Canon EOS 6D Mark II, Instruction Manual

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F
: Long (Bulb) Exposures
You can preset the bulb exposure’s exposure time. With the bulb timer,
you need not keep holding down the shutter button during the bulb
exposure. This reduces camera shake.
The bulb timer can be set only in the <
F
> (bulb exposure). It cannot be
set (or will not function) in any other mode.
1
Select [Bulb timer].
Under the [
z
4 ] tab, select [ Bulb
timer ], then press <
0
>.
2
Select [Enable].
Select [ Enable ], then press the
<
B
> button.
H
Bulb Timer
N
With [
z
3: Long exp. noise reduction] , you can reduce the noise
generated during long exposures (p.197).
For bulb exposures, using a tripod and bulb timer is recommended. You
can also use mirror lockup (p.265) in combination.
You can also shoot bulb exposures by using Remote Switch RS-80N3
(sold separately) or Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 (sold separately,
p.276).
You can also use Remote Controller RC-6 (sold separately, p.271) or
Wireless Remote Control BR-E1 (sold separately, p.273) for bulb
exposures. When you press the remote controller’s transmit button, the
bulb exposure will start immediately or 2 sec. later. Press the button
again to stop the bulb exposure.