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Shooting Features
Scene Mode (Shooting Suited to the Shooting Conditions)
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The screen may turn off during the shooting interval. The power-on lamp lights
while the screen is off.
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To end shooting before it automatically ends, press the
k
button.
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When you have obtained the desired trails, end shooting. If you continue shooting,
details in the composited areas may be lost.
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The images automatically saved during shooting and the image composited when
shooting ends are grouped as a sequence, and the image composited when
shooting ends is used as the key picture (
A
74).
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Notes About Multiple Exp. Lighten
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The camera cannot capture images when a memory card is not inserted.
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Do not rotate the mode dial or insert a new memory card until shooting ends.
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Use batteries with a sufficient amount of charge remaining to prevent the camera from
turning off during shooting.
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Exposure compensation cannot be used (
A
59).
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When using
W
Nigh star trails or
S
Star trails , the telephoto zoom position is
restricted to the angle of view equivalent to that of approx. 300 mm lens (in 35mm [135] format).
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Multiple exp. Lighten
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The camera automatically captures moving subjects at regular intervals, compares each
image and composites only their bright areas, and then saves them as one image. Light
trails such as the flow of car lights or motion of stars are captured.
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On the screen displayed when
U
Multiple exp. Lighten is selected, select
V
Nigh light trails ,
W
Nigh star trails , or
S
Star trails .
Option Description
V
Nigh
light trails
Use to capture the flow of car lights against a night landscape
background.
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You can rotate the command dial to set the desired interval between
the shots. The set interval becomes the shutter speed. When 50 shots
are taken, the camera automatically stops shooting.
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For every 10 shots taken, one composite image with trails
overlapped from the start of shooting is automatically saved.
W
Nigh
star trails
Use to capture the motion of stars with a night landscape in the frame.
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Shots are taken at a shutter speed of 20 seconds every 25
seconds. When 300 shots are taken, the camera automatically
stops shooting.
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For every 30 shots taken, one composite image with trails
overlapped from the start of shooting is automatically saved.
S
Star trails
Use to capture the motion of stars.
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Shots are taken at a shutter speed of 25 seconds every 30
seconds. When 300 shots are taken, the camera automatically
stops shooting.
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For every 30 shots taken, one composite image with trails
overlapped from the start of shooting is automatically saved.