Shooting Long Exposures - Canon PowerShot A800 User Manual

Shooting Long Exposures

You can set the shutter speed to a range between 1 and 15 seconds to shoot
long exposures. However, you should attach the camera to a tripod to prevent
the camera from moving and blurring the image.
• The brightness of the image may differ from the brightness of the screen
in Step 3 when the shutter button was pressed halfway.
• When shutter speeds of 1.3 seconds or slower are used, images are
processed to eliminate noise after being taken. A certain amount of
processing time may be needed before you can take the next shot.
If the flash fires, the image may be overexposed. If this happens, set the
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flash to and shoot.
Choose §.
z
Follow Step 1 on p. 58 to choose §.
Choose the shutter speed.
z
Press the o button.
z
Press the qr buttons to choose the
shutter speed, then press the m button.
Confirm the exposure.
z
When you press the shutter button
halfway, the exposure for the chosen
shutter speed will appear on the screen.
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