Instruction manual

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Use the control dial to decrease the shutter-speed until
“bulb” is displayed.
Press and hold the shift button and turn the control dial
to set the appropriate aperture required for the
exposure.
To take the picture, press and hold the shutter-release
button for the duration of the exposure. Releasing the
shutter button will end the exposure.
The monitors will be blank during the exposure. The
shutter sound effect will signal the end of the exposure.
The monitors will remain blank for up to 30 seconds
while noise-reduction processing is applied to the
image.
Bulb photographs can be taken in the manual-exposure mode (M). The maximum exposure time
depends on the camera sensitivity setting, see page 55. The use of a tripod and a Wireless Remote
Control RC-D1 is recommended for bulb exposures. The camera’s exposure system cannot be used
to calculate bulb exposures. The use of a separate light meter is recommended.
Bulb exposures
When using flash, the shutter speed should be set to the flash duration of flash unit to prevent
underexposure. A maximum shutter speed of 1/1000s is recommended when using the built-in flash
and 1/250s when using a compatible Minolta flash unit.
The camera-shake warning does not appear in M mode.