Shooting Long Exposures - Canon PowerShot A495 Getting Started

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.
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If the flash fires, the image may be overexposed. If this happens, set the
flash to ! and shoot.
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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.
Choose §.
1
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Follow Steps 1 – 2 on p. 50 to choose §.
2 Choose the shutter speed.
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Press the o button.
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Press the qr buttons to select the shutter
speed, then press he m button.
3 Confirm the exposure.
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When you press he shutter button halfway,
the exposure for the chosen shutter speed
will appear on the screen.