Canon EOS M6 Mark II, Advanced User'S Manual

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Long (Bulb) Exposures
In this mode, the shutter stays open as long as you hold down the shutter
button completely, and closes when you let go of the shutter button. Use
bulb exposures for night scenes, fireworks, the heavens, and other subjects
requiring long exposures.
1
Set the Mode dial to <
a
>.
2
Set the shutter speed to [BULB].
z
Turn the <
6
> dial to set it.
3
Take the picture.
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The exposure will continue for as long
as you keep the shutter button pressed
completely.
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The elapsed exposure time will be
displayed on the screen.
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Do not point the camera toward an intense light source, such as the sun or an
intense artificial light source. Doing so may damage the image sensor or the
camera’s internal components.
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Long bulb exposures produce more noise in the image than usual.
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If ISO Auto is set, ISO 400 will be set (
=
578).
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When shooting bulb exposures with the self-timer instead of the bulb timer,
keep pressing the shutter button completely.