Bulb Exposures - Minolta DiMAGE F300 Instruction Manual

Bulb exposures

Bulb photographs can be taken in the manual-exposure mode.
Exposures up to fifteen seconds can be made. A tripod is recom-
mended for bulb exposures. The camera's exposure system cannot
be used to calculate bulb exposures. The use of a separate light
meter is recommended.
To take the picture, press and hold the shutter-release button (3) for the duration of the exposure.
The monitors will be blank during the exposure. Releasing the shutter button will end the exposure.
The optional remote control RC-3 can be used to eliminate the risk
of camera shake. Set the drive mode to self-timer / remote control
in the basic section of the multi-function mode menu (p. 56). While
pointing the remote control toward the front of the camera, press
and release either button to begin the exposure; the delay button
begins the exposure after two seconds. Press either button again
to end it.
Use the left key of the controller (1) to
decrease the shutter-speed value below 15
seconds until "bulb" is displayed.
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To set the aperture value, press the exposure-
compensation button (2); the aperture display
will turn blue. Use the left/right keys of the
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controller (1) to set the aperture. Noise reduc-
tion processing will be applied to the image
after the exposure. Noise reduction can be
canceled in the custom 2 section of the setup
menu (p. 96).
Emitter window
Delay button
Release button
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