutes). Shutter will open when shutter-release but-
release
ton is pressed and will remain open until specifi ed ex-
posure time has elapsed or the shutter-release button is
pressed again.
The ML-L3 Remote Control
The supplied ML-L3 remote control (
camera moving when the shutter-release button is pressed at the beginning or end of a
long time exposure. Before using the ML-L3, activate the self-timer (
51). This
Description
42) can be used to eliminate blur caused by the
BULB/TIME
Bulb release
Timed release
TIMED RELEASE
Shutter opens for:
30s
1m
3m
5m
10m
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