Help Guide

HelpGuide
InterchangeableLensDigitalCamera
ILCE-9 α9
Bulbshooting
Youcanshootatrailingimageofthemovementof asubjectwithlongexposure.
Bulbshootingissuitableforshootingtrailsfromstarsorfireworks,etc.
Hint
Whenshootingfireworks,etc.,focusatinfinityinmanualfocusmode.Ifyouusealenswhoseinfinitypointisunclear,adjustthe
focusonthefireworksintheareayouwanttofocusoninadvance.
Inordertoperformbulbshootingwithoutcausingtheimagequalitytodeteriorate,werecommendthatyoustartshootingwhilethe
cameraiscool.
Imagesshotin[BULB]modetendtobeblurry.Werecommendthatyouuseatripodandaremotecommander(soldseparately)that
hasashutterbuttonlockfunction.Usearemotecommandersupportingconnectionviamulti/microUSBjack.
Note
Thelongertheexposuretime,themorenoisewillbevisibleontheimage.
Aftershooting,noisereductionwillbedoneforthesameamountoftimethattheshutterwasopen.However,youcannotshootany
morewhilenoisereductionisinprogress.
Youcannotsettheshutterspeedto[BULB]inthefollowingsituations:
[AutoHDR]
[PictureEffect]issetto[Rich-toneMono.].
When[DriveMode]issettothefollowing:
[Cont.Shooting]
[Self-timer(Cont)]
[Cont.Bracket]
[
ShutterType]issetto[ElectronicShut.].
Ifyouusetheabovefunctionswhentheshutterspeedissetto[BULB],theshutterspeedistemporarilysetto30seconds.
Ifyouset[DriveMode]to[Cont.Shooting]and[
ShutterType]to[Auto]or[ElectronicShut.]whentheshutterspeedissetto
[BULB],theshutterspeedwillbetemporarilysetto1/8seconds.
RelatedTopic
SetthemodedialtoM(ManualExposure).
1
Turnthereardialclockwiseuntil[BULB]isindicated.
2
Selecttheaperturevalue(F-value)usingthefrontdial.
3
Presstheshutterbuttonhalfwaydowntofocus.
4
Pressandholdtheshutterbuttonforthedurationoftheshooting.
Aslongastheshutterbuttonispressed,theshutterremainsopen.
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