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06/20/2006 11:12:19 AM · #1 |
| How do you get the shutter open to have 1, 2, 3 etc. second exposures? |
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06/20/2006 11:14:45 AM · #2 |
I don't own your camera so can't tell you specifics, but I'd bet the answer is in your manual?
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06/20/2006 11:24:37 AM · #3 |
| Its a Canon Powershot A610. I checked the manual and couldn't find anything. |
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06/20/2006 11:27:36 AM · #4 |
does your camera have a manual mode, if not, if there is a function button try hitting that and playing around with those controls:)
-Dan |
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06/20/2006 11:30:53 AM · #5 |
| Set your camera to TV mode. Then use the left and right arrows to increase or decrease the shutter speed. |
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06/20/2006 11:33:24 AM · #6 |
Did a quick google
From this site: //www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/a610_review_1.html
I read this:
Canon specify shutter speeds from 15 seconds to 1/2500s. However it appears that shutter speeds longer than 1s are only available in certain modes. I could access them in full manual mode and in Shutter Priority mode, but in Aperture Priority and auto modes, 1 second was the longest exposure the camera seemed capable of. I couldn't find this documented in the manual, but it's possible I missed it. According to the manual, at wide apertures the fastest settable shutter speeds drop. At f2.8-3.2 with the lens at it's widest setting the fastest shutter speed is 1/1250, at f3.5-4 it's 1/1600 and at f4.5 it's 1/2000. At the full telephoto position at f4.1-4.5 it's 1/1250 and from f5-6.3 it's 1/1600. I've been told that the camera uses an iris type shutter and it can operate faster at smaller openings. If this is correct then it explains why maximum shutter speeds are lower at wider apertures.
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06/20/2006 11:36:13 AM · #7 |
Is there a "Tv" on the dial on the top? If so, that's your shutter-priority mode. Set the dial to Tv, then you'll be able to set the shutter speed, probably with some arrow buttons on the back of your camera. (I don't know this camera, so guessing).
The camera will select aperture to suit the shutter speed you select, but if you select too long an exposure to be compensated for by the aperture (or vice-versa), you'll get an over(or under)exposed shot. The numbers may show in red text on your screen to let you know.
Clear as mud?
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06/20/2006 11:38:15 AM · #8 |
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06/20/2006 11:42:35 AM · #9 |
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06/20/2006 11:44:41 AM · #10 |
| Thank you all so much! I've got it now. :D |
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06/20/2006 11:48:05 AM · #11 |
Horray! Now show us some pretty long-exposure photos! :)
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